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Outcomes of Ligation without Revascularization in Pseudoaneurysms of Peripheral Arteries in Intravenous Drug Users

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2019
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, Narendra Pandit, Shailesh Adhikary   +2 more
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Evidence-based and guideline-concurrent responses to narratives deferring HCV treatment among people who inject drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is increasingly prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the context of the current US opioid crisis.
Ellen Childs, Sabrina A. Assoumou, Katie B. Biello, Dea L. Biancarelli, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Alberto Edeza, Peter Salhaney, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Angela R. Bazzi   +8 more
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SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY AMONG INJECTABLE DRUG USERS IN KATHMANDU VALLEY

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
On the background of ever increasing HIV transmission in our community through various routes, the psychosocial factors related with intravenous drug abuse has become necessary to be studied.
Saroj Prasad Ojha, A Pokharel, R P Aacharya, K R Pandey, C L Bhusal, M N Marhatta   +5 more
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Increasing Capacity to Detect Clusters of Rapid HIV Transmission in Varied Populations—United States

Viruses, 2021
Molecular cluster detection analyzes HIV sequences to identify rapid HIV transmission and inform public health responses. We describe changes in the capability to detect molecular clusters and in geographic variation in transmission dynamics. We examined
Alexandra M. Oster, Nivedha Panneer, Sheryl B. Lyss, R. Paul McClung, Meg Watson, Neeraja Saduvala, M. Cheryl Bañez Ocfemia, Laurie Linley, William M. Switzer, Joel O. Wertheim, Ellsworth Campbell, Angela L. Hernandez, Anne Marie France   +12 more
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Pharmacist attitudes and provision of harm reduction services in North Carolina: an exploratory study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Pharmacists are among the most accessible healthcare providers in the United States and uniquely positioned to provide harm reduction services.
Rachel A. Parry, William A. Zule, Christopher B. Hurt, Donna M. Evon, Sarah K. Rhea, Delesha M. Carpenter   +5 more
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SEROPREVALENCE OF HBsAg, Anti-HBs, Anti-HCV, and Anti-HIV IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN AN AMATEM CLINIC IN EASTERN TURKIYE: A SIX-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2022
Aim Substance abuse and concomitant infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Yet, the number of epidemiological studies regarding infectious diseases in people with substance abuse are limited in our country. In this study, the aim was
Nülüfer Kılıç, Filiz Özsoy, Seda Yılmaz, Pinar Öner   +3 more
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Socio - demographic profile of psychoactive substance users in Pokhara valley

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
The socio-demographic profile of psychoactive substance users (excluding alcohol) attending neuropsychiatric out patient department of western regional hospital Pokhara during the period Feb. 1997 to Oct. 1998 was studied.
K D Upadhyaya
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A Geospatial Bibliometric Review of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Russian Federation

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Increasing rates of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia contrast global trends, but the scope of HIV/AIDS research originating from Russian Federation and countries of the former Soviet Union has not been quantified.Methods: We ...
Megan E. Gray Neils, Herman O. I. Pfaeffle, Art T. Kulatti, Alena Titova, Galina S. Lyles, Yulia Plotnikova, Elena Zorkaltseva, Oleg B. Ogarkov, Serhiy M. Vitko, Rebecca A. Dillingham, Scott K. Heysell   +10 more
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Abuse potential of propofol used for sedation in gastric endoscopy and its correlation with subject characteristics [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
BackgroundPropofol has been widely used for an induction and/or maintenance of general anesthesia, or for sedation for various procedures. Although it has many ideal aspects, there have been several cases of drug abuse and addiction.
Ja Hyun Kim, Heewon Byun, Jun Hyun Kim
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Confronting the opioid crisis with consumer health information: a look at East Tennessee

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2021
Background: Starting in the 1990s, health care providers began prescribing opioids to patients as pain relievers, believing they were safe. However, many patients became addicted to these pills.
Kelsey Leonard Grabeel, Jenny C. Moore
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