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Heroin overdose - suicide or accident? [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018
Background/Aim. Suicide is a public health problem. Due to frequent overdose among drug addicts, there is a question about suicidality in this population. The aim of this study is to determine the specificity and distinctive factors in opiate addicts who
Dragišić Tatjana, Jovanović Mirjana, Dickov Aleksandra, Bugarski Tamara, Ivetić Olga, Mišković Mirjana   +5 more
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A mixed-methods analysis of patient safety incidents involving opioid substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine in community-based care in England and Wales

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction There is a paucity of knowledge and understanding of medical error in opioid substitution treatment programmes. Objectives To characterise patient safety incidents involving opioid-substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine ...
R. Gibson, N. Macleod, L. Donaldson, H. Williams, A. Sheikh, A. Carson-Stevens   +5 more
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Social and psychological functioning of opiate dependent patients in methadone maintenance treatment – longitudinal research report

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, 2014
Introduction: Substitution treatment is recommended by the WHO as an effective form of curbing and abstaining from opiate use and improvement of psychosocial functioning of drug addicted persons.
Magdalena Nalaskowska, Lidia Cierpiałkowska   +1 more
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Attentional bias and treatment adherence in substitute-prescribed opiate users [PDF]

Addictive Behaviors, 2015
Attentional bias (AB) is implicated in the development and maintenance of substance dependence and in treatment outcome. We assessed the effects of attentional bias modification (ABM), and the relationship between AB and treatment adherence in opiate dependent patients.An independent groups design was used to compare 23 opiate dependent patients with ...
Charles, M, Wellington, C E, Mokrysz, C, Freeman, T P, O'Ryan, D, Curran, H V   +5 more
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On drug treatment and social control: Russian narcology's great leap backwards

Harm Reduction Journal, 2008
The medical discipline of narcology in Russia is a subspecialty of psychiatry from the Soviet era and it is given warrant to define the scope of health activities with regard to alcohol and other drug use, drug users, and related problems.
Drucker Ernest, Elovich Richard
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Pharmacological treatment strategies to manage precipitated withdrawal following the administration of buprenorphine in opioid use disorder: A systematic review. [PDF]

Addiction
Abstract Background and aims There has been limited evidence synthesis examining the treatment of buprenorphine precipitated opioid withdrawal (BPOW). We aimed to conduct the first systematic review to assess the clinical utility of any pharmacological intervention in the management of BPOW.
Roberts E, Kalk N, Strang J.
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Prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in high-risk populations: a cross-sectional study among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Death by suicide in patients enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is a major clinical concern. However, little knowledge exists regarding suicide attempts in this patient group.
Jørn Henrik Vold, Else-Marie Løberg, Christer F. Aas, Jan Alexander Steier, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes   +5 more
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How to overcome hurdles in opiate substitution treatment? A qualitative study with general practitioners in Belgium [PDF]

European Journal of General Practice, 2016
Opiate substitution treatment (OST) is the administration of opioids (methadone or buprenorphine) under medical supervision for opiate addiction. Several studies indicate a large unmet need for OST in general practice in Antwerp, Belgium. Some hurdles remain before GPs engage in OST prescribing.Formulate recommendations to increase engagement of GPs in
Fraeyman, Jessica, Symons, Linda, Van Royen, Paul, Van Hal, Guido, Peremans, Lieve   +4 more
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Individual and structural correlates of willingness for intravenous buprenorphine treatment among people who inject sublingual buprenorphine in France

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Some people do not benefit from oral administration of opioid agonist treatment, and an intravenous (IV) formulation may be more suitable. Our objective was to evaluate the willingness of people who regularly inject sublingual buprenorphine to
Salim Mezaache, Patrizia Carrieri, Laélia Briand-Madrid, Virginie Laporte, Alain Morel, Daniela Rojas Castro, Perrine Roux   +6 more
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Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR)

Trials, 2022
Background About 85% of patients receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for opioid dependence are smoking tobacco. Although smoke-related pulmonary diseases are significant contributors to morbidity and mortality, few smoking cessation interventions are ...
Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Einar Furulund, Jan Tore Daltveit, Jørn Henrik Vold, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Tesfaye Madebo, Lars Thore Fadnes, for the ATLAS4LAR Study Group   +7 more
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