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Healthcare Costs and Utilization Associated with High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use
Abstract
Background
Previous studies on high-risk opioid use have only focused on patients diagnosed with an opioid disorder. This study evaluates the impact of various high-risk prescription opioid use groups on healthcare costs and...
NIDA Easy to Read Drug Facts
If you are searching for a simple format way to communicate the key issues around drugs then the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website may offer a multi-media solution.
The Easy to Read Drug Facts section of the NIDA website...
Socioeconomic Status and Cigarette Expenditure among US Households: Results from 2010 to 2015 Consumer Expenditure Survey
Abstract
Objectives: To examine (1) the association between household socioeconomic status (SES) and whether a household spends money on cigarettes and (2) socioeconomic variations in proportion of total household expenditure spent on...
Multilevel Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study Examining School Substance-Misuse Policy and the Use of Cannabis, Mephedrone and Novel Psychoactive Substances
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Objectives: To examine whether young peoples’ risk of cannabis, mephedrone and novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use is associated with school substance-misuse policy.
Design: A cross-sectional survey of secondary school...
Incautaciones de droga en Centros de Atención Institucional del Sistema Penitenciario Costarricense. Anuario Estadístico 2017
El objetivo primordial de este estudio, consiste en brindar información a las autoridades competentes sobre la disponibilidad y el volumen de los tipos de drogas que se trafican a lo interno de cada centro penal a fin de que se elaboren...
Auditor General Slams 'Unacceptable' Lack of Treatment for Mentally Ill Inmates
New Brunswick jails aren't offering any addiction treatment or therapy for mentally ill inmates, according to the province's auditor general.
Kim MacPherson's investigation into treatment in jails revealed a patchwork system where no one...
SAMHSA Announces $930 Million Funding Opportunity to Combat the Opioid Crisis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is now accepting applications for $930 million in State Opioid Response Grants. SAMHSA will...
Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use: 2017 Status Report
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Aims
This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the data are also discussed, including how these...
Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Assess Factors that May Influence Implementation of Tobacco Use Treatment Guidelines in the Viet Nam Public Health Care Delivery System
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Services to treat tobacco dependence are not readily available to smokers in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where smoking prevalence remains high. We are conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing...
Exploring the Factors Affecting the Implementation of Tobacco and Substance Use Interventions within a Secondary School Setting
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The aim of this mixed-methods, systematic literature review was to develop an understanding of the factors affecting the implementation of tobacco and substance use intervention programmes in the secondary school...
Ibogaine Treatment Outcomes for Opioid Dependence from a Twelve-Month Follow-Up Observational Study
ABSTRACT
Background: The psychoactive indole alkaloid ibogaine has been associated with encouraging treatment outcomes for opioid dependence. The legal status of ibogaine in New Zealand provides a unique opportunity to evaluate durability...
Toxicokinetics of Ibogaine and Noribogaine in a Patient with Prolonged Multiple Cardiac Arrhythmias after Ingestion of Internet Purchased Ibogaine
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Background: Ibogaine is an agent that has been evaluated as an unapproved anti-addictive agent for the management of drug dependence. Sudden cardiac death has been described to occur secondary to its use. We describe the clinical...
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Ibogaine: Detoxification and Drug Use Outcomes
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Background: Ibogaine is a monoterpene indole alkaloid used in medical and nonmedical settings for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Its mechanism of action is apparently novel. There are no published prospective studies of...
مطالعه مصرف مواد روانگردان در افراد مسن در مکزیکو سیتی
هدف از این مطالعه گزارشی از گسترش الکل، تنباکو، داروهای غیرقانونی و داروهای پزشکی مورد استفاده خارج از نسخه در میان سالمندان ثبت نام شده در برنامه بازنشستگی مواد غذایی های دی اف در مکزیکو سیتی است.
به دنبال درمان با کیفیت برای اختلالات مصرف مواد
این برگه می تواند به عنوان یک راهنمای برای افرادی که به دنبال درمان سلامت روان استفاده می شود. این سه مرحله برای انجام قبل از استفاده از یک مرکز درمان، و همچنین پنج نشانه از یک مرکز درمان با کیفیت، که شامل بررسی اعتبار، دارو، شیوه های مبتنی...
ویاژس سینتتیکوس: استدیو سوبره یوسو د دروگاس د سینتسیس ان ال اروگوئه معاصرانئو
Análisis del fenómeno del consumo de drogas sintéticas a partir de la información surgida de la investigación y compilación de datos científicos.
Barriers to Addiction Prevention and Treatment in Communities with Organized Crime: The Perspective of Health Providers
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Introduction: The presence of organized crime may encourage an increase in the supply of illicit substances, the incorporation of young people into crime, the promotion of substance-oriented lifestyles, and the use of violent...
Tobacco Product Use among Youths with and without Lifetime Asthma
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Among young persons with asthma, use of combustible tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, worsens symptoms and increases need for medical management.
What is added by this report?
Cur...
Dilemmas in Recovery‑Oriented Practice to Support People with Co‑Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
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Recovery-oriented practice is recommended in services for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Understanding practitioners’ perceptions of recovery-oriented services may be a key...