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Lessons from the National institutes of health innovation corps program: defining barriers to developing and commercializing novel solutions for persons with opioid use disorder

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Translating innovative research advancements into commercially viable medical interventions presents well-known challenges. However, there is limited understanding of how specific patient, clinical, social, and legal complexities have further ...
Matthew P. Heshmatipour, Tyler M. Duvernay, Desislava Z. Hite, Eboo Versi, Michael P. Hite, David F. Reeser, Victor Prikhodko, Ariana M. Nelson, Bina Julian, Milton L. Greenberg   +9 more
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Doing community-based research during dual public health emergencies (COVID and overdose)

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Meaningful engagement and partnerships with people who use drugs are essential to conducting research that is relevant and impactful in supporting desired outcomes of drug consumption as well as reducing drug-related harms of overdose and COVID-19 ...
Phoenix Beck McGreevy, Shawn Wood, Erica Thomson, Charlene Burmeister, Heather Spence, Josh Pelletier, Willow Giesinger, Jenny McDougall, Rebecca McLeod, Abby Hutchison, Kurt Lock, Alexa Norton, Brittany Barker, Karen Urbanoski, Amanda Slaunwhite, Bohdan Nosyk, Bernie Pauly   +16 more
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Stability and Change in Substance Use Among Swedish Adolescents: A Latent Transition Analysis

, 2023
Background: Research is needed on how substance use patterns develop over time in the general adolescent population. This knowledge is crucial in calibrating prevention and other interventions.
Nicklas Dennermalm, Karlsson, Patrik,, Patrik Karlsson, Mats Ekendahl, Ekendahl, Mats,, Dennermalm, Nicklas,   +5 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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Denial of prescription pain medication among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada

Harm Reduction Journal
Background People who use drugs experience pain at two to three times the rate of the general population and yet continue to face substantial barriers to accessing appropriate and adequate treatment for pain.
Evelyne Marie Piret, M.-J. Milloy, Pauline Voon, JinCheol Choi, Kora DeBeck, Kanna Hayashi, Thomas Kerr   +6 more
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Internalizing Symptoms, Peer Substance Use, and Substance Use Initiation [PDF]

Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2015
This study used longitudinal survey and social network data covering sixth through ninth grades to test whether internalizing symptoms make early adolescents more prone to (1) exposure to and (2) influence by substance‐using peers. Random effects regressions revealed that increases in symptoms were significantly associated with increases in the ...
Sonja E, Siennick, Alex O, Widdowson, Mathew, Woessner, Mark E, Feinberg   +3 more
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Improving quality of life: substance use and aging. [PDF]

, 2018
This seventh Substance Use in Canada report explores alcohol and drug use in older adulthood (age 65 and older). Specifically, it: • Considers the impact of the aging population and increasing problematic substance use among older adults on health ...
Merali, Zul, Flint, Alastair J, Vaccarino, Franco J   +2 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders

Abstract This chapter reviews the DSM-5 definitions for substance use and other addictive disorders, their prevalence in the population, and known genetic, environmental, gene-environment, psychological, and social risk factors. It then examines how religion might influence the development and course of substance use disorders (SUDs ...
Harold G. Koenig, Tyler J. VanderWeele, John R. Peteet   +2 more
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Receipt of COVID-19 emergency funds and engagement in sex work during COVID-19 among people who use drugs: evidence from Vancouver, Canada

Harm Reduction Journal
Background During the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health orders disrupted income generation in numerous sectors and many governments provided emergency financial support.
Erica McAdam, Kanna Hayashi, Zishan Cui, Haleigh Anderson, Scarlett Nelson, M.-J. Milloy, Kora DeBeck   +6 more
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