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Opioid Use Disorder in Women and the Implications for Treatment
Objective The opioid epidemic continues to evolve and impact all groups of people. Moreover, there are concerning trends among women. The aim of this article is to provide a review of opioid use disorder in women and the implications for treatment ...
Celestina Barbosa‐Leiker +4 more
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The molecular neurobiology and neuropathology of opioid use disorder
The number of people diagnosed with opioid use disorder has skyrocketed as a consequence of the opioid epidemic and the increased prescribing of opioid drugs for chronic pain relief. Opioid use disorder is characterized by loss of control of drug taking,
Christopher A. Blackwood, Jean Lud Cadet
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Background: The opioid epidemic is a global tragedy even with current treatments, and a novel, safe, and effective treatment would be welcomed. We report here our findings from our second randomized controlled trial to evaluate unilateral transcranial ...
Fredric Schiffer +9 more
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Opioid use disorder in pregnancy [PDF]
AbstractThe number of pregnant people affected by the opioid epidemic in the United States continues to rise. The following key aspects of opioid use disorder in pregnancy are explored through the progression of a pregnancy via a patient case: treatment options, treatment decisions, substance use screening, dosing modifications, and other aspects of ...
Anshula, Ambasta, Mary, Malebranche
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Background Number of opiate users worldwide has doubled over the past decade, but not all of them are diagnosed with opioid use disorder. We aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors for OUD after ten years of follow-up.
Saba Alvand +12 more
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Development of an integrated cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and opioid use disorder: Study protocol and methods [PDF]
Opioid use disorder is a highly disabling psychiatric disorder, and is associated with both significant functional disruption and risk for negative health outcomes such as infectious disease and fatal overdose. Even among those who receive evidence-based
Barlow, David H. +5 more
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Big data and predictive modelling for the opioid crisis: existing research and future potential
Summary: A need exists to accurately estimate overdose risk and improve understanding of how to deliver treatments and interventions in people with opioid use disorder in a way that reduces such risk.
Chrianna Bharat, BSc +3 more
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OBJECTIVE:Some patients who are given opioids for pain could develop opioid use disorder. If it was possible to identify patients who are at a higher risk of opioid use disorder, then clinicians could spend more time educating these patients about the ...
Jenna Marie Reps +2 more
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The association of criminal justice supervision setting with overdose mortality: a longitudinal cohort study. [PDF]
Background and aimsDespite the high prevalence of substance use among people in the US criminal justice system, little is known about the incidence of overdose mortality by use patterns, drug convictions and supervision setting.
Anderson R. N. +8 more
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Background Concurrent opioid and stimulant use is on the rise in North America. This increasing trend of use has been observed in the general population, and among people released from prison in British Columbia (BC), who face an elevated risk of ...
Heather Palis +6 more
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