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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 3, Page 869-878, March 2026.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Hematological Factors in Opioid-Dependent People (Opium and Heroin) after the Withdrawal Period [PDF]

open access: yesAddiction and Health, 2010
Background: Long-term use of opioids has acute effects on homeostasis of the body. Discovering the impacts of opioids on hematological parameters of narcotics withdrawal and dependents blood may be helpful in recognizing the homeostasis condition
Tahereh Haghpanah   +2 more
doaj  

FROM FREE TRADE TO PROHIBITION: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE MODERN ASIAN OPIUM TRADE [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The article begins by exploring America\u27s current war on drugs and how it represents a misuse of its power and misperception of the global narcotics trade.
McCoy, Alfred W.
core   +1 more source

Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome With Greater Omental Hypoplasia: A Rare Anatomical Insight and Diagnostic Challenge

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Abdominal cocoon syndrome, or idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP), is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction marked by the encasement of bowel loops within a dense fibrocollagenous membrane. Due to its rarity and nonspecific presentation, diagnosis is frequently delayed, particularly in patients without prior abdominal ...
Sohrab Sayyadi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stroke Modifies Drug Consumption in Opium Addicts:Role of the Insula

open access: yesBasic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2013
Introduction: Addiction imposes a large medical, social and economic burden on societies. Currently, there is no effective treatment for addiction. Our struggle to decipher the different mechanisms involved in addiction requires a proper understanding of
Yashar Yousefzadeh-fard   +4 more
doaj  

Chasing the dragon – an overview of heroin trafficking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
There are many problems encountered during the attempt to tackle the heroin trade on a global level. Afghanistan is largely responsible for the production of heroin, providing a global distribution amount of 75%.
Carvetta, CA, O'Hagan, A
core   +1 more source

Interventions for opioid use disorder during the first year postpartum: A systematic review

open access: yesPregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract Objective To provide a qualitative summary of published interventions for postpartum opioid abstinence and reduction in non‐prescribed opioid use in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Materials and Methods PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, and EMBASE were searched from inception to January 11, 2023.
Charlotte B. McCarley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beneficial Effects of Rosmarinus Officinalis for Treatment of Opium Withdrawal Syndrome during Addiction Treatment Programs: A Clinical Trial [PDF]

open access: yesAddiction and Health, 2013
Background: Withdrawal syndrome may influence patient's motivation for participation in addiction treatment programs. Management of the symptoms can improve the success rate of addiction treatment programs.
Hassan Solhi   +6 more
doaj  

Illicit Drug‐Derived Volatile Organic Compounds as Markers for Application in Noncontact Detection Technology

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, Volume 26, Issue 3, March 2026.
This review highlights the characteristic odor markers of illicit drugs, emphasizing volatile markers from both natural and synthetic sources, and explores the shift from canine‐based detection to emerging noncontact sensing technologies. Illicit drug use remains a global concern, requiring effective detection methods to counter evolving concealment ...
Minwoo Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic trends in Qing China: A response to Rawski's bold claims

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 66, Issue 1, Page 99-116, March 2026.
Abstract Thomas Rawski challenges recent quantitative studies that find declining Chinese GDP per capita during 1700–1850 and suggests that the error margins around the component series for per capita grain supply should be widened, which would make it possible to accommodate stagnation, growth or decline.
Stephen Broadberry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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