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Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications
Joe Schofield, Deborah Steven, Rebecca Foster, Catriona Matheson, Alexander Baldacchino, Andrew McAuley, Tessa Parkes   +6 more
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Exploring how greenspace programmes might be effective in supporting people with problem substance use: a realist interview study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Greenspace programmes are health projects run outside in nature, typically with the aim of improving mental health. Research suggests that programmes may also be effective in supporting people with problem substance use (PSU), but there is ...
Wendy Masterton, Tessa Parkes, Hannah Carver, Kirsty J. Park   +3 more
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Salvageable Food Losses from Vermont Farms

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018
For a variety of reasons, farms cannot sell or donate all the food they produce, and some food crops are lost from the food supply. Food lost at the farm level represents a substantial environ­mental, economic, and nutritional cost to the food system ...
Roni A. Neff, Elana K. Dean, Marie L. Spiker, Theresa Snow   +3 more
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‘Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?’ The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background People who use drugs in Scotland are currently experiencing disproportionately high rates of drug-related deaths. Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) are harm reduction services that offer a safe, hygienic environment where pre-obtained drugs can be
Tessa Parkes, Tracey Price, Rebecca Foster, Kirsten M. A. Trayner, Harry R. Sumnall, Wulf Livingston, Andy Perkins, Beth Cairns, Josh Dumbrell, James Nicholls   +9 more
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Communication and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal, 2019
Good communication is required to build and maintain mutual relationship in project teams. This is because effective communication can enable a work team to achieve their goals.
MARK DIRIKORIGHA SALVATION
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Effects of a culturally adapted group based Montessori based activities on engagement and affect in Chinese older people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background The Montessori Method underpinned by the principle of person-centered care has been widely adopted to design activities for people with dementia. However, the methodological quality of the existing evidence is fair.
Helen Yue-lai Chan, Yee-man Yau, Si-fan. Li, Ka-shi Kwong, Yuen-yu Chong, Iris Fung-kam Lee, Doris Sau-fung Yu   +6 more
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Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background The impact of policing practices on the engagement of people who use drugs (PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although the police have traditionally taken an enforcement role in responding to drug use, it is increasingly ...
Danilo Falzon, Elizabeth V. Aston, Hannah Carver, Wendy Masterton, Bruce Wallace, Harry Sumnall, Fiona Measham, Emma Fletcher, Rosalind Gittins, Saket Priyadarshi, Tessa Parkes   +10 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on access to harm reduction, substance use treatment and recovery services in Scotland: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Highlights COVID-19 lockdown had significant impacts on people who use drugs (PWUD). Access to harm reduction, treatment and recovery services was negatively affected. Positive developments included rapid treatment access and continuity of care.
Joe Schofield, Joshua Dumbrell, Catriona Matheson, Tessa Parkes, Angus Bancroft   +4 more
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Palliative care for patients with a substance use disorder and multiple problems: a study protocol

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background The specific palliative care needs and problems of patients with a substance use disorder and multiple problems, and those of their proxies, are under recognized Besides, the organization of palliative care, including the division of health ...
Anne Ebenau, Boukje Dijkstra, Marianne Stal-Klapwijk, Chantal ter Huurne, Ans Blom, Kris Vissers, Marieke Groot   +6 more
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“PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2021
Plain English Summary This article describes the activities and lessons learned from the involvement of an Experts by Experience group in a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) study.
Rebecca Foster, Hannah Carver, Jason Wallace, Alex Dunedin, Stan Burridge, Philip Foley, Bernie Pauly, Tessa Parkes   +7 more
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