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Systemic, Lifestyle and Environmental Modifying Factors in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.A variety of impacting factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis exist, including systemic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This review highlights the manifold mechanistic aspects of the link between the pathogenesis of periodontitis, addressing these numerous factors to supplement the long‐standing knowledge of the progression of the disease.
Sabine Elisabeth Groeger +5 more
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, 2020 America’s opioid epidemic is a complex, multifaceted issue that needs to be solved using an interdisciplinary approach. The American opioid epidemic is important because of the recent rise of deaths caused by opioids in America.
Tomlin, William
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Breathing through the rage: Maternal refusal as ethnographic method
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article theorizes maternal rage as an ethnographic method and affective archive, drawing on interviews with birthing people of color navigating medical neglect, obstetric violence, and postpartum abandonment. Rather than treating rage as an excess or failure of care, I frame it as a form of witnessing and refusal, a bodily record of harm ...
Lalaie Ameeriar
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Readiness of Pharmacists Based in Utah About Pain Management and Opioid Dispensing
Pharmacy, 2019 Prescription opioid use disorder is a growing epidemic and pharmacists as the dispensers of prescription drugs can play a crucial role in the management of the opioid crisis. However, few studies have examined pharmacists’ perceptions of their role
Meghan M Balough +2 more
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Beyond safety net value(s): Tourist hotel rooms for people experiencing homelessness
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the shape of care and value through an ethnographic study of an intensive, temporary housing intervention for people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, California, during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Building on a new anthropological theory of value, the results highlight the slipperiness between surveillance and care,
Naomi C. Schoenfeld
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Co-involvement of stimulants with opioids in North America: A 'silent epidemic'.
PLOS Mental HealthThe opioid epidemic unfolded in three distinct waves, with the latest comprising of deaths attributed to illegally manufactured synthetic opioids. We discuss evidence for a 'silent epidemic' alongside the opioid epidemic comprising co-ingestion of ...
Yutong Li +8 more
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Exploring metacognitive function in patients with opioid use disorder: A pilot study
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Despite recognised cognitive deficits related to substance use, as well as high mortality and treatment attrition rates, metacognition has never been studied in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) undergoing opioid maintenance treatment (OMT).
John Hanson Högberg +3 more
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Understanding the opioid overdose epidemic [PDF]
The number of drug overdose deaths increased by nearly 30% from 2019 to 2020 and has quintupled since 1999. Nearly 75% of the 91,799 drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid.
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The epidemic of opioid usage in West Virginia
, 2023 The opioid epidemic in West Virginia is a complex interplay of factors, including poverty, low education, and high unemployment rates, which contribute to higher rates of substance use and opioid-related deaths.
Hatfield, Carrington, Lester, Kendra
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Health Economics, Volume 35, Issue 7, Page 1023-1032, July 2026.ABSTRACT Some patients prescribed opioid pills fail to properly dispose of their unused pills, posing a risk for others. We report results from a pre‐registered field experiment testing whether behaviorally informed reminder cards increase participation in a financial incentive program for returning unused opioid pills among U.S. Veterans.
Mattie Toma +7 more
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