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Individual and county-level factors associated with use of multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies to obtain opioid prescriptions in California. [PDF]

, 2012
Use of multiple prescribers and pharmacies is a means by which some individuals misuse opioids. Community characteristics may be important determinants of the likelihood of this phenomenon independent of individual-level factors. This was a retrospective
Han, Huijun, Kass, Philip, Li, Chin-Shang, Wilsey, Barth   +3 more
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Examining prevalence and correlates of smoking opioids in British Columbia: opioids are more often smoked than injected

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background British Columbia (BC) is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. Since 2017, smoking illicit drugs has been the leading mode of drug administration causing overdose death.
Stephanie Parent, Kristi Papamihali, Brittany Graham, Jane A. Buxton   +3 more
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Factoring Emerging Markets Into the Relationship Between Global Liquidity and Commodities [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose – What caused the mid-2000s world commodity price “bubble” and the recent commodity price growth? Some have suggested that rapid global industrial growth over the past decade is the key driver of price growth.
Chowdhury, Abdur, Landgraf, Steven
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Pilot findings on the real-world performance of xylazine test strips for drug residue testing and the importance of secondary testing methods

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: Xylazine is a sedative found increasingly in the illicit fentanyl supply that can cause hypotension, bradycardia, necrosis and death. This pilot examined the real-world performance of BTNX xylazine test strips (XTS) in drug residue samples ...
Erin Thompson, Jessica Tardif, Merci Ujeneza, Adina Badea, Traci C. Green, Haley McKee, Michelle McKenzie, Ju Nyeong Park   +7 more
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A Nationwide Hospital Claims Database Analysis of Real-World Patterns of Laxative Use for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Japanese Patients with Cancer

Pain and Therapy, 2023
Introduction Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is one of the most common side effects in patients with cancer treated with opioid analgesics. The actual use of laxatives for OIC in Japan remains unelucidated.
Takahiro Higashibata, Takaomi Kessoku, Yasuhide Morioka, Yuichi Koretaka, Hirokazu Mishima, Hidetoshi Shibahara, Yuriko Masuda, Yasushi Ichikawa, Atsushi Nakajima, Takayuki Hisanaga   +9 more
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Factors related to the use of opioids as early treatment in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2019
Objective To examine factors related to the use of opioids as an early treatment option for knee OA patients Methods Using the Korean nationwide claim database, we selected knee OA patients between 2013 and 2015. Among them, patients without any claim of
Soo-Kyung Cho, Sun-Young Jung, Seongmi Choi, Seul Gi Im, Hyoungyoung Kim, Woo Seok Choi, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung   +7 more
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Effects of sedatives and opioids on trigger and cycling asynchronies throughout mechanical ventilation: an observational study in a large dataset from critically ill patients

Critical Care, 2019
Background In critically ill patients, poor patient-ventilator interaction may worsen outcomes. Although sedatives are often administered to improve comfort and facilitate ventilation, they can be deleterious.
Candelaria de Haro, Rudys Magrans, Josefina López-Aguilar, Jaume Montanyà, Enrico Lena, Carles Subirà, Sol Fernandez-Gonzalo, Gemma Gomà, Rafael Fernández, Guillermo M. Albaiceta, Yoanna Skrobik, Umberto Lucangelo, Gastón Murias, Ana Ochagavia, Robert M. Kacmarek, Montserrat Rue, Lluís Blanch, for the Asynchronies in the Intensive Care Unit (ASYNICU) Group   +17 more
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Real-world patterns of opioid therapy initiation in Spain, 2012–2018: A population-based, retrospective cohort study with 957,080 patients and 1,509,488 initiations

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Introduction: Europe has seen a steady increase in the use of prescription opioids, especially in non-cancer indications. Epidemiological data on the patterns of use of opioids is required to optimize prescription.
Isabel Hurtado, Isabel Hurtado, Celia Robles, Celia Robles, Salvador Peiró, Salvador Peiró, Aníbal García-Sempere, Aníbal García-Sempere, Fran Llopis-Cardona, Fran Llopis-Cardona, Francisco Sánchez-Sáez, Francisco Sánchez-Sáez, Clara Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara Rodríguez-Bernal, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno   +15 more
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Laxatives do not improve symptoms of opioid-induced constipation: results of a patient survey [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Laxatives are commonly used to treat opioid-induced constipation, the commonest and most bothersome complication of opioids. However, laxatives have a non-specific action and do not target underlying mechanisms of opioid-induced ...
Emmanuel, Anton, Johnson, Martin, McSkimming, Paula   +2 more
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Opioid Receptors in Immune and Glial Cells-Implications for Pain Control [PDF]

, 2020
Opioid receptors comprise μ (MOP), δ (DOP), κ (KOP), and nociceptin/orphanin FQ (NOP) receptors. Opioids are agonists of MOP, DOP, and KOP receptors, whereas nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is an agonist of NOP receptors.
Celik, Melih Ö., Machelska, Halina
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