The Effect of Co-occurring Substance Use on Gamma-hydroxybutyric Acid Withdrawal Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2016 Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) withdrawal is a complex syndrome which can be potentially life-threatening. Additionally, GHB-dependent patients frequently report co-occurring substance use of other psychoactive drugs. We assessed the add-on effect of co-use on GHB withdrawal symptoms.We conducted an open-label, pretest-posttest design study with 95 ...
Kamal, R.M. +3 more
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Prevention of alcohol withdrawal seizure recurrence and treatment of other alcohol withdrawal symptoms in the emergency department: a rapid review [PDF]
BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background Patients who experience harms from alcohol and other substance use often seek care in the emergency department (ED). ED visits related to alcohol withdrawal have increased across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justin Jek-Kahn Koh +3 more
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Opioid withdrawal presenting as delirium and role of buprenorphine: A case series [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2017 Opioid withdrawal is very rarely characterized by delirium unlike alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal. PubMed search through October 2016 reveals only two case series on delirium as feature of withdrawal in opioid dependence syndrome.
Sourav Das +3 more
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A Case Report of Severe Delirium after Amantadine Withdrawal [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurology, 2017 Amantadine is frequently used in addition to dopaminergic substances like dopamine agonists or L-Dopa in advanced Parkinson disease (PD). However, adverse effects like hallucinations limit its use.
Franz Marxreiter +3 more
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Morphine versus methadone for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot study [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) is a significant public health issue and while millions of neonates are affected each year, an optimal pharmacologic weaning protocol has yet to be demonstrated.
Mary Beth Sutter +4 more
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Psychomotor Agitation Non-responsive to Treatment: A Case Report of Phenibut Withdrawal Syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background and Objectives: Phenibut (4-amino-3-phenyl-butyric acid), acting as a GABA-B receptor agonist, has a beneficial effect on anxiety. Although its medical use is not approved in western countries, it can be easily obtained worldwide via the ...
Cecilia Maria Esposito +5 more
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Maternal methadone use in pregnancy : factors associated with the development of neonatal abstinence syndrome and implications for healthcare resources [PDF]
, 2009 The objectives of this study were to investigate factors associated with the development of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and to assess the implications for healthcare resources of infants born to drug-misusing women. Design.
Dryden, C +11 more
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Outpatient alcohol detoxification: Implementation efficacy and outcome effectiveness of a model project [PDF]
, 2004 Background: The aim of the study was to examine the practicability and implementation efficacy of an alcohol outpatient detoxification model and the concomitant `motivational' psychotherapeutic approach.
Soyka, Michael +3 more
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European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Cannabis (aka marijuana) is the most frequently consumed illicit substance worldwide, and a subset of frequent cannabis smokers (up to 30%) develop dependence.
R. Sharma +4 more
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The relationship between addiction and hikikomori tendencies: a case-control study
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 AimThe present study examined the relationship between addiction and hikikomori (extreme social withdrawal) symptoms.MethodA group of clinically referred addiction patients (n = 31) and a group of age- and gender-matched non-clinical controls (n = 34 ...
Peter Muris +4 more
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