Former heroin-dependent alcohol use disorder patients. prevalence, addiction history and clinical features [PDF]
Aims: To examine the prevalence of former heroin dependence (FHA) in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) patients; to compare the clinical characteristics of FHA-AUD patients versus AUD patients without any past use of heroin at alcohol treatment entry; to ...
Ceccanti, Mauro+3 more
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A primary care, multi-disciplinary disease management program for opioid-treated patients with chronic non-cancer pain and a high burden of psychiatric comorbidity [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain is a common problem that is often accompanied by psychiatric comorbidity and disability. The effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary pain management program was tested in a 3 month before and after trial.
A Rosenblum+95 more
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The association of criminal justice supervision setting with overdose mortality: a longitudinal cohort study. [PDF]
Background and aimsDespite the high prevalence of substance use among people in the US criminal justice system, little is known about the incidence of overdose mortality by use patterns, drug convictions and supervision setting.
Anderson R. N.+8 more
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Abstract Background An estimated 84,181 people died due to opioid overdose in 2022 alone [1]. Mobile technologies may offer an additional pathway to provide support to people seeking recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD). To this end, we conducted a content analysis of opioid-related apps to determine to what extent
Alivia C Williamson+9 more
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AbstractIntroductionThe 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 pharmacist progresses.ObjectiveTo enhance knowledge, affective skills,
Daniel Greer+3 more
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The Impact of Stigma on People with Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Treatment, and Policy
Ali Cheetham,1,2 Louisa Picco,1 Anthony Barnett,1,2 Dan I Lubman,1,2 Suzanne Nielsen1,2 1Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia; 2Turning Point, Eastern ...
Cheetham A+4 more
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Awareness and Attitude Towards Opioid and Stimulant Use and Lifetime Prevalence of the Drugs: A Study in 5 Large Cities of Iran [PDF]
Background Providing population-based data on awareness, attitude and practice of drug and stimulant use has policy implications. A national study was conducted among Iranian general population to explore life time prevalence, awareness and attitudes ...
Elham Mohebbi+9 more
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Alcohol addiction: a molecular biology perspective. [PDF]
Alcohol misuse represents worldwide an important risk factor for death and disability. Excessive alcohol consumption is widely diffused in different ethnicities and alcohol use is part of the lifestyle of both young and old people.
Ferraguti, Giampiero+2 more
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Introduction Effective chronic pain management is a core competency of internal medicine. Opioid use in the United States, both therapeutic and nonmedical in origin, has dramatically increased, as has the number of deaths due to opioid overdose.
Theresa E. Vettese+2 more
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Acute Poisoning in Elderly; a Five-Year Study (2008-2013) in Hamadan, Iran [PDF]
Background: A good proportion of poisoned patients treated at poisoning wards are elderly. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning in elderly in Hamadan, western Iran.
Saeed Afzali+3 more
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