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Benzodiazepine poisoning in elderly [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Background/Aim. Benzodiazepines are among the most frequently ingested drugs in self-poisonings. Elderly may be at greater risk compared with younger individuals due to impaired metabolism and increased sensitivity to benzodiazepines. The aim of
Perković-Vukčević Nataša +4 more
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The Opioid Crisis in Rural and Small Town America [PDF]
, 2018 In this brief, authors Shannon Monnat and Khary Rigg examine rural versus urban differences in opioid mortality and identify challenges for dealing with the opioid crisis in rural areas.
Monnat, Shannon M, Rigg, Khary K
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Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Practices of Dental Professionals in the United States [PDF]
, 2017 The prescription of opioid analgesics by dental professionals is widespread in the United States. Policy makers, government agencies, and professional organizations consider this phenomenon a growing public health concern.
Okunseri, Christopher +4 more
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010 Acute severe methemoglobinaemia is an uncommon but life-threatening condition caused by a variety of oxidizing agents commonly used in both health care and industrial settings. Thus, recognition is important as it is readily treatable. The oxygen transport is compromised as a result of abnormal levels of oxidized haemoglobin, and this leads to skin ...
Nayeem, Asim +2 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and PolicyBackground Internationally, substance use recovery and healing is increasingly the focus of health and public policy and practice. Yet, what constitutes recovery and healing, and how it is understood and enacted among young people who use(d) drugs (YPWUD)
Cameron R. Eekhoudt +9 more
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Housing and overdose: an opportunity for the scale-up of overdose prevention interventions?
Harm Reduction Journal, 2017 Background North America is currently experiencing an overdose epidemic due to a significant increase of fentanyl-adulterated opioids and related analogs.
Geoff Bardwell +3 more
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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2019 Antiepileptics include various groups of drugs that have different mechanisms of actions and adverse effects. They are often also used to treat other disorders such as psychosis, chronic pain, and migraine. The most common drugs implicated in overdose include phenytoin, sodium valproate, carbamazepine, and phenobarbital.
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Naloxone Administration Route in Opioid Overdose: A Review of Vermont EMS Data [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Emergency Medical System (EMS) personnel administer the direct opioid antagonist naloxone in cases of opioid overdose via intramuscular (IM), intravenous (IV), subcutaneous (SQ), intraosseous (IO), or intranasal (IN) routes. Some early studies
LaMonda, Chris, MPH +4 more
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2018 Background Little is known about opioid overdose or naloxone access among pregnant women. Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of non-fatal overdose, risk factors for overdose, and naloxone access among third trimester
Sarah M. Bagley +6 more
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The American Journal of Medicine, 1986 A 59-year-old man ingested 900 mg of nifedipine. Profound hypotension, sinus and atrioventricular node dysfunction, and hyperglycemia resulted. The patient's condition responded favorably to aggressive treatment with intravenous fluids, calcium, and dopamine.
D M, Herrington +2 more
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