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Facilitating access to supervised smoking facilities: a qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal
Introduction The implementation of supervised smoking facilities (SSFs) as a harm reduction intervention has public health benefits for people who inhale drugs, but there are significant knowledge gaps surrounding the perspectives of SSF visitors and ...
Courteney Wettemann, Jeffrey Morgan, Tara Taylor, Ardina Boll, Scott Maxwell, Lindsey Richardson, Seonaid Nolan, Jenna van Draanen   +7 more
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Early intravenous lipid emulsion therapy for diphenhydramine overdose: a case report

Toxicology Communications, 2021
Diphenhydramine (DPH) is a lipophilic inverse agonist at the histamine receptor. Overdoses usually present with anticholinergic symptoms. Wide-complex tachycardia decompensating into cardiovascular collapse may occur in larger overdoses. Here we report a
Joseph Clemons, Arvinder Jandu, Brandon Stein, Michael A. Chary   +3 more
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Tumor‐Targeted Hyaluronic Acid/Tannic Acid‐Engineered Oxygen Nanogenerators With IR780 Payloads Enable Dual‐Mode Glutathione Depletion and Effective Singlet Oxygen Generation for Melanoma Treatment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A hyaluronic acid/tannic acid‐engineered Prussian blue oxygen nanogenerator loaded with IR780 is developed to enhance melanoma phototherapy. By integrating tumor targeting, oxygen self‐supply, and dual‐mode glutathione depletion, the nanoplatform effectively overcomes hypoxia and antioxidant defenses, potentiating synergistic photothermal/photodynamic ...
Chai‐How Hsu, I‐Ju Liu, Hsiang‐Yun Chih, Tsai‐Ching Hsu, Ju‐An Liang, Chia‐Wei Kuo, Bor‐Show Tzang, Wen‐Hsuan Chiang   +7 more
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Physicians’ Self-Reported Knowledge and Behaviors Related to Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and Diagnosing Opioid Use Disorder, DocStyles, 2020

AJPM Focus
Introduction: In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline) to improve opioid prescribing while minimizing associated ...
Kathleen R. Ragan-Burnett, MSPH, C. Robinette Curtis, MD, Kristine M. Schmit, MD, Christina A. Mikosz, MD, Lyna Z. Schieber, MD, Gery P. Guy, Jr, PhD, Tamara M. Haegerich, PhD   +6 more
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Opioid Education and Nasal Naloxone Rescue Kits in the Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Emergency departments (EDs) may be high-yield venues to address opioid deaths with education on both overdose prevention and appropriate actions in a witnessed overdose.
Dwyer, Kristin , Walley, Alexander Y. , Langlois, Breanne K. , Mitchell, Patricia M. , Nelson, Kerrie P. , Cromwell, John, Bernstein, Edward   +6 more
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Personal experience and awareness of opioid overdose occurrence among peers and willingness to administer naloxone in South Africa: findings from a three-city pilot survey of homeless people who use drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Drug overdoses occur when the amount of drug or combination of drugs consumed is toxic and negatively affects physiological functioning. Opioid overdoses are responsible for the majority of overdose deaths worldwide.
Michael Wilson, Amanda Brumwell, M. J. Stowe, Shaun Shelly, Andrew Scheibe   +4 more
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Amlodipine Overdose [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2013
We describe the case of a 24-year-old woman who intentionally ingested between 400 and 600 mg of amlodipine along with a large number of simvastatin and trazodone tablets.
Tapan, Patel, David, Tietze, Ankit N, Mehta   +2 more
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Structural factors associated with drug overdose mortality in Northern Appalachia

, 2021
Bachman, RonetThis thesis aims to examine factors associated with drug overdose mortality in the northern portion of the Appalachian Mountain Region of the United States and to investigate what protective factors, if any, may serve to decrease rates of ...
Winslow, Marlea
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Extrusion Bioprinting for Wound Healing: Innovations in Functionalized Bioinks and Bioprinting Technology

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Extrusion‐based bioprinting (EBB) has emerged as a versatile biofabrication platform capable of precisely depositing bioinks composed of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive agents to generate patient‐specific, biomimetic skin constructs. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art and forward‐looking overview of EBB for wound healing, encompassing printing ...
Hien‐Phuong Le, Anh Tuan Trong Tran, Ammara Waheed, Tran Thanh Tung, Dusan Losic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient Preference for Pain Medication in the Emergency Department Is Associated with Non-fatal Overdose History

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Opioid overdose is a major public health problem. Emergency physicians need information to better assess a patient’s risk for overdose or opioid-related harms.
Lauren K. Whiteside, Jason Goldstick, Aaron Dora-Laskey, Laura Thomas, Maureen Walton, Rebecca Cunningham, Amy S.B. Bohnert   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source