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The association between drug injection duration and hepatitis C prevalence among people who inject drugs in Iran

Scientific Reports
People who inject drugs (PWID) are at higher risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to their behaviors such as shared injection. Employing appropriate modeling approaches is crucial for accurately evaluating the impact of other variables on outcomes, in ...
Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Soheil Mehmandoost, Naser Nasiri, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Hamid Sharifi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV education in a Siberian prison colony for drug dependent males

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2004
Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of an HIV peer training program conducted in a colony for drug dependent male prisoners in Siberia, Russia. Method Questionnaires were used to collect data pre and post peer training sessions.
White Bethany, Bijl Murdo, Dolan Kate A
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Substance abuse, HIV-1 and hepatitis

Current HIV Research, 2012
During the course of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) disease, the virus has been shown to effectively escape the immune response with the subsequent establishment of latent viral reservoirs in specific cell populations within the peripheral ...
Nirzari Parikh, M. Nonnemacher, V. Pirrone, T. Block, A. Mehta, B. Wigdahl   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone Improves Pain and Functional Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate the effect of perioperative dexamethasone on patient‐reported pain, functional outcomes, and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) achievement following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods Patients who underwent rotator cuff repair between 2013 and 2023 were identified and divided into groups.
Trevor D. Wolterink, Germain Craddock, Joshua P. Castle, Michael A. Gaudiani, Chimdindu Obinero, Alexander S. Jurayj, Christian A. Freitag, Nathan Y. Li, Jared Mahylis, Stephanie J. Muh   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using non‐linear slide decks to administer individualized problem‐based learning assessments within pharmacology education

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Problem‐based learning (PBL) is an established approach in medical, nursing, pharmacy and veterinary medicine education. This study describes the implementation and aims to evaluate the use of non‐linear slide decks as a method to deliver PBL as individualized student assessments within pharmacology education. This approach, originally developed in
Wendy R. Francis, Nia A. Davies, Aidan Seeley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of homelessness and its associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: results from nationwide bio-behavioral surveillance surveys in 2020 and 2023

BMC Public Health
Background Homelessness among people who inject drugs (PWID) represents a significant and complex public health challenge. However, few studies have investigated the factors contributing to its prevalence, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa
Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Azin Kadkhodamanesh, Soheil Mehmandoost, Meraj Sharifi, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshani, Mehrdad Khezri, Hossein Mirzaie, Naser Nasiri, Sakineh Bajelan, Marieh Sattari, Abedin Iranpour, Hamid Sharifi   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

A translational behavioral model of mood-based impulsivity: implications for substance abuse

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2011
Background Laboratory tasks that measure various facets of impulsivity derived from self-report questionnaires are important for elucidating the behavioral consequences of impulsivity in humans and for back-translating these facets to non-human species ...
C. Gipson, J. Beckmann, Zack W Adams, J. Marusich, Travis O Nesland, Justin R. Yates, T. Kelly, M. Bardo   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mapping opioid exposure through prescription data and postmortem analysis of opioid drugs in multiple tissues

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Although opioids are central to end of life (EoL) care, tissue‐level opioid exposure remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between prescription‐derived morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) and measured morphine concentrations across multiple organs.
Niamh Higgins, Alan Wells, Nimish Patel, Nicole Muttera, Mattia Trunfio, Alessandra Manca, Amedeo De Nicolò, Micol Ferrara, Stefano Bonora, Jessica Cusato, Alice Palermiti, Antonio D'Avolio, Marissa Borochoff, Patricia K. Riggs, Elizabeth Hastie, Rabia S. Atayee, Stephanie Solso, Cheryl Dullano, Vanessa Gomez‐Moreno, Tara Tenenbaum, Robert Deiss, Davey M. Smith, Antoine Chaillon, Sara Gianella   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

From anthelmintic to neuro‐oncology: A systematic review of mebendazole repurposing for brain tumour therapy

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Mebendazole (MBZ), a benzimidazole anthelmintic with established clinical use, has emerged as a repurposing candidate for primary brain tumours due to its multimodal anticancer actions and central nervous system penetrance. This systematic review synthesizes preclinical and clinical evidence evaluating MBZ's efficacy, mechanisms of action ...
Ciara B. Blum, Milli McMenamin, Tessa Khoo, John M. Edwin, Prathibha Jose, Liam A. O’Callaghan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source