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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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Opioid Use Disorders in People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Review of Implications for Patient Outcomes, Drug Interactions, and Neurocognitive Disorders

Pharmacy, 2020
The opioid epidemic has had a significant, negative impact in the United States, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) represent a vulnerable sub-population that is at risk for negative sequela from prolonged opioid use or opioid use disorder (OUD ...
Alina Cernasev, Michael P. Veve, Theodore J. Cory, Nathan A. Summers, Madison Miller, Sunitha Kodidela, Santosh Kumar   +6 more
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Opioid Use Disorder in Women and the Implications for Treatment

Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, 2021
Objective The opioid epidemic continues to evolve and impact all groups of people. Moreover, there are concerning trends among women. The aim of this article is to provide a review of opioid use disorder in women and the implications for treatment ...
Celestina Barbosa‐Leiker, Aimee N. C. Campbell, R. Kathryn McHugh, Constance Guille, Shelly F. Greenfield   +4 more
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A Promising Approach for Families of and Young Adults with Opioid-Related Disorders: The Recovery Oriented Community (ROC) Program [PDF]

Journal of Drug Abuse, 2016
A relatively new approach in addiction treatment is to emphasize long-term follow-up care. However, little is known about the dissemination of this approach with young adults diagnosed with opioid-related disorders. The Recovery Oriented Community (ROC) is designed for families of and young adults with opioid-related disorders.
Lori Simons, Dennis Deal, Robert Strauber, Kevin Raner   +3 more
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State- and County-Level Geographic Variation in Opioid Use Disorder, Medication Treatment, and Opioid-Related Overdose Among Medicaid Enrollees

JAMA Health Forum, 2023
ImportanceThe opioid crisis disproportionately affects Medicaid enrollees, yet little systematic evidence exists regarding how prevalence of and health care utilization for opioid use disorder (OUD) vary across geographical areas.ObjectivesTo characterize state- and county-level variation in claims-based prevalence of OUD and rates of medication ...
Lindner, Stephan R., Hart, Kyle, Manibusan, Brynna, McCarty, Dennis, McConnell, K. John   +4 more
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Effective Chronic Pain Management and Responsible Opioid Prescribing: Aligning a Resident Workshop to a Protocol for Improved Outcomes

MedEdPORTAL, 2018
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, Neelima Thati, Renato Roxas   +2 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]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2019
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, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Alireza Noroozi, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Ahmad Hajebi, Roya Nikbakht, Maryam Mehrabi, Akram Jabbarinejad Kermani, Mahshid Salemianpour, Mohammad Reza Baneshi   +9 more
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Opioid mediated activity and expression of mu and delta opioid receptors in isolated human term non-laboring myometrium [PDF]

, 2013
The existence of opioid receptors in mammalian myometrial tissue is now widely accepted. Previously enkephalin degrading enzymes have been shown to be elevated in pregnant rat uterus and a met-enkephalin analogue has been shown to alter spontaneous ...
McMorrow, Jason P., Carey, Michael F., Campion, Deirdre P., O\u27Connor, J. J., Fanning, Rebecca A., O'Connor, J. J.   +5 more
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Acute Poisoning in Elderly; a Five-Year Study (2008-2013) in Hamadan, Iran [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2015
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, Mohammad Ali Seifrabiei, Seyed Kazem Taheri, Jahangir Pourabdollah   +3 more
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P068 STD screening and diagnosis among 15–24 year old diagnosed with prescription opioid related disorder [PDF]

Poster Presentations, 2019
Background Many injection drug users have elevated STD/HIV risks, such as sexual-trade for drugs, risky condom-less sex, or multiple sex partners. STD diagnosis and screening among opioid users has not been examined. Methods Using 2016 MarketScan commercial claims data, men and women aged 15–24 with opioid prescriptions were identified.
Chirag Patel, Kendra Cuffe, Guoyu Tao
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