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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Opioid dependency"”.
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Neuroimaging Investigation of Binge Alcohol Drinking and Opioid Dependency.
… years and alcohol and illicit drug (including opioid) use disorder account for about ten percent each. However, it is generally recognised that clinical practice in psychiatry has not fundamentally changed in over half a century. Better understanding of illness mechanisms is required. …
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Heroin and methadone substitution treatments : harm reduction and the effectiveness of 'flexible' prescribing for the treatment of opioid dependency
… began to be prescribed in a small number of drug dependency units under the direction of local psychiatrists, including two in North West England. One hundred and thirty three registered drug users were interviewed between August 1995 and February 1997 using a structured questionnaire. Three key …
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The Relationship between methylation and genes associated with opioid response in humans.
Opioids are used to alleviate pain however ~10–30% of the Caucasian population obtain ineffective pain relief and / or intolerable side effects. Genetic polymorphisms in opioid pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic important genes have been investigated however there has been a lack of conclusive …
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Predictors of Attrition in an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Program
… particularly with the growing concerns about opioid use, there has been a steady increase in the use of interdisciplinary pain programs (IPP) to treat chronic pain. The effectiveness of such programs has been well-documented; however, attrition has also been identified as a neglected topic in …
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Improving the health and wellbeing of people who are not benefiting from long-term opioid substitute treatment
In the UK, opioid substitute treatment (OST) is an important intervention that is used to treat heroin or illicit opioid dependency. Research has shown that OST is highly beneficial for both individuals who are struggling with their heroin use and society. However, there is growing recognition that …
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Long term outcomes of methadone substitution therapy (OST-M) for opiate dependency: the effect of patient characteristics and co-morbidities
… has developed considerably in the last 30 years. Opioid substitution therapy using methadone (OST-M) is an effective treatment for opioid dependency. Though the effectiveness of OST-M in delivering harm-reduction is well evidenced, evidence demonstrating recovery is limited as is understanding of …
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Improving Nurse Proficiency: Breastfeeding and the Opioid-Dependent Mother and Infant Diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
<p>Management of the opioid-dependent mother-infant dyad is complex. Evidence suggests breastfeeding may decrease the severity of NAS symptoms, delay its onset, and decrease the need for pharmacologic treatment (Macmullen et al., 2014). Therefore, education of nursing staff on the benefits of …
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Comorbid opioid dependence and chronic pain: Clinical implications
<b>Context</b>: Chronic pain and opioid dependence confer substantial individual and societal burdens and are notoriously difficult to treat effectively. Their comorbid presentation further complicates effective treatment through complex physiological and environmental …