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Public Health Outcomes as a Measure of Efficacy of Syringe Exchange Programs [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction. A syringe exchange is a public health intervention that offers nonjudgmental services to intravenous drug users (IVDU), providing clean syringes in exchange for used syringes.
Corse, Andrew +9 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Ketamine assisted psychotherapy is a promising new treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). The psychoactive effects of repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions in people with AUD and their mechanistic role in treating AUD are largely unknown.
Cassie Bloy +11 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala +7 more
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Use of harm reduction strategies in an occupational therapy life skills intervention [PDF]
, 2013 Thesis (M.S.)--Boston UniversityObjectives of Study: Harm reduction intervention strategies have the potential to support positive health outcomes. However, no studies have explored how these strategies can be implemented in an occupational therapy ...
Hellman, Miranda Renee
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The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Objectives Injection drug use is a driver of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission, thus integrating HCV care into addiction care is likely necessary for HCV elimination. Here we describe how we integrated HCV care into our addiction medicine (AM) clinic and evaluate its effect on HCV treatment.
Arya Zandvakili +11 more
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Surto de malária induzida entre usuários de drogas injetáveis
Revista de Saúde PúblicaEm julho de 1990, foi registrado na cidade de Bauru, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, um surto de malária envolvendo usuários de cocaína injetável. Uma ampla investigação epidemiológica, conduzida de 19 de julho a 13 de setembro, revelou que pelo menos 119 ...
Luiz Carlos Barradas Barata +2 more
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The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Objectives Opioid use has been linked to increased stroke incidence and severity; however, data on effects during acute stroke hospitalization are limited. Methods We used the 2016–2020 National Inpatient Sample to evaluate the effects of opioid disorders on patient‐directed discharge (PDD) and length of stay (LOS) in 3,101,545 ...
Rohan M. Shah +3 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This update and revision of the international guideline for urticaria was developed in accordance with the methods recommended by Cochrane and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group. It is an initiative of the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network (GA2LEN) and its Urticaria and ...
T. Zuberbier +221 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.Staphylococcus aureus, commonly colonising CTCL patients, augments skin barrier dysfunction. Staphylococcal enterotoxins induce T‐cell release of barrier‐repressing cytokines (IL‐4, IL‐13, IL‐22, OSM). Cytokine signalling drives JAK‐dependent downregulation of filaggrin and loricrin in keratinocytes. Antibiotic‐mediated eradication of S. aureus induces
Maria Gluud +23 more
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Characteristics of male and female injecting drug users of the AjUDE-Brasil II Project
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaThe object of this study is to compare female and male injection drug users (IDUs) in terms of sociodemographic profile and aspects of their initiation to the use of injection drugs.
Ana Maria de Oliveira Cintra +2 more
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