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Association between altitude, prescription opioid misuse, and fatal overdoses
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2019 Objective: Prescription opioid misuse and fatal overdoses have increased significantly over the last two decades. Living at altitude has been linked to greater reward benefits of other drugs of abuse, and living at altitude may also exacerbate the ...
Hendrik J. Ombach +6 more
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Drug misuse statistics Scotland 2003.
, 2004 Section 1: Draws together data from national data sources and presents information and comment on various topics relating to drug misuse • Illicit drug use in Scotland • Drug Injecting, sharing of injecting equipment and infectious diseases ...
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Exploring new avenues: Psychedelic‐assisted therapy for young people
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Rates of mental illness in young people are increasing, whereas the development of novel mental health treatments has not significantly progressed. Psychedelic‐assisted therapy, using substances such as psilocybin and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), has shown potential in the treatment of mental illnesses in the adult population, including ...
Ioanna Artemis Vamvakopoulou +3 more
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Personality, Motives and Patterns of Prescription Anxiolytic and Sedative Misuse
, 2014 Misuse of prescription anxiolytic and sedative medication is a widespread phenomenon in Canada and a topic of increasing concern among health care providers.
McLarnon, Megan
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A scoping review of quality prescribing indicators, rules and criteria for primary care
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Medication‐related problems (MRPs) place a substantial burden on the healthcare system, contributing to hospital admissions and significant healthcare costs. Quality prescribing indicators (QPIs), rules and criteria serve to educate prescribers about high risk MRPs and to monitor prescribing behaviours. This study aims to summarize existing indicators,
James Nind +6 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Despite known risks, opioids are widely used for chronic non‐cancer pain (CNCP). Clinical guidelines now recommend deprescribing, but factors predicting success are poorly understood. This systematic review aimed to identify clinician and patient factors associated with attaining successful opioid dose reduction or discontinuation in adults with CNCP ...
Alessandra C. Marcelo +8 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Risperidone is a commonly used antipsychotic for treating psychiatric illness in children and adolescents. There is a large variability in risperidone response and discontinuation rates remain high. Pharmacogenomics offers the opportunity to improve risperidone outcomes, yet studies in pediatric populations are limited.
Jack W. Staples +10 more
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Association Between Opioid Use and Emergency Department Visits for Spine-Related Disorders
Journal of Pain ResearchChijioke Okeke,1,2 Godwin Okoye,3 J Douglas Thornton1,2 1The Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, College
Okeke C, Okoye G, Thornton JD
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2012 The intentional misuse of psychotropic drugs is recognized as a significant public health concern in Canada, although there is a lack of empirical research detailing this.
Colleen Anne Dell +6 more
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Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Drug Misuse and Drug-related Fatal Vehicle Crashes
, 2021 Over the last two decades, prescription drug use increased across the U.S. and was associated with a corresponding rise in prescription drug misuse, overdose, and mortality.
Tatar, Moosa
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