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The Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Opioid‐Related Disorder in Patients under Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2022
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, Morad Rasouli-Azad, Hamed Mirzaei, Amir Hassan Matini, Hamid Reza Banafshe, Marjan Valiollahzadeh, Majid Hassanzadeh, Ahmad Reza Saghazade, Samira Abbaszadeh-Mashkani, Peyman Mamsharifi, Amir Ghaderi   +10 more
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Subjective and objective benefits of a novel opioid‐related disorders simulation learning experience for pharmacy students

JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 2023
Abstract Introduction The subjective and objective benefits of an opioid‐related disorders simulation lab have not been well established in pharmacy student education. Opioid‐related disorders are extremely prevalent, and education of pharmacy students should develop as the role of the ...
Daniel Greer, Les Barta, Mei T. Liu, Liza Barbarello Andrews   +3 more
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A retinal contribution to opioid-induced sleep disorders?

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
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, Casey-Tyler Berezin, Jozsef Vigh, Jozsef Vigh   +3 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of opioid-related disorders among patients with chronic pain: a single-center retrospective study in a Chinese tertiary hospital. [PDF]

BMC Anesthesiol
Xu Z, Si C, Dong Y, Zhang H, Zhang J, Ge W, Wu X.   +6 more
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Introduction to HIV and Addiction Medicine for Residents: Integrated Case-Based Learning

MedEdPORTAL, 2016
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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Management pathway for emergency department patients in the setting of the opioid epidemic and emergency department overcrowding [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2020
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, Churchill Onyeii, Jonathan Burstein, Shamai Grossman   +3 more
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Rising Racial Disparities in Opioid Mortality and Undertreatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Mental Health Comorbidities in Virginia

AJPM Focus, 2023
Introduction: There were more than 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021 alone. In recent years, there has been a shift in opioid mortality from predominantly White rural communities to Black urban communities. This study aimed to identify the
Jacqueline B. Britz, MD, MSPH, Kristen M. O'Loughlin, MS, MA, Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS, Alicia Richards, BS, Roy T. Sabo, PhD, Heather G. Saunders, PhD, MSW, Sebastian T. Tong, MD, MPH, E. Marshall Brooks, PhD, Jason Lowe, MSW, CPHQ, Ashley Harrell, LCSW, Christine Bethune, MSW, F. Gerard Moeller, MD, Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH   +12 more
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Opioid-Related Disorders Among Pregnant Women with Sickle Cell Disease and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Pain Medicine, 2020
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, Benjamina Mbah Acha, Tasha Roshan, Charles Ikeanyionwu, Seun Kutse, Uzoamaka Abajue, Billy Osazuwa, Ian Gomez, Kiara K Spooner, Jason L Salemi, Deepa Dongarwar, Omonike A Olaleye, Hamisu M Salihu, Uche Anadu Ndefo   +13 more
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Overlapping mechanisms of stress-induced relapse to opioid use disorder and chronic pain: Clinical implications

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016
Over the past two decades, a steeply growing number of persons with chronic non-cancer pain have been using opioid analgesics chronically to treat it, accompanied by a markedly increased prevalence of individuals with opioid-related misuse, opioid use ...
Udi E Ghitza
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Social trauma and the mu-opioid system in depression [PDF]

, 2011
The overarching thesis under investigation is that the endogenous opioid system plays a key role in depression subsequent to traumatic childhood social experiences. This is suggested by the fact that animal work indicates that mu-opioids robustly mediate
Malcolm-Smith, Susan
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