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European Addiction Research, 2013
<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Social networks have been hypothesized to protect people from the harmful effects of stress, but may also provide dysfunctional role models and provide cues associated with drug use. This study describes the range, type and level of social support available to patients engaged in UK opiate ...
Day, Edward +7 more
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<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Social networks have been hypothesized to protect people from the harmful effects of stress, but may also provide dysfunctional role models and provide cues associated with drug use. This study describes the range, type and level of social support available to patients engaged in UK opiate ...
Day, Edward +7 more
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Opiate Substitution Treatment: Poisoned Bodies and the History of Substitution
Contemporary Drug Problems, 2013The practice of substituting one drug for another has arguably become a taken-for-granted feature of contemporary responses to heroin dependency in Britain. Substitute prescribing has, however, recently come under attack from various commentators both inside and outside of the drug treatment system.
I. Walmsley
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Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2010 Uptake of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is very low particularly among people who have injected drugs. Opiate substitution treatment (OST) programs, with a high prevalence of people living with HCV, have been a site of growing interest in the delivery of hepatitis C treatment.
Carla Treloar +3 more
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Addictive Behaviors, 2011 A significant number of men with opiate misuse have sexual problems. Premature ejaculation (PE) occurs predominantly on discontinuation of the opiate but seems to persist in some cases. The aims of this study were to determine the rates of PE and other sexual dysfunctions in patients maintained on methadone; to determine the time of onset of PE in ...
Venkat Chekuri +3 more
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JBI Evidence Synthesis, 2021
Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise, and synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of opioid substitution treatment in reducing HIV risk behavior among African, Caribbean, and Black people ...
Joseph B Nguemo Djiometio +5 more
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Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise, and synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of opioid substitution treatment in reducing HIV risk behavior among African, Caribbean, and Black people ...
Joseph B Nguemo Djiometio +5 more
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An overview of opiate substitution treatment in the European Union and Norway [PDF]
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2002 Abstract This paper aims to provide an overview on the delivery and coverage of opiate substitution treatment (hereafter, ‘substitution treatment') in the European Union (EU) and Norway by the year 2000. It sketches which substitution substances are being used and when they were introduced in which countries, to what extent they are used, and how the ...
Gregor Burkhart +2 more
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Misuse of Alcohol During Opiate Substitution Treatment
Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 2010Although alcohol misuse is a common phenomenon during opiate substitution treatment, the etiologic explanations advanced for it are generally no more than speculative. To identify differences in alexithymia, self-esteem, and temperament among patients undergoing methadone or buprenorphine substitution treatment having excessive alcohol consumption ...
Raymund Schwan, Charles-Edouard Rengade
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Cannabis as an Adjunct to or Substitute for Opiates in the Treatment of Chronic Pain [PDF]
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2012 There is a growing body of evidence to support the use of medical cannabis as an adjunct to or substitute for prescription opiates in the treatment of chronic pain. When used in conjunction with opiates, cannabinoids lead to a greater cumulative relief of pain, resulting in a reduction in the use of opiates (and associated side-effects) by patients in ...
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Opiate substitute treatment is associated with increased overall survival among injecting drug users
Evidence-Based Mental Health, 2010 Karen F. Corsi
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