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Electronic Physician, 2018 Background and aim: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs needs particular attention. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of prescription-type opioids, methylphenidate and sedative-hypnotics use, and related factors in university ...
Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo +5 more
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Prescription opioid injection and risk of hepatitis C in relation to traditional drugs of misuse in a prospective cohort of street youth [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: Despite dramatic increases in the misuse of prescription opioids, the extent to which their intravenous injection places drug users at risk of acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains unclear. We sought to compare risk of HCV acquisition from
DeBeck, Kora +5 more
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Are Prescription Opioids Driving the Opioid Crisis? Assumptions vs Facts
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2017 Objective Sharp increases in opioid prescriptions, and associated increases in overdose deaths in the 2000s, evoked widespread calls to change perceptions of opioid analgesics. Medical literature discussions of opioid analgesics began emphasizing patient
M. E. Rose
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.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
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Impact of Prescription Opioid Detoxification on Quality of Life and Pain Levels
Clinics and PracticePurpose: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of detoxification from prescription opioids on the quality of life (QoL) and pain levels among patients reliant on these medications for chronic pain management. Objective: Long-term use of opioids
Gabija Laubner Sakalauskienė +5 more
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Chronic Pain Management With Opioids: An Assessment of Alaska Nurse Practitioner Practices [PDF]
, 2016 Presented to the Faculty of the University of Alaska Anchorage in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCEThe purpose of this project was to determine chronic opioid pain management practices of Alaskan Nurse ...
Klein, Stephanie
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Pain is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and a substantial proportion develop chronic opioid use (COU). We examined the persistence of COU over time and identified factors predicting persistent use. Methods This nationwide Danish cohort study included patients with an initial period of COU (definition: ≥3 ...
Bente Mertz Nørgård +6 more
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Accuracy of Patient Opioid Use Reporting at the Time of Medical Cannabis License Renewal
Pain Research and Management, 2018 The decision to authorize a patient for continued enrollment in a state-sanctioned medical cannabis program is difficult in part due to the uncertainty in the accuracy of patient symptom reporting and health functioning including any possible effects on ...
Jacob M. Vigil +2 more
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Systematic Reviews, 2018 Background In North America, opioid use has become a public health crisis with policy makers declaring it a state of emergency. Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is a harm-reduction method used in treating opioid use disorder.
Nitika Sanger +8 more
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Drug poisonings following bariatric surgery: Case series report
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Bariatric surgery alters gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, which likely impacts upon oral medication absorption. Drug‐ and alcohol‐related deaths in this population are being increasingly reported; however, toxicological detail is lacking. Using data reported to the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality, we identified 18 deaths in people
Eman Mshari +3 more
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