Patient Assessments of the Factors Facilitating and Impeding User Involvement During the First Phase of Substance Abuse Treatment [PDF]
User involvement in the first phase of treatment is essential for treatment satisfaction among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). This study explores how patients perceive the first phase of specialized SUD treatment and identifies what ...
Merethe Wenaas+3 more
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Resilience and Influencing Factors Among Youths Undergoing Substance Abuse Treatment in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction Resilience aids rapid recovery from substance abuse, prevents the likelihood of relapse, and improves the quality of life of the youths with substance abuse.
Jinjutha Chaisena Dallas PhD, RN+5 more
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Indicators of substance abuse treatment demand in Cape Town, South Africa (1997-2001)
Few studies have investigated the demand for substance abuse treatment in South Africa. This article uses data collected from specialist substance abuse treatment centres to describe substance abuse treatment demand and patterns of service utilisation in
B. Myers, C.D.H. Parry, A. Plüddemann
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Sex Reassignment Surgery in Iran, Re-Birth or Human Rights Violations against Transgender People?
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Bijan Pirnia, Kambiz Pirnia
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Vaccines in the Treatment of Substance Abuse [PDF]
Reconceptualizing drugs as toxins allowed an important shift in the approach to the treatment of substance abuse, because it ushered in consideration of immunological methods of pharmacotherapy. This paradigm shift represented a dramatic departure from previously considered approaches to pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders (SUDs), which had up ...
Thomas R. Kosten, Daryl Shorter
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Stigma: how it affects the substance use disorder patient
The stigma surrounding individuals who have substance use disorders is a pervasive phenomenon that has had detrimental effects on treatment outcomes, health care providers, treatments, research, policies, and society as a whole (Kelly JF, Dow SJ ...
Janet Zwick+2 more
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Effect of breathing relaxation exercise training on the self-care agency and functional life of the lung cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Objective: Dyspnea is an important problem that adversely affects daily routines and functional status of lung cancer patients with a prevalence quite high in all stages of lung cancer.
İ. Halil Güneş, G. Karadağ, S. Kul
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Changes and trends in medication-assisted treatment in Israel
Background As opioid prescription in Israel is increasing, there is a growing need for monitoring opioid use disorder and providing opioid agonist therapy.
Adi Marom, Iris Levy, Paola Rosca
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Substance Abuse Treatment Stage and Personal Networks of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment [PDF]
This study examines the relationship among 4 treatment stages (i.e., engagement, persuasion, active treatment, relapse prevention) and the composition, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks. The study sample includes 242 women diagnosed with substance dependence who were interviewed within their first month of intensive ...
Elizabeth M. Tracy+5 more
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Effectiveness of Religious-Spiritual Group Therapy on Spiritual Health and Quality of Life in Methadone-treated Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Background: Spirituality is one of the most important factors that can contribute to the recovery of substanceuse disorder (SUD). The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the religious-spiritual grouptherapy on the spiritual health and ...
Mehdi Yaghubi+2 more
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