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Is non-medical use of prescription sedatives and sleeping pills associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in undergraduate university students
Introduction: Mental health is a public health concern on university campuses. However, little is understood about the etiology of mental health in this population. Purposes: To measure the association between the non-medical use of sedative and sleeping pills in the past three months and …
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Use and misuse of sedative drugs and related substances - Findings in the general population and in individuals with opioid dependence
Background: Prescription sedatives are efficient in the treatment of anxiety and sleeping disorders, but are associated with a risk of misuse and dependence, as well as an increased risk of accidents, injuries and overdoses, both in the general population and especially in individuals with other …
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The prevalence of substance use in anaesthesia practitioners in South Africa
… (92.8%), tobacco (42.3%), cannabis (34.7%), and sedatives (34.4%). Questionnaire scores defined low-, medium- and high-risk categories according to substance use during the previous 3 months. Sedative (12.6%) and alcohol (12.1%) users were deemed to be at moderate risk. The prevalence of opioid …
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Sleep apnoea and cardiac surgery: Screening, prevalence and postoperative outcomes
… regarding the effects of opiates/opioids and sedatives on patients with OSA was investigated and summarised in the Systematic Cochrane Review. The effect of morphine on severity of sleep apnoea in patients with moderate OSA was examined in a separate study. Methods: The prevalence and …
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ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SUICIDE IDEATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, MEDICAL COMORBIDITIES, MEDICATIONS, AND AXIS-I MENTAL DISORDERS AMONG OLDER ADULTS WHO PRESENT TO PRIMARY CARE
… impairment. Use o f benzodiazepines or other sedatives was significantly associated with suicide ideation independent of having an anxiety disorder. Having a history of suicide ideation emerged as the strongest predictor of current suicide ideation. These findings have implications for …
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Synthesis of acetyl acetophenone
… and are used in medicine as sleep producers and sedatives. It is found to a small extent in coal tar. It has basic properties and is extracted from the heavy oil of coal tar with sulfuric acid.</p><p>The purpose of this research is to synthesize one of the compounds which is not present in the …
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Social Identity and Substance Abuse in the Lesbian Community
… of self-esteem reported significant uses of sedatives (pc.05), tranquilizers (p<.05), speed (pc.Ol), and inhalants (p<.05).
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The Design and Synthesis of Novel Barbiturates of Pharmaceutical Interest
… as such provide therapeutic uses as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants. Recent investigations of barbituric acid derivatives have provided scientists with information that barbituric acids may have applications in antibacterial, anti-chlamydial, anti-viral, as well as …
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Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesic Sedation as Primary Sedation in Medical ICU Patients vs. Conventional Sedation and Analgesia Regimens
… (MV). Pharmacotherapy including analgesics, sedatives, and antipsychotics are considered the standard of care to optimize patient safety and comfort during MV. Although the use of analgesics, sedatives, and antipsychotic therapies in the ICU is commonplace; adverse effects, unpredictable …
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Best antibiotics for buccal delivery
… treatment. In the past, clinicians administered sedatives, narcotics, and a variety of other medications by transdermal, sublingual, nasal, rectal, and even tracheal-mucosal routes. These delivery options have provided flexible practice settings and this paper intends to show that antibiotics …
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Mechanism of anaesthetic activation, combination and antagonism
… findings. While we have access to antidotes of sedatives such as benzodiazepines and opioids, well-functioning antagonists for anaesthetic action are missing. The relatively low pharmacological index of anaesthetics made them once one of the most dangerous drugs used in clinics. While the safety …
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Prehospital advanced airway management practices by advanced life support providers: A retrospective observational study of emergency medical service providers in South Africa
… without the use of medication, the use of sedatives or a rapid sequence intubation. There is a paucity of data available that assesses prehospital advanced airway intubation practices in South Africa. The aim of this study is to describe the advanced airway management practices of advanced …
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Prevalence of moderate and high risk substance use and service needs among psychiatric inpatients at Zomba Mental Hospital in Malawi
… %), alcohol 7.1 %, (95 % CI: 4.8-10.5 %), sedatives 1.2 %, (95 % CI: 0.4-3.3 %) and cocaine 0.6 %, (95 % CI: 0-2.4 %). High risk use requiring specialist care was identified for alcohol 18.6 %, (95 % CI: 14.7-23.2 %), cannabis 16.7 %, (95 % CI: 13.0-21.2 %), tobacco 10.8 %, (95 % CI: 7.9 …
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L1 adaptive output-feedback control architectures
… sufficient patient sedation level by introducing sedatives manually. This problem formulation requires safe switching mechanism, which avoids controller initialization transients. For this purpose, we used an L1 adaptive controller with special output predictor initialization routine, which …
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The Use of E.M.G. Biofeedback to Promote Relaxation and Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain
… training sessions. A daily record of analgesics, sedatives and muscle relaxants taken three days before, during and two weeks after the training sessions was kept by the subjects.</p> <p>In a preliminary orientation session, demographic data was collected. principles of relaxation and biofeedback …
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The development of a non-pharmacological intervention for delirium management in critically ill patients
… in care <br/>2) an advisory protocol to limit sedatives and improve pain management<br/>3) a physical therapy programme in liaison with the physiotherapy team that was incremental in nature <br/>4) an environmental protocol which focused on structured orientation, communication training and …
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Spotting pain in the brain. Towards a useful animal model of pain
Current models of pain in conscious animals usually scores nocifensive responses. However, it is still unclear to what extent these responses are related to, for instance, the sensory discriminative or affective aspects of pain. This touches upon an intriguing question on how the nervous system …
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Predicting the Effects of Sedative Infusion on Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Healthcare analytics has traditionally relied upon linear and logistic regression models to address clinical research questions mostly because they produce highly interpretable results [1, 2]. These results contain valuable statistics such as p-values, coefficients, and odds ratios that provide …