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Given the increase of opioid dependence and opioid-related morbidity and mortality, improving treatment options for individuals with opioid dependence warrants increased attention. This article provides a concise review of work in this area.
Susan E. Ramsey +6 more
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Variants of opioid system genes are associated with non-dependent opioid use and heroin dependence
Heroin addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease. Genetic factors are involved in the development of drug addiction. The aim of this study was to determine whether specific variants in genes of the opioid system are associated with non-dependent ...
van Ree, Jan M. +11 more
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Satisfaction with life and opioid dependence [PDF]
Serious substance misuse and dependence is widely seen as damaging to an individual and to society in general. Whereas the medical and society effects of substance misuse are widely described, some commentators suggest substance misuse may be an "alternative lifestyle".To assess general life satisfaction amongst treatment-seeking people with substance ...
Arokiadass Sujaa, Luty Jason
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Opioid Dependence in Schizophrenia: Understanding the Co-occurrence and Implications [PDF]
Opioid dependence is a serious concern in individuals with schizophrenia, as the co-occurrence of these 2 conditions presents unique challenges in diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
Díaz-Moreno, Emilio +3 more
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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics 2014 [PDF]
Summary Dependence on opioid drugs is associated with a range of health and social problems that affect individual drug users, their family and friends, and the wider public.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis
Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho +4 more
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The chronic use of opiates (i.e., narcotics such as the natural derivatives of opium including morphine or codeine) or opioids (i.e., semisynthetic derivatives of opium and other molecules that activate opioid receptors) induces dependence, which is ...
Handong Ouyang +5 more
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Predicting opioid dependence from electronic health records with machine learning
Background The opioid epidemic in the United States is averaging over 100 deaths per day due to overdose. The effectiveness of opioids as pain treatments, and the drug-seeking behavior of opioid addicts, leads physicians in the United States to issue ...
Randall J. Ellis +3 more
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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection 2012 [PDF]
On a snapshot day in 2012, almost 47,000 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 2,226 dosing points around Australia, this report finds.SummaryAlmost 47,000 Australians received pharmacotherapy treatment for their ...
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar +3 more
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