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Over 1200 drugs-related deaths and 190,000 opiate-user-years of follow-up : relative risks by sex and age-group [PDF]

, 2010
Heroin users/injectors' risk of drugs-related death by sex and current age is weakly estimated both in individual cohorts of under 1000 clients, 5000 person-years or 50 drugs-related deaths and when using cross-sectional data.
Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs, Bargagli AM, Bargagli AM, Best D, Bird SM, Bird SM, Bird SM, Bloor M, Buster MCA, Copeland L, Darke S, Darke S, Darke S, De Angelis D, Dettmer K, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Fugelstad A, Galai N, Gossop M, Hay G, Hickman M, Hutchinson SJ, Jackson GWL, Jossels G, King R, King R, Langendam MW, Law MG, Mattick RP, McDonald SA, Preti A, Quaglio G, Seaman SR, Sheila M. Bird, Singleton N, Uren Z, Versino E, Wahren CA, Warner-Smith M   +39 more
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Monthly buprenorphine depot injection (SUBLOCADE®) for opioid use disorder during pregnancy

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Untreated opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy is associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes, maternal morbidity, and maternal mortality. This article will inform clinicians about the use of monthly extended‐release buprenorphine (BUP‐XR, SUBLOCADE®) to treat OUD during pregnancy and postpartum.
Melinda Ramage, Becky Bishop, Vikki Mangano, Baher Mankabady   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Summary of the NECTOS study of specialist crack services [PDF]

, 2007
The Government acknowledges that crack and cocaine use is a significant public health issue. It has attached a high priority to getting more crack users into treatment and retaining them, and commissioning new research into the effectiveness of different
Chantler, Khatidja, Hart, Jozella, Metrebian, Nicky, Rutter, Deborah, Weaver, Tim   +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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Dopamine D3 receptor blockade accelerates the extinction of opioid withdrawal‐induced drug‐seeking behaviours and alters microglia in dopaminoceptive nuclei

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Among all drugs of abuse, opioids cause most of the deaths and treatment seeking. Despite abundant research in multifaceted therapeutic strategies, a high rate of relapse still characterises this condition. Dopamine D3 receptor antagonists combined with cue‐exposure therapies have been proposed to ameliorate the abused drugs ...
Aurelio Franco‐García, Victoria Gómez‐Murcia, M. Victoria Milanés, Cristina Núñez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A baseline audit of opiate substitution therapy and 12-week retention in treatment

European Psychiatry, 2007
Background:The National Treatment Agency has set 12-week retention as an outcome measure for the treatment of opiate addiction. Both methadone and buprenorphine show research evidence of efficacy in this condition. To ensure that these medications are being used optimally, we performed a baseline audit in two drug treatment services in North East ...
A. Akioye, R. Cohen
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Nurse Practitioner Conceptions of Capability Providing Medication and Safe Supply for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: A Phenomenographic Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To explore how nurse practitioners experienced and understood development of their capability providing medication for opioid use disorder and safe supply in North American primary care settings. Design A phenomenographic approach was applied to the study design, recruitment, and analysis. Methods Semi‐structured interviews were conducted
Martha M. Whitfield, Mike Mimirinis, Danielle Macdonald, Tracy Klein, Rosemary Wilson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging the role of community pharmacists in the prevention, surveillance, and treatment of opioid use disorders

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2019
The global rise in opioid-related harms has impacted the United States severely. Current efforts to manage the opioid crisis have prompted a re-evaluation of many of the existing roles in the healthcare system, in order to maximize their individual ...
Paxton Bach, Daniel Hartung
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A comprehensive overview on Kratom [PDF]

, 2016
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) is a tropical tree, indigenous to South East Asia. Historically, the plant is locally used as a stimulant, a remedy in traditional medicine and in social context.
Acciavatti, T., Bersani, F. S., Cinosi, E., Corazza, O., Demetrovics, Z., Di Giannantonio, M., Farkas, J., Kapitány-Fövény, M., Li, J. H., Lupi, M., Marini, S., Martinotti, G., Piazzon, G., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Santacroce, R., Simonato, P., Singh, D., Vicknasingam, B., Yu, W. J.   +18 more
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Satisfaction with Life among Recipients of Opiate Substitution Treatment

Archives of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2019
Paul Istasy, Zack Z. Cernovsky, Gamal Sadek, James D. Mendonça, Y Bureau, Simon Chiu   +5 more
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