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BMJ Open, 2020 Introduction and aims Pharmaceutical opioids are an important contributor to the global ‘opioid crisis’, and are implicated in 70% of Australia’s opioid-related mortality.
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Turning Point in Myocarditis [PDF]
Circulation Research, 2009 See related article, pages 462–470 Myocarditis is an acute inflammatory disease of the heart and a precursor of dilated cardiomyopathy.1–8 Myocarditis is often characterized by a cellular infiltrate, and if inflammation of the myocardium does not resolve during the acute stage, the heart may be compromised because of necrosis and direct loss of ...
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High rates of alcohol consumption and related harm at schoolies week: a portal study
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2014 Objective: To investigate alcohol consumption, substance use and risky and harmful behaviour among young people attending ‘schoolies’ week in Victoria. Methods: Breathalyser tests and brief surveys (n=558) measuring alcohol, energy drink and illicit drug
Dan I. Lubman +4 more
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Trials, 2019 Background Current population surveys suggest around 20% of Australians meet diagnostic criteria for an alcohol use disorder. However, only a minority seek professional help due to individual and structural barriers, such as low health literacy, stigma ...
Dan I. Lubman +11 more
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A Turning Point in Typhoid Control
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 The highest burden of morbidity and mortality associated with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and S. enterica serovar Paratyphi A occurs in South and Southeast Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa. In the last 2 decades, significant contributions to our overall understanding of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever (collectively enteric fever) have been ...
Bentsi-Enchill, A, Pollard, A
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and PolicyIntroduction Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an evidence-based intervention that reduces harms associated with heroin use. Ambulance services often serve as the first point of contact for people experiencing these acute harms.
Natasha Hall +5 more
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Health Expectations, 2019 Background A large proportion of ambulance callouts are for men with mental health and/or alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems, but little is known about their experiences of care.
Nyssa Ferguson +8 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background Drug alerts designed for health and community workforces have potential to avert acute harms associated with unpredictable illicit drug markets, by preparing workers to respond to unusual drug-related events, and distribute information to ...
Isabelle Volpe +10 more
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