Diagnosis and treatment of opioid-related disorders in a South African private sector medical insurance scheme: A cohort study. [PDF]
Int J Drug Policy, 2022 AbstractBackgroundThe use of opioids is increasing globally, but data from low- and middle-income countries on opioid-related mental and behavioural disorders (hereafter referred to as opioid-related disorders) are scarce. This study examines the incidence of opioid-related disorders, opioid agonist use, and excess mortality among persons with opioid ...
Tlali M +9 more
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Computational phenotypes for patients with opioid-related disorders presenting to the emergency department. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Objective We aimed to discover computationally-derived phenotypes of opioid-related patient presentations to the ED via clinical notes and structured electronic health record (EHR) data. Methods This was a retrospective study of ED visits from 2013–2020 across ten sites within a regional healthcare network.
Taylor RA +9 more
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Correction: Computational phenotypes for patients with opioid-related disorders presenting to the emergency department. [PDF]
PLoS One[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291572.].
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From Opioid Pain Management to Opioid Crisis in the USA: How Can Public-Private Partnerships Help? [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2019 The current opioid crisis in the USA arose from (at first) successful opioid pain management in three waves, starting in the'90s. Today, USA patients consume opioid drugs on a massive scale.
Larissa Bolliger, Hilde Stevens
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Association Between Opioid Use and Emergency Department Visits for Spine-Related Disorders. [PDF]
J Pain ResOkeke C, Okoye G, Thornton JD.
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Comparison of Recovery Capital in Patients with Alcohol and Opioid Dependence – An Exploratory Study [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2022 Background: Recovery capital helps in the assessment of the personal strengths and challenges that exist in an individual with substance use which may have an impact on recovery process.
Apinderjit Kaur +3 more
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Drug abuse and serum nutritional biomarkers: A retrospective cohort study
Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 2021 Introduction: Drug abuse is a public health problem around the globe. Its implications in human health are harmful, compromising nutritional status.
Alfonso Daniel Silva Ochoa +5 more
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A Systematic Review of Opioid Use Disorder and Related Biomarkers
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 The objective of this systematic review is to examine the relationship between opioid use disorder (OUD) and its related biomarkers, as well as the effects of pharmacotherapy for OUD on biomarkers.
Bianca M. Bryant, Ellen Eaton, Li Li
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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE OPIOID CRISIS IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Khyber Medical University Journal, 2021 Deaths from drug overdose have been on a stark rise. In 2019, 72,000 people died from a drug overdose in the US, a 5% increase since 2018.1 In New Jersey alone, the drug overdose-related deaths have increased by 17% in the first half of 2020.2 It is ...
Muhammad Aadil, Muhammad Atif Ameer
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A target-controlled infusion regimen for reducing remifentanil-induced coughs [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012 BackgroundThis study evaluates the effectiveness of the target-controlled infusion (TCI) of remifentanil through stepwise increases in the effect-site concentration (Ceff) in preventing coughs.MethodsIn a preliminary study, we randomly selected 140 ...
Jong-Yeop Kim +4 more
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