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Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2005 Paroxetine is a commonly used antidepressant with a safe side-effect profile. A case of paroxetine overdose (560 mg) is reported in an 18-year-old female who attempted suicide and recovered without any sequelae, requiring only supportive treatment.
Gupta, Arun K. +4 more
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Cureus, 2019 In light of the opioid epidemic, cardiac complications following a loperamide overdose are a growing concern for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Here, we present the case of a 35-year-old male with long QT syndrome who presented following a loperamide overdose and was receiving multiple shocks because of the resulting arrhythmias ...
Arnold, Casey +1 more
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Harm reduction among injecting drug users - evidence of effectiveness [PDF]
, 2010 This chapter synthesises and evaluates the available direct evidence relating to the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST), drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and peer naloxone distribution (PND) on HIV/hepatitis
Goldberg, David +5 more
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Spatial Concentration of Opioid Overdose Deaths in Indianapolis: An Application of the Law of Crime Concentration at Place to a Public Health Epidemic [PDF]
, 2019 The law of crime concentration at place has become a criminological axiom and the foundation for one of the strongest evidence-based policing strategies to date.
Carter, Jeremy G. +2 more
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Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. [PDF]
, 2019 Alexander Tsai and co-authors discuss the role of stigma in responses to the US opioid ...
Barnett, Michael L +9 more
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Concentrated burdens: how self-interest and partisanship shape opinion on opioid treatment policy [PDF]
, 2019 When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self-interest is only a minor force in public opinion.
De Benedictis-Kessner, Justin +1 more
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Ethanol reversal of tolerance to the respiratory depressant effects of morphine [PDF]
, 2015 Opioids are the most common drugs associated with unintentional drug overdose. Death results from respiratory depression. Prolonged use of opioids results in the development of tolerance but the degree of tolerance is thought to vary between different ...
A Fugelstad +62 more
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Homeless drug users' awareness and risk perception of peer "Take Home Naloxone" use – a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND Peer use of take home naloxone has the potential to reduce drug related deaths. There appears to be a paucity of research amongst homeless drug users on the topic.
A Edwards +27 more
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