Development and implementation of an opioid overdose prevention program within a preexisting substance use disorders treatment center.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite growing legal control, a wide range of synthetic cannabis analogues is currently used for recreational purposes, notwithstanding their well adverse outcomes, which appear to be more frequent and more serious than those associated with cannabis use. We present the case report of a patient with paran...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Oliveira PMDS,Morais ASF,Madeira NGGF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There are several brief screening tools for gambling that possess promising psychometric properties, but have uncertain utility in generalist healthcare environments which prioritize prevention and brief interventions. This study describes an examination of the National Opinion Research Centre Diagnostic a...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Cowlishaw S,McCambridge J,Kessler D

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) are intended to help reduce prescription drug misuse and opioid overdose, yet little is known about the longitudinal patterns of opioid prescribing that may be associated with mortality. This study investigated longitudinal opioid prescribing patterns among patien...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Hser YI,Saxon AJ,Mooney LJ,Miotto K,Zhu Y,Yoo CK,Liang D,Huang D,Bell DS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: With the growing public interest in the potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis and cannabinoids in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), some states have now either added or proposed to add OUD as an indication for their state's medical marijuana program. However, these initiatives are based on weak eviden...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Suzuki J,Weiss RD

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that cocaine use alters availability of brain dopamine D2 receptors (D2R) and transporters (DAT). The present study examined the effects of low doses of cocaine on this neuroadaptation. Using positron emission tomography (PET), D2R and DAT availability in the caudate nucleus (Cd), pu...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Czoty PW,Gage HD,Nader SH,Reboussin BA,Bounds M,Nader MA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Women with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the USA are at risk for poor reproductive and sexual health (RSH) outcomes. The qualitative research presented here is part of a larger mixed methods study. The qualitative component used an implementation science framework to investigate provider and staff perspective...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Klaman SL,Turner K,Lorvick J,Jones HE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Provision of smoking-cessation treatment is limited in office-based buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) settings. This study describes smoking and smoking-cessation behaviors among patients receiving office-based BMT. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of patients receiving office-based BMT at a community ...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Shah PA,Cunningham CO,Brisbane MT,DeLuca JP,Nahvi S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The characteristics of patients with co-occurring chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse have not been well described, and even less is known about differences between men and women in this population. OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated sex differences in the demographic, diagnostic, and behavioral attribu...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Manubay J,Davidson J,Vosburg S,Jones J,Comer S,Sullivan M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Among people living with HIV (PLWH), high levels of adherence to prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART) is required to achieve optimal treatment outcomes. However, little is known about the effects of daily pill burden on adherence amongst PLWH who use drugs. We sought to investigate the association between...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Mohd Salleh NA,Richardson L,Kerr T,Shoveller J,Montaner J,Kamarulzaman A,Milloy MJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: Buprenorphine induction can be challenging for patients with chronic pain or patients who are unable to cease opioids for sufficient time to prevent precipitated opioid withdrawal. In the outpatient setting, low-dose buprenorphine induction strategies have been described to avoid these barriers; however, these strat...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Weimer MB,Guerra M,Morrow G,Adams K

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present research explored the effect of reward sensitivity bias and metacognitive deficits on substance use disorder (SUD) in the decision-making process. METHODS:The behavioral activation system (BAS) was used as a predictive marker of dysfunctional behavior during the Iowa gambling task (IGT). We also...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Balconi M,Finocchiaro R,Campanella S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Investigate patterns of methamphetamine use over time, specifically factors associated with remission from dependent and harmful patterns of use; and examine drug treatment and health/support service utilization pathways among people who use methamphetamine. METHODS:People who regularly use methamphetamine ...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Lanyon C,Nambiar D,Higgs P,Dietze P,Quinn B

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Drop In Centers (DICs) are organizations in which health and social services are delivered to drug users on the basis of harm-reduction strategies. The aim of this epidemiological study was to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at these centers...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Salehi A,Naghshvarian M,Marzban M,Bagheri Lankarani K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health burden of cannabis use in patients with other substance dependencies is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of cannabis use as secondary drug on mortality of patients with other major substance use disorders. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with opiate, cocaine, or alcohol dependence admi...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Fuster D,Sanvisens A,Bolao F,Zuluaga P,Rivas I,Farré M,Tor J,Muga R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Narcotics Anonymous (NA), a nonprofessional 12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from addiction, reports 27,677 meetings in the USA, where it was founded, but there is limited literature on its adaptability cross-culturally. We studied NA within the Islamic Republic of Iran to ascertain its relative...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Galanter M,White WL,Hunter BD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cocaine abuse is widespread in Europe, and Ireland ranks among the leading countries for prevalence of cocaine use among adolescents. This study aimed to examine demographic and substance use correlates of lifetime cocaine use among adolescents with substance use disorder, and to explore the relationship bet...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Apantaku-Olajide T,Darker CD,Smyth BP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Efforts to improve buprenorphine access for opioid use disorder have focused on increasing the number of waivered providers. However, it is unknown how efforts to increase initial prescribing result in a sustained pool of prescribers. We examine the prevalence of year-to-year provider-level buprenorphine pre...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Strickland JC,Huhn AS,Bergeria CL,Strain EC,Dunn KE

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:: This study was designed to conduct a needs assessment concerning methadone counselors' experiences working with methadone-maintained patients with chronic pain and measure counselors' interest in receiving specialized training to treat such patients. METHODS:: A survey, developed by the authors, was administ...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Barry DT,Bernard MJ,Beitel M,Moore BA,Kerns RD,Schottenfeld RS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iran ranks first per capita in the use of opiates, but we have little information about possible differences regarding the 2 most commonly used illicit drugs, namely opium and its dross (residue). DESIGN:This is a cross-sectional study. SETTING:A cross-sectional study about drug abuse and drug dependence i...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Noohi S,Azar M,Behzadi AH,Sedaghati M,Panahi SA,Dehghan N,Honarbakhsh Y,Akasheh A,Tahoori A,Wilson D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cocaine is a known risk factor for several vascular ischemic events. The underlying mechanisms leading to the complications are not fully understood, although thrombus formation and accelerated atherosclerosis are prominent findings. Evidence of endothelial dysfunction (ED), a key phenomenon in the pathogene...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Massardo T,Quintana JC,Jaimovich R,Sáez CG,Cabreras MJ,Pereira-Flores K,Ibáñez C,Pallavicini J,Véliz J,Mezzano D,Pereira J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The goal of our study was to examine cognitive effects of alcohol in young adults at varied levels of alcohol usage using well-validated computerized cognitive measures. METHODS:One hundred fifty-five young adults (mean age: 21.15 ± 3.092 years; 25.8% female), free from non-alcohol-related psychiatric diagn...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Harvanko AM,Odlaug BL,Schreiber LR,Grant JE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Buprenorphine/naloxone has been shown to be an effective treatment of opioid use disorder. According to the Canadian National clinical practice guideline on the management of opioid use disorders, given the superior safety profile of buprenorphine/naloxone and its potential for flexible take-home dosing in c...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Hamata B,Griesdale D,Hann J,Rezazadeh-Azar P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:: Opioid detoxification with subsequent naltrexone is found to be an effective method as the first step in an abstinence-oriented approach. The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive value of variables for abstinence in opioid-dependent patients. METHODS:: Opioid-dependent patients were followed...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Dijkstra BA,De Jong CA,Krabbe PF,van der Staak CP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed sex differences in a sample of first-admission psychiatric inpatients with and without comorbid substance use disorder (SUD) to identify possible risk factors and targets for sex-tailored treatment interventions. METHODS:A retrospective study of first admissions to the University Psychiatry Ward...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Gramaglia C,Bert F,Lombardi A,Feggi A,Porro M,Siliquini R,Gualano MR,Torre E,Zeppegno P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: Acknowledging the needs and challenges of women with opioid use disorder is an essential step to reduce the opioid epidemic in the United States. Efforts that can help women include increasing psychosocial services to address trauma, increasing access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder, reducing barrier...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Springer SA,Biondi BE,Frank C,El-Bassel N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, epidemiological parameters, and the clinical data from the antiviral treatment of hepatitis C in a large cohort of intravenous drug users (IDUs) followed-up from 1994 until 2...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Gigi E,Sinakos E,Sykja A,Androulakis G,Tanis C,Stayridou V,Tsirogianni E,Zouridakis K,Bellou AL,Orfanou E,Raptopoulou-Gigi M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is treated with peg-interferon α2a or α2b and ribavirin. International studies show that drug user adherence to treatment is 40% to 60% and increases if the patient is in addiction treatment. The aim of the Together To Take Care (TTTC) study was to achieve better adherence to HCV ther...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Curcio F,Di Martino F,Capraro C,Angelucci F,Bulla F,Caprio N,Cascone A,D'ascoli G,Focaccio F,Gaveglia M,Longobardo A,Martini S,Masucci S,Morra A,Pasquale G,Pisapia R,Plenzik M,Veneruso C,Villano G,Russo M,De Rosa

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:: This study characterizes patterns and correlates of prescription drug nonmedical (PDNM) use and prescription drug problem (PDP) use among U.S. adolescents. METHODS:: Using the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), we estimated annual prevalence of PDNM and PDP use. We stratified prevalence ...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Simoni-Wastila L,Yang HW,Lawler J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextromethorphan, an antitussive (cough suppressant) drug of the morphinan class with sedative and dissociative properties found in cough syrup and other over-the-counter products, is also a substance of abuse, seen primarily in young adults all over the world. A case of dextromethorphan use disorder is presented in a...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Roy AK 3rd,Hsieh C,Crapanzano K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the reproductive health needs of women who inject drugs (WWID) and are participants in a syringe exchange program (SEP) in Hawaii. Our secondary objective was to develop and pilot services in response to those needs. METHODS:We conducted a reproductive health needs-assessment of women participat...

journal_title：Journal of addiction medicine

authors： Tschann M,Wright T,Lusk H,Giorgio W,Colon A,Kaneshiro B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00