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Centralization of the methadone maintenance plan in a hospital pharmacy department in the Community of Madrid [PDF]
In February 2018, Resolution 189/2018 was published in the Autonomous Community of Madrid with the objective of centralizing the procedure for the acquisition, preparation, distribution, and dispensing of methadone to Centres for the Comprehensive ...
Elena Alba Álvaro-Alonso +3 more
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Background People with substance use disorders generally have unhealthy diets, including limited intake of fruit and vegetables. Evidence shows substantial health benefits from increasing fruit and vegetable consumption on various indicators and possibly
Lars T. Fadnes +10 more
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Risk of death during and after opiate substitution treatment in primary care: prospective observational study in UK General Practice Research Database. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of opiate substitution treatment at the beginning and end of treatment and according to duration of treatment. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. Setting UK General Practice Research Database.
Cornish R +4 more
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Background Treatment of opiate addiction with opiate substitution treatment (e.g. methadone) is beneficial. However, some individuals desire or would benefit from abstinence but there are limited options to attenuate problems with opiate withdrawal ...
L. M. Paterson +8 more
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BackgroundOpiate addiction is a major health problem in many countries. A crucial component of the medical treatment is the management of highly aversive opiate withdrawal signs, which may otherwise lead to resumption of drug taking.
Rahimah Hassan +6 more
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Differences in depression severity and frequency of relapses in opiate addicts treated with methadone or opiate blocker after detoxification [PDF]
Background/Aim. Relapse of opiate dependence is a common occurrence after detoxification and introduction of opiate addicts in abstinence from opiates. Clinical evaluation showed that over 90% of opiate addicts exhibit depressive manifestations during
Jovanović Tatjana +2 more
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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 +5 more
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HCV treatment for prevention among people who inject drugs: Modeling treatment scale-up in the age of direct-acting antivirals. [PDF]
UNLABELLED: Substantial reductions in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) cannot be achieved by harm reduction interventions such as needle exchange and opiate substitution therapy (OST) alone. Current HCV treatment is
Dillon, John +40 more
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Heroin overdose - suicide or accident? [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Methadone treatment for opiate dependent patients in general practice and specialist clinic settings : outcomes at one-year follow-up [PDF]
Few studies have investigated methadone maintenance treatment of opiate dependent patients in primary health care settings compared to specialist clinic settings.
Petitjean Gottfried, Sylvie
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