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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"methamphetamines"”.
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Rigid Analogues of Methamphetamines
<p>A series of rigid azetidenyl-based methamphetamine analogs were synthesized from commercially available <em>N</em>-Boc-azetidinone. The benzylideneazetidine analogs were prepared via a Wittig olefination via the ylides generated from the corresponding triphenylphosphonium benzylhalide salts. The …
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Methamphetamine use and HIV risk among severely mentally ill inpatients
… factor for sexual risk behaviours. Worldwide methamphetamines are the most commonly used illicit stimulant. Both injectable and noninjectable methamphetamines have evidenced associations with high risk sexual behaviours. Smoking and inhalation of crystal methamphetamine is the predominant mode …
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Increasing the Rate of Successful Treatment in Pregnant Methamphetamine Users Through Integrated Policy and Protocol Development
… for Native American women who are abusing methamphetamines during their pregnancy with the specific aim of increasing treatment rates by 5% yearly after the first year of implementation. Creation of a task force was necessary to have representation from the different programs within the …
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Substance abuse practices and Intervention programmes for male youth offenders in Pollsmoor – Department of Correctional services
… The results of the survey indicated that “Tik” (methamphetamines or crystal meths) was the most popular substance of choice in this sample. Tik was 23 % more popular than its nearest rival, cannabis. Tobacco was the most widely used drug owing to it being legal and obtainable at the Centre‟s …
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“I Use Because I'm in Pain”: Perspectives on Harm Reduction Services and Unmet Needs Among People Who Use Fentanyl
… some combination of fentanyl powder, heroin, methamphetamines, and crack cocaine. Themes were divided into two main categories: unmet needs (housing, pain management, isolation/community engagement, and case worker communication), and perspectives on harm reduction interventions (Suboxone, …
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The Crack Room: A Study of Therapeutic Techniques and the Response to Drug-Related Cues
… a light bulb may prompt a desire to smoke methamphetamines, and a simple plastic waster bottle may conjure memories of huffing methane gas. As such these cues often invoke a desire to engage in the use of psychoactive substances. Using a phenomenologocially-oriented approach, this …
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An analysis of treatment retention and attrition in an Australian therapeutic community for substance abuse treatment
… being female, younger clients, clients using methamphetamines, and clients with elevated psychopathology scores. The aim of this thesis is to improve understanding of various factors reported in the research literature to influence AOD treatment retention, including client psychopathology, …
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Evaluating the Effects of Pharmaceutical Interventions, Social Policies, and Exogeneous Shocks on People's Health and Behavior
… and attributable mainly to synthetic opioids, methamphetamines, and alcohol as well as polysubstance use. Chapter 5 characterizes changes in team coordination among knowledge workers at a large global tech company to better understand the rise of hybrid work practices and their potential …
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The City Is a Morgue
This creative writing project reveals some social concerns by exploring them in four separate grotesque narratives. Each of these short stories is set in towns much like Springfield, MO. The first piece, "Tin Crib," follows the main character's first day of work at a peculiar daycare. His …