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Screening tools for detecting problematic opioid use and potential application to community pharmacy practice: a review

Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice, 2019
Bryn Lindley,1 Nicholas Cox,2 Gerald Cochran31University of Utah, College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 2University of Utah, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 3University of Utah, School of Medicine ...
Lindley B, Cox N, Cochran G
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Intraoperative Methadone Versus Non-Methadone Analgesia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Children
Introduction: Methadone is an opioid-sparing opioid and it is increasingly used in children undergoing surgery due to its beneficial effects on postoperative pain scores, decreased opioid requirements, and fewer adverse effects compared to other opioids.
Brian Blasiole, Danielle R. Lavage, Hsing-Hua Sylvia Lin, Scott E. Licata, Sahana Sivam, Inesh Sivam, Laura M. Le, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam   +7 more
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Alcohol consumption in heroin users, methadone-substituted and codeine-substituted patients - Frequency and correlates of use [PDF]

, 2003
This retrospective study aims to determine whether there is a difference in the additional consumption of alcohol between addicts treated with methadone or dihydrocodeine (DHC) and untreated addicts injecting heroin.
Schütz, Christian G., Backmund, Markus, Soyka, Michael, Eichenlaub, Dieter, Meyer, Kirsten   +4 more
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Achieving and maintaining superior postoperative outcomes with an optimized recovery after thoracic surgery protocolCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objective: Protocol optimization to improve postoperative outcomes is a key component of enhanced recovery after surgery program. The aim of this study is to determine the long-term impact of protocol optimization on postoperative outcomes of robotic ...
Dao Minh Nguyen, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, Ahmed Alnajar, MD, MSc, MPH, Mehmed Akcin, PhD, Nestor Villamizar, MD   +3 more
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Addressing problematic opioid use in OECD countries.

, 2019
Key findings • In 25 OECD countries for which data are available, the average of opioid-related deaths (ORD) has increased by more than 20% in 2011-2016, with the rise most pronounced in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, and England ...

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Kappa Opioid Regulation of Stress-Related Behavior [PDF]

, 2010
Anxiety disorders affect roughly 40 million American adults in a given year. Those suffering from anxiety disorders often experience additional stress-linked illnesses, such as depression.
Harshberger, Erin
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Prevalence and correlates of intentional substance use to reduce illicit opioid use in a Canadian setting

, 2021
Background. While preliminary evidence has begun to document intentional use of one substance to reduce the use of another, the phenomenon of drug substitution among people who use illicit opioids remains understudied.
Milloy, M-J, Hayashi, Kanna, Wood, Evan, Lake, Stephanie, Socias, M. Eugenia, DeBeck, Kora, Lake, Stephanie L., Mok, Wing Yin, Klimas, Jan, Eugenia Socías, M.   +9 more
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Factors driving higher opioid use after total hip arthroplasty: Insights from a large-scale, tertiary centre analysis

SICOT-J
Introduction: Effective postoperative pain management is imperative in total hip arthroplasty (THA) to enable early mobilization and accelerate recovery pathways.
Fontalis Andreas, Tse Shannon, Hansen Mads K., Yasen Adam T., The Crystallynn S., Haddad Isabella Catrina, Wignadasan Warran, Plastow Ricci, Haddad Fares S.   +8 more
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The social production of substance abuse and HIV/HCV risk: an exploratory study of opioid-using immigrants from the former Soviet Union living in New York City

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2012
Background Several former Soviet countries have witnessed the rapid emergence of major epidemics of injection drug use (IDU) and associated HIV/HCV, suggesting that immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) may be at heightened risk for similar ...
Guarino Honoria, Moore Sarah K, Marsch Lisa A, Florio Sal   +3 more
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Inhibition of activity of GABA transporter GAT1 by δ-opioid receptor [PDF]

, 2012
Analgesia is a well-documented effect of acupuncture. A critical role in pain sensation plays the nervous system, including the GABAergic system and opioid receptor (OR) activation.
Fucke, Thomas, Schwarz, Wolfgang, Xu, Nanjie, Pu, Lu, Pei, Gang, Gu, Quanbao, Xia, Peng, Ren, Shuanglai   +7 more
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