Bilateral Ulnar Neuropathy Secondary to Chronic Pentazocine Injections: A Rare Neurological Sequela of Substance Abuse [PDF]
Ulnar neuropathy (UN) is the second most common entrapment neuropathy, typically resulting from trauma, fractures, compression, dislocations, repetitive elbow movements, or congenital malformations secondary to previous injuries.
Malaika Khan +5 more
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Socio-demographic and Clinical Profile of Treatment-seeking Drug Abusers Attending a Hospital in South Kashmir: A Cross-sectional Hospital-based Study [PDF]
Introduction: Substance abuse is one of the major public health problems in the present world, and so in Kashmir. The geographical location of Kashmir and the prevailing conflict has made the population vulnerable to drug abuse. Data from different areas
Seema Batool Shah +5 more
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Current and future strategies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major cause of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. While hepatitis C has been treated for decades with some success, the introduction of direct acting antiviral agents has revolutionized the treatment ...
Omar Alshuwaykh, Paul Y. Kwo
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Profile of drug users in the residential treatment centers of Tehran, Iran [PDF]
Background: The current study aimed at determining the pattern of drug dependence and its related factors in mid-term residential treatment centers (MTRCs). Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on all drug dependent people residing in
Hossein Akbari +5 more
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Jugular Vein Catheter Design and Cocaine Self-Administration Using Mice: A Comprehensive Method
Intravenous self-administration (IVSA) is a behavioral method of voluntary drug intake in animal models which is used to study the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse.
Gia Valles +8 more
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Pilot Study to Assess Risk Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in Kigali-Rwanda [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Injection drug use (IDU) is a high-risk practice for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other blood-borne infections. While many studies have been conducted in the U.S.A, Europe, and Southeast Asia, IDU is less well-recognized in sub ...
K. Workman +7 more
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Drug abuse: Uncovering the burden in rural Punjab
Introduction: Drug abuse is a global phenomenon, affecting almost every country, but its extent and characteristics differ from region to region. India too is caught in this vicious circle of drug abuse, and the numbers of drug addicts are increasing day
Bhuwan Sharma +4 more
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Infections with Spore-forming Bacteria in Persons Who Inject Drugs, 2000–2009
Since 2000 in the United Kingdom, infections caused by spore-forming bacteria have been associated with increasing illness and death among persons who inject drugs (PWID).
Norah E. Palmateer +8 more
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We hereby report a first case of substance abuse, where regular insulin by intravenous route has been misused to augment the cocaine abuse to derive sedation, euphoria, and a state of semi-consciousness leading to medication error in the form of ...
Vishal R. Tandon +3 more
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Introduction: Management of pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug users is complex and challenging due to an associated infection and unavailability of autologous vein grafts.
Lokesh Shekher Jaiswal +2 more
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