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Promoting Awareness of the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Vermont [PDF]
, 2017 Vermont is in the middle of an opioid epidemic. Heroin use fatalities are on the rise and the number of people in treatment for opioid use disorder in Rutland County has tripled in recent years.
Olson, Kathleen
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Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system to identify therapeutics for alcohol use disorders [PDF]
, 2019 Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) cause serious problems in society and few effective treatments are available. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is an excellent invertebrate model to study the neurobiological basis of human behavior with a conserved, fully
Bell, Richard L. +6 more
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Cannabinoids and drug–drug pharmacokinetic interactions: Deciphering the risks
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.The relationship between cannabinoids and mental health has become a major focus of scientific inquiry and public discourse. Cannabinoids are diverse chemical compounds from the Cannabis species that have been explored for their therapeutic applications in treating chronic pain, psychiatric and neurological conditions, such as depression, schizophrenia,
Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou +2 more
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Lead poisoning in opium abuser in Iran: A systematic review
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018 Substance abuse and its consequences are major health hazards in the world. Opium addiction is a common form of substance abuse in Iran. Adulteration of illegal substances in the process of production and distribution of the drug in black market with ...
Kambiz Soltaninejad, Shahin Shadnia
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2021 Background Homeless youth experience high rates of substance use disorders, exposures to violence, mental and physical health conditions, and mortality. They have been particularly affected by the opioid crisis.
Natasha Slesnick +14 more
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CNS Drugs, 2020 The ongoing opioid crisis, now into its second decade, represents a global public health challenge. Moreover, the opioid crisis has manifested despite clinical access to three approved opioid use disorder medications: the full opioid agonist methadone ...
E. Townsend, M. Banks
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aim To explore the practices, confidence and perspectives of community pharmacists in deprescribing high‐risk psychotropic medicines, including opioid analgesics, benzodiazepine, gabapentinoids and medicinal cannabis. Methods An anonymous, cross‐sectional national online survey was conducted between January and April 2025 among Australian community ...
Monica Jung +5 more
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Heroin-piracetam mixture: suggested mechanisms of action and risks of misinterpretation for drug users [PDF]
, 2017 Piracetam is a positive allosteric modulator of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor that has been frequently used in the treatment of cognitive disorders.
Cappelletti, Simone +4 more
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Transmucosal fentanyl-related opioid use disorder in a cancer survivor
TherapiesPain is a common issue among patients with cancer, and opioids are frequently used for itspharmacological management. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is estimated to be 50 to 100 times morepotent than morphine [1]. Transmucosal formulations of fentanyl are increasingly used to managecancer-related breakthrough pain, in combination with background opioid ...
Mezaache, Salim +3 more
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Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018 [See related article at [www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180209][2]][2] KEY POINTS Opioid use disorder is one of the most challenging forms of addiction facing the Canadian health care system, and a major contributor to the marked rises in opioid ...
J. Bruneau +7 more
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