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A qualitative study of experiences with physical activity among people receiving opioid agonist therapy

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Physical or mental health comorbidities are common among people with substance use disorders undergoing opioid agonist therapy. As both a preventive and treatment strategy, exercise offers various health benefits for several conditions ...
Einar Furulund, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen, Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Tesfaye Madebo, Lars T Fadnes, Torgeir Gilje Lid   +5 more
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The association between nicotine dependence and physical health among people receiving injectable diacetylmorphine or hydromorphone for the treatment of chronic opioid use disorder

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2018
Introduction: People with chronic opioid use disorder often present to treatment with individual and structural vulnerabilities and remain at risk of reporting adverse health outcomes.
Heather Palis, Kirsten Marchand, Mohammad Karamouzian, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, Daphne Guh, Kurt Lock, Suzanne Brissette, Aslam H. Anis, Michael Krausz, David C. Marsh, Martin T. Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

A call for action: Closing the evidence gap in management of stimulant‐induced psychosis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Stimulant‐induced psychosis (StIP) is emerging as one of most pressing health challenges. Over the past two decades, stimulant‐related harms and psychiatric care demands have risen sharply. Individuals with StIP often present with severe agitation and high suicide risk, and up to half progress to chronic psychotic illness within two
Anne Bouthillier, Heidar Sharafi, Adam Bisaga, Didier Jutras‐Aswad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term agonist and antagonist therapy for adolescent opioid dependence: A description of two cases

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2014
Adolescents constitute only a small percentage of treatment seekers in drug dependence treatment settings. Little research evidence is available for pharmacological treatment of adolescent opioid dependence and no prior case report is available from ...
Rajeev Ranjan, Raman Deep Pattanayak, Anju Dhawan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorder: A network meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Our primary aim was to conduct a network meta‐analysis (NMA) for the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of all psychosocial interventions and all pharmacotherapies for cannabis use disorder (CUD). Methods We conducted a NMA of studies identified from two completed systematic reviews examining the effectiveness, safety and ...
Monika Halicka, Francesca Spiga, Tom P. Freeman, Suzanne Nielsen, Jelena Savović, Julian P. T. Higgins, Deborah M. Caldwell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacological enhancement of naltrexone treatment for opioid dependence: a review

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2011
Paolo Mannelli, Kathleen S Peindl, Li-Tzy WuDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USAPurpose: Opioid dependence (OD) is a serious and growing clinical condition with increasing social costs that ...
Peindl K, Mannelli P, Wu LT
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Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto, Bruce Wallace, Collin Kielty, Irene Shkolnikov, Ava Margolese, Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-level barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine use in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Few studies have systematically examined the barriers and facilitators to buprenorphine uptake, despite increasing opioid-related harms and guideline recommendations for use.
Pamela Leece, Triti Khorasheh, Suzanne Zerger, Kim Corace, Lara Nixon, Carol Strike, Ahmed M. Bayomi, Elisabeth Marks, Melissa Holowaty, Frank Crichlow, Sheena Taha, Sharon E. Straus   +11 more
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Factors associated with readmission to residential treatment among clients transitioned from detoxification services in Alberta, Canada

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Readmission to residential treatment increases healthcare costs, strains publicly funded systems, and may not adequately meet clients' needs. This study examined rates and predictors of readmission to residential treatment among clients transitioned from detoxification services.
Abreham Mekonnen
wiley   +1 more source

Healing a Broken System: Veterans and the War on Drugs [PDF]

, 2012
This report examines the plight of returning veterans who struggle with incarceration and psychological wounds of war such as addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder -- and suggests reforms that could improve the health and preserve the freedom of ...

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