Opioid withdrawal presenting as delirium and role of buprenorphine: A case series
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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Shortening Anesthesia Duration does not Affect Severity of Withdrawal Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Ultra Rapid Opioid Detoxification [PDF]
Ultra rapid opioid detoxification (UROD) is one of the new methods of detoxification. This method of detoxification involves putting patients under general anesthesia and actively giving them opioid antagonists.
Shoaleh Shami+3 more
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Neurophysiological Measures and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): Hypothesizing Links between Clinical Severity Index and Molecular Neurobiological Patterns [PDF]
In 1987, Cloninger proposed a clinical description and classification of different personality traits genetically defined and independent from each other. Moreover, he elaborated a specific test the TCI to investigate these traits/states.
Attilia, Maria Luisa+9 more
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The use of cannabidiol in addiction therapy in the light of clinical trials. [PDF]
Addiction is a chronic recurrent disorder characterized by substance abuse and withdrawal syndrome with "hunger." Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, is used to treat neurological conditions, including substance or behavioral addiction ...
Julia Alicja Lewandowska+2 more
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Withdrawal Success Estimation [PDF]
Given a geometric Levy alpha-stable wealth process, a log-Levy alpha-stable lower bound is constructed for the terminal wealth of a regular investing schedule. Using a transformation, the lower bound is applied to a schedule of withdrawals occurring after an initial investment.
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Is there a potential of misuse for venlafaxine and bupropion? [PDF]
© 2018 Schifano and Chiappini. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the ...
Anderson+64 more
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Problematisation and regulation: bodies, risk, and recovery within the context of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome [PDF]
Background Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is an anticipated effect of maternal drug use during pregnancy. Yet it remains a contested area of policy and practice.
Chandler, Amy+5 more
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The effects of Tranquival tablet on some heroin withdrawal symptoms
BACKGROUND: Individuals, during opioid withdrawal period, experience symptoms such as dysphoria, insomnia, anxiety, irritability, nausea, agitation, tachycardia, and hypertension which may trigger drug seeking behavior and relapse.
Masoud Nikfarjam+3 more
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Glowing Experience or Bad Trip? A Quantitative Analysis of User Reported Drug Experiences on Erowid.org [PDF]
Erowid.org is a website dedicated to documenting information about psychoactive substances, with over 36,000 user-submitted drug Experience Reports. We study the potential of these reports to provide information about characteristic experiences with drugs. First, we assess different kinds of drug experiences, such as 'addiction' or 'bad trips'.
arxiv
Nicotine addiction : a review [PDF]
Nicotine, the major psychoactive compound in tobacco, acts as a potent addictive drug in humans. The addictive nature of nicotine leads to more than 6 million deaths a year.
Di Giovanni, Giuseppe, Vella, Jacob
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