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Introduction. Patients under methadone maintenance treatment programs (MMTPs) are susceptible to numerous complications (e.g., mental and metabolic disorders). This study evaluated the effects of probiotics on clinical symptoms, biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, insulin resistance, and serum lipid content in patients receiving MMTPs ...
Nader Molavi+10 more
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Opioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers
IntroductionEfforts to achieve opioid guideline concordant care may be undermined when patients access multiple opioid prescription sources. Limited data are available on the impact of dual-system sources of care on receipt of opioid medications ...
Joseph Goulet+23 more
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A retinal contribution to opioid-induced sleep disorders?
Chronic opioid use is linked to persistent and severe sleep/wake disturbances in patients. These opioid-related sleep problems increase risk for developing opioid dependence, mood disorders and in turn overdose in chronic pain patients receiving opioid ...
Nikolas Bergum+3 more
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Management pathway for emergency department patients in the setting of the opioid epidemic and emergency department overcrowding [PDF]
Objective The United States is currently in the midst of a major opioid addiction epidemic, of which the primary drivers are a sharp increase in prescription opioid pain medications, their misuse, and the inordinate illicit use of opioids.
Kiersten Gurley+3 more
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Are we ready to manage an opioid epidemic in the intensive care unit?
The current opioid epidemic has had a massive impact on the critical care sector. This is due to an increase in the number of acute opioid overdose-related admissions and the number of opioid-dependent and opioid-tolerant patients admitted to intensive ...
Akshaya Das+3 more
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IntroductionSeveral pharmacotherapeutic interventions are available for maintenance treatment for opioid-related disorders. However, previous meta-analyses have been limited to pairwise comparisons of these interventions, and their efficacy relative to all others remains unclear.
Jihoon Lim+3 more
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Introduction to HIV and Addiction Medicine for Residents: Integrated Case-Based Learning
Introduction Both HIV and addiction medicine are common clinical issues that medical residents encounter in their training. However, there are projected shortages of providers in both arenas, and studies indicate that trainees have limited exposure to ...
Rachel Simmons, Jennifer Siegel
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The aetiology of social deficits within mental health disorders:The role of the immune system and endogenous opioids [PDF]
The American National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) has put out a set of research goals that include a long-term plan to identify more reliable endogenous explanations for a wide variety of mental health disorders (Insel, 2013). In response to this,
Adler+165 more
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Comorbidity of opioid-related and anxiety-related symptoms and disorders
Opioid use disorder and anxiety disorders co-occur at strikingly high rates, and this comorbidity is marked by a more severe clinical presentation and poorer prognosis for treatment. Given the substantial morbidity and mortality associated with these two disorders, it is imperative to understand factors related to the high rates of co-occurrence in ...
Kirsten J Langdon+2 more
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Abstract Objective Opioid use during pregnancy has increased in recent years, parallel with the opioid epidemic in the general population. Opioids are commonly used as an analgesic for pain crisis, a hallmark symptom of sickle cell disease (SCD).
Francis Darlington+13 more
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