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Results of a sector-wide quality improvement initiative for substance-abuse care: an uncontrolled before-after study in Catalonia, Spain. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The Health Department of the Regional Government of Catalonia, Spain, issued a quality plan for substance abuse centers. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a multidimensional quality improvement initiative in the field ...
Lopez, Rosa M, Suñol Rosa, Rosa M Lopez, Colom Farran, Joan, Lopez Galera, Rosa Maria, Colom Joan, Hilarion, Pilar, Lopez Rosa M, Pilar Hilarion, Rosa Suñol, Lopez, Rosa M., Suñol, Rosa, Hilarion Pilar, Colom, Joan, Groene Oliver, Joan Colom, Oliver Groene, Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa   +18 more
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Factors Related to Relapse in Patients with Substance-related Disorders under Methadone Maintenance Therapy: Decision Tree Analysis

Oman Medical Journal, 2020
Objectives: We sought to determine the main factors related to relapse in patients with substance-related disorders (SRDs) who received methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) using decision tree (DT) analysis.
Mehdi Moradinazar, Vahid Farnia, Mostafa Alikhani, Ali Kazemi Karyani, Satar Rezaei, Shahab Rezaeian, Behzad Karami Matin, Farid Najafi   +7 more
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Hepatitis Infection in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Abuse

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2008
Many new and existing cases of viral hepatitis infections are related to injection drug use. Transmission of these infections can result directly from the use of injection equipment that is contaminated with blood containing the hepatitis B or C virus or
Thomas F. Kresina, Diana Sylvestre, Leonard Seeff, Alain H. Litwin, Kenneth Hoffman, Robert Lubran, H. Westley Clark   +6 more
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School`s out with fever: service provider perspectives of youth with mental health struggles

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2020
Youth struggling with mental health issues is a major concern in Norway and other Western countries. As is the increasing rate of youth unemployment combined with high rates of disengagement from education. Rather than receiving support to complete their
Anna-Sabina Lindroos Soggiu, Trude Gøril Klevan, Larry Davidson, Bengt Eirik Karlsson   +3 more
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Metacognitive therapy and work-focused interventions for patients on sick leave due to anxiety and depression: study protocol for a randomised controlled wait-list trial

Trials, 2021
Background Common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are major contributors to the global burden of disease. Affected individuals suffer reduced quality of life, impaired functioning and reduced capacity to work. Maintaining employment is an
Kenneth Sandin, Ragne G. H. Gjengedal, Kåre Osnes, Marit Hannisdal, Torkil Berge, Jonas S. R. Leversen, Lars G. Røv, Silje Endresen Reme, Suzanne Lagerveld, Roland Blonk, Hans M. Nordahl, Gemma Shields, Adrian Wells, Odin Hjemdal   +13 more
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Characteristics and Correlates of Psychiatric Problems in Wives of Men with Substance-related Disorders, Kermanshah, Iran

Oman Medical Journal, 2018
Objectives: We sought to evaluate the characteristics and correlates of psychiatric problems in the wives of men with substance-related disorders. Methods: Four-hundred and fifty women whose husbands had substance-related disorders were selected by ...
Toraj Ahmadi Juibari, Behrouz Behrouz, Mari Attaie, Vahid Farnia, Sanobar Golshani, Masuod Moradi, Mostafa Alikhani   +6 more
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The effectiveness of different singly administered high doses of buprenorphine in reducing suicidal ideation in acutely depressed people with co-morbid opiate dependence: a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial

Trials, 2018
Background Buprenorphine is usually administered to treat opioid use disorder and pain syndromes. This research presents the first study regarding the effectiveness of different singly administered high doses of buprenorphine (a partial opioid agonist ...
Jamshid Ahmadi, Mina Sefidfard Jahromi, Zahra Ehsaei   +2 more
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A randomized clinical trial on the effects of bupropion and buprenorphine on the reduction of methamphetamine craving

Trials, 2019
Background The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of 300 mg of bupropion and 8 mg of buprenorphine per day on the treatment of methamphetamine withdrawal cravings over a 2-week treatment interval.
Jamshid Ahmadi, Ali Sahraian, Mehdi Biuseh   +2 more
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Celebrities and Substance Abuse [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2009
Numerous celebrities of the past half century have been plagued with substance abuse problems, with disastrous results. This article highlights some of the most famous cases and briefly discusses medical views of substance abuse from Osler's time to the present.
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Substance Abuse in Women [PDF]

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2010
Gender differences in substance use disorders (SUDs) and treatment outcomes for women with SUDs have been a focus of research in the last 15 years. This article reviews gender differences in the epidemiology of SUDs, highlighting the convergence of male/female prevalence ratios of SUDs in the last 20 years.
Shelly F, Greenfield, Sudie E, Back, Katie, Lawson, Kathleen T, Brady   +3 more
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