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[Substitution treatments for opiate-dependent users. An experience of the Integrated Addiction Treatment Center in Dakar].

Medecine sciences : M/S, 2022
La méthadone et la buprénorphine sont les deux traitements de substitution des opiacés autorisés en France depuis la fin des années 1990. Plus récemment, certains pays africains, comme le Sénégal, ont mis en place une nouvelle politique de santé axée sur la réduction des risques, en encourageant le recours aux traitements de substitution des opiacés ...
Gaye, Sader, Malissin, Isabelle, Gadji, Macoura, Thiam, Mamadou Habib, Mégarbane, Bruno   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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
openaire   +2 more sources

Psychological Status of Opioid Treatment Service Staff in Tehran, the Epicenter of COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery, 2021
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory syndrome that emerged in early December 2019. Global proliferation, abrupt increases in confirmed cases, and the risk of self-infection have caused significant stress and ...
Bijan Pirnia, Hasan Mosazadeh, Babak Lotfi, Fariborz Pirnia, Kambiz Pirnia, Parastoo Malekanmehr   +5 more
doaj  

Quality of life of treated opiate addicts in the methadone maintenance program and those treated with buprenorphine [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017
Background/Aim. Although the characteristics of the treatment are the most researched determinants of quality of life of opiate addicts, it is indisputable that there is a certain influence of the characteristics of addicts and addiction, too. The aim of
Marinković Mirjana, Đorđević-Jovanović Lidija, Miljković Snežana, Milojković Bobana, Janjić Vladimir   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

HBV and HCV serological monitoring among injection drugs users in opiate substitution treatment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Introduction: Use of intravenous heroin carries a risk of serious medical conditions, including acquiring blood-borne infections. Therefore, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection represent a threat for people who inject drugs ...
Sinisa Skocibusic, Marko Martinac, Jurica Arapovic, Svjetlana Grgic, Jadranka Nikolic, Dino Hasanagic, Milenko Bevanda, Jelena Ravlija   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intranasal Oxytocin for Stimulant Use Disorder Among Male Veterans Enrolled in an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
The increasing prevalence of illicit stimulant use among those in opioid treatment programs poses a significant risk to public health, stimulant users have the lowest rate of retention and poorest outcomes among those in addiction treatment, and current ...
Christopher S. Stauffer, Christopher S. Stauffer, Christopher S. Stauffer, Salem Samson, Alex Hickok, Alex Hickok, William F. Hoffman, William F. Hoffman, Steven L. Batki   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the effectiveness of problem-solving courts on the reduction of overdose deaths in the United States: A difference-in-difference study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: Criminal justice-involved populations are disproportionately more likely to have an active substance use disorder (SUD) and experience a fatal overdose.
Zoe Lindenfeld, Sooyoung Kim, Ji Eun Chang   +2 more
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A Review of Virtual Twins in Physiologically‐Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Simulation

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The novel application of Virtual Twins (VT) in PBPK (VT‐PBPK) presents the opportunity to advance precision dosing and accelerate the shift from one‐size‐fits‐all to targeted, individualized treatments. This review aims to: (1) critically evaluate existing research on the use of VTs in PBPK, (2) develop a conceptual definition of VT‐PBPK, (3) describe ...
Emily Mannix, Sam Mostafa, Amin Rostami‐Hodjegan, Thomas M. Polasek, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opium trade and the spread of HIV in the Golden Crescent

Harm Reduction Journal, 2017
The Golden Crescent region of South Asia—comprising Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan—is a principal global site for opium production and distribution. Over the past few decades, war, terrorism, and a shifting political landscape have facilitated an active
Syeda Ayesha Farooq, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, Syed Hani Abidi, Kayvon Modjarrad, Syed Ali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Abuse Potential‐Related Effects of Oral Dried Kratom Leaf Powder in Healthy Normal Participants Following Single and Multiple Daily Doses

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
In a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study of oral dried kratom leaf powder in healthy kratom‐naive adults, no participants met the clinically meaningful opioid withdrawal threshold; abuse‐related treatment‐emergent adverse events occurred more frequently at higher doses but were generally mild and resolved without sequelae; and no serious
Marion Coe, Marilyn Huestis, Daniel Wang, Thomas Hudzik, John Bothmer, Jack Henningfield   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source