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Accuracy of Patient‐Reported Exposure to New Psychoactive Substances and Other Illicit Drugs in Australian Emergency Departments: Findings From the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction New psychoactive substances (NPS) present a unique challenge in clinical, public health and drug‐policy contexts. Continued diversity, unknown potency and often unintentional exposure can limit the accuracy of self‐reported data.
Marjan J. Nijmeijer, Jennifer L. Smith, Courtney Weber, Bas W. J. Bens, Daniel M. Fatovich, Shaun L. Greene, Jennifer L. Schumann, Paul Dessauer, Rebekka Syrjanen, Katherine Z. Isoardi, Keith Harris, Sam Alfred, Viet Tran, Ewoud ter Avest   +13 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
openaire   +1 more source

How patterns of injecting drug use evolve in a cohort of people who inject drugs [PDF]

, 2015
This research found an overall movement away from street based drug purchasing and drug use, towards more activity in private settings, which has important implications for the harms experienced by people who inject drugs.
Alison Ritter, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Nick Scott, Paul Dietze   +3 more
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Quantitative EEG and Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) Imaging of Patients Undergoing Methadone Treatment for Opiate Addiction

, 2016
Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has been used as a treatment for opiate dependence since the mid-1960s. Evidence suggests that methadone binds to mu opiate receptors as do other opiates and induces changes in neurophysiological function.
Russell, Bruce R., Wang, Grace Y., Kydd, Robert R.   +2 more
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Mu opioid receptor (OPRM1) as a predictor of treatment outcome in opiate-dependent individuals of Arab descent

, 2012
Laith N AL-Eitan,1 Saied A Jaradat,2 Steve YS Su,3 Guan K Tay,1 Gary K Hulse4,51Centre for Forensic Science, 2Princess Haya Biotechnology Center, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 3School of Mathematics and Statistics, 4School ...
Su SY, Jaradat SA, AL-Eitan LN, Tay GK, Hulse GK   +4 more
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Evaluation of Sociodemographic Determinants in Narcotic Users Referring to Center for Methadone Maintenance Therapy of Yazd, Iran

Journal of Community Health Research, 2012
Introduction: Addiction is a habit or behavior that is often hard to quit. It is estimated that 190 million persons are substance users around the world. Substance abuse creates tolerance after a while.
M.H. Lotfi, M.R Vafaeinasab, M. Alimi, F. Beyzi   +3 more
doaj  

Factors Influencing Sexual Dysfunction in Men Receiving Opioid Substitution Therapy in a Portuguese Center

Gazeta Médica
Introduction: We intended to assess the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in men receiving opioid substitution therapy in a Portuguese center, which domains of sexual function are affected, and which factors influence sexual dysfunction.
Tânia Patrícia Vasques Alves, Patrícia Jorge de Azevedo Barbosa Silveira Machado Freitas   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recovery Capital Gains May Precede Craving Reduction in Opioid Use Disorder

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2023
Nicholas L Bormann,1 Andrea N Weber,2,3 Benjamin Miskle,2,4 Stephan Arndt,2,5 Alison C Lynch2,6 1Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Albert Lea, MN, USA; 2Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; 3Internal Medicine ...
Bormann NL, Weber AN, Miskle B, Arndt S, Lynch AC   +4 more
doaj  

Community pharmacy-based opiate substitution treatment and related health services: a study of 508 patients and 111 pharmacies [PDF]

, 2016
Background and aims: Community pharmacies have a central role in the provision of opiate substitution therapy (OST) for drug misusers, offering accessible, additional health services within recovery-oriented systems of care.
Hunter, Carole, Fitzgerald, Niamh M., Fitzgerald, Niamh, Laird, Amanda, Sardar, Colette Montgomery, Lowrie, Richard, Montgomery-Sardar, Colette   +6 more
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Predicting health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5 L) and capability wellbeing (ICECAP-A) in the context of opiate dependence using routine clinical outcome measures: CORE-OM, LDQ and TOP

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018
Background Economic evaluation normally requires information to be collected on outcome improvement using utility values. This is often not collected during the treatment of substance use disorders making cost-effectiveness evaluations of therapy ...
Jasmine Peak, Ilias Goranitis, Ed Day, Alex Copello, Nick Freemantle, Emma Frew   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source