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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
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Combination interventions to prevent HCV transmission among people who inject drugs: modelling the impact of antiviral treatment, needle and syringe programs, and opiate substitution therapy [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundInterventions such as opiate substitution therapy (OST) and high-coverage needle and syringe programs (HCNSP) cannot substantially reduce hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Aspinall, Bukten, Cornish, David J. Goldberg, De Angelis, Degenhardt, Dore, Durier, Gane, Grebely, Guinness, Hellard, Hickman, Liu, Lozano, Macarthur, Martin, Martin, Martin, Martin, Matthew Hickman, Micallef, Natasha K. Martin, Nelson, Nordt, Peter Vickerman, Poordad, Sharon J. Hutchinson, Shepard, Sweeting, Turner, Vickerman, Vickerman   +32 more
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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
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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
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A National Study of the Retention of Irish Opiate Users in Methadone Substitution Treatment [PDF]

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2012
Retention in treatment is a key indicator of methadone treatment success. The study aims to identify factors that are associated with retention.To determine retention in treatment at 12 months for Irish opiate users in methadone substitution treatment and to indicate factors that increase the likelihood of retention.National cohort study of randomly ...
Mullen, Louise, Barry, Joseph, Long, Jean, Keenan, Eamon, Mulholland, Deirdre, Grogan, Loretto, Delargy, Ide   +6 more
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Frontal Metabolite Concentration Deficits in Opiate Dependence Relate to Substance Use, Cognition, and Self-Regulation. [PDF]

, 2016
ObjectiveProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) in opiate dependence showed abnormalities in neuronal viability and glutamate concentration in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).
Abé, Christoph, Durazzo, Timothy C, Guydish, Joseph, Meyerhoff, Dieter J, Murray, Donna E, Schmidt, Thomas P   +5 more
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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
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Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid, Ghahremani, Dara, Jahromi, Mina Sefidfard, London, Edythe D   +3 more
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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
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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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