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Buprenorphine added on brief cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Methamphetamine (MA) use remains a major public health concern around the world. Recent findings suggest that buprenorphine may be helpful for cocaine use reduction. Moreover, animal studies described reduced dopamine peak effect following MA
Dean AJ, Hassani-Abharian P, Hollister LE, Karimlou M, Kirchmayer U, Kosten TR, Mello NK, Nejati V, Raistrick D, Rothenberg JL,     +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

BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2010
Rosie Cornish, John Strang, M Hickman
exaly   +2 more sources

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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Treatment satisfaction and quality of support in outpatient substitution treatment: opiate users’ experiences and perspectives [PDF]

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2014
AbstractAims: Patient-reported outcomes have become an important source of information to guide service provision. Although opiate substitution treatment (OST) is an evidence-based and widely available intervention for opiate dependent individuals, evaluation studies have primarily focused on objective outcome indicators rather than on clients ...
Vanderplasschen, Wouter, Naert, Jan, Vander Laenen, Freya, De Maeyer, Jessica   +3 more
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A Study to Validate a Self-Reported Version of the ONS Drug Dependence Questionnaire [PDF]

, 2011
Aim: A prospective study to establish the reliability of a self-completion version of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) questionnaire for assessing drug dependence of substance misuse clients.
Christo G., Darke S., Gossop M., Jehanli A., Lundy A., Luty J., M. Uddin, Marsden J., McLellan A. T., Poole W. K., R. Holland, Rosen C. S., Schwartz R. H., Sherman M. F., Simpson D. D., Singleton N., V. Maskrey, Vivancos R.   +17 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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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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HCV epidemiology in high-risk groups and the risk of reinfection [PDF]

, 2016
Injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID) and high-risk sexual practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) are important routes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission.
Dalgard, Olav, Lo Re III, Vincent, Macias, Juan, Midgard, Havard, Palmateer, Norah, Pineda, Juan A., Weir, Amanda   +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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A review of the evidence for the effectiveness of primary prevention interventions for Hepatitis C among injecting drug users [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence is most common amongst injecting drug users where up to 98% of the population can be infected despite a low prevalence of HIV.
Tompkins, C.N.E., Wright, N.M.J.
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