Search Results - "Drug and alcohol dependence"

Signal of increased opioid overdose during COVID-19 from emergency medical services data by Slavova, Svetla, Rock, Peter, Bush, Heather M., Quesinberry, Dana, Walsh, Sharon L.

“…•COVID-19 pandemic disrupted treatment service delivery and harm reduction.•Individuals with opioid use disorder may be at heightened risk of opioid…”
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Alcohol and other substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review by Roberts, Amanda, Rogers, Jim, Mason, Rachael, Siriwardena, Aloysius Niroshan, Hogue, Todd, Whitley, Gregory Adam, Law, Graham R.

“…Although evidence suggests substance and alcohol use may change during the Covid-19 pandemic there has been no full review of the evidence around this. A…”
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The economic burden of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in the United States, 2017 by Florence, Curtis, Luo, Feijun, Rice, Ketra

“…•Opioid use disorder and fatal overdose have a substantial economic burden in the U.S.•Most of the economic burden is due to loss of life and reduced quality…”
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Strategies used by people who inject drugs to avoid stigma in healthcare settings by Biancarelli, Dea L., Biello, Katie B., Childs, Ellen, Drainoni, M., Salhaney, Peter, Edeza, Alberto, Mimiaga, Matthew J, Saitz, Richard, Bazzi, Angela R.

“…•People who inject drugs frequently experience stigma in healthcare settings.•People who inject drugs internalize, reject, and react to external stigma.•When…”
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Co-occurring substance use and mental disorders among adults with opioid use disorder by Jones, Christopher M., McCance-Katz, Elinore F.

“…•Co-occurring substance use and mental disorders are common among adults with OUD.•Receipt of both mental health and substance use disorder treatment is…”
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Alcohol use and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study in a sample of UK adults by Jacob, Louis, Smith, Lee, Armstrong, Nicola C., Yakkundi, Anita, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, McDermott, Daragh T., Koyanagi, Ai, Shin, Jae Il, Meyer, Jacob, Firth, Joseph, Remes, Olivia, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Tully, Mark A.

“…•More than one in six UK adults increased their alcohol consumption during lockdown.•Increased alcohol consumption was associated with poor overall mental…”
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Xylazine spreads across the US: A growing component of the increasingly synthetic and polysubstance overdose crisis by Friedman, Joseph, Montero, Fernando, Bourgois, Phillippe, Wahbi, Rafik, Dye, Daniel, Goodman-Meza, David, Shover, Chelsea

“…Sharp exacerbations of the US overdose crisis are linked to polysubstance use of synthetic compounds. Xylazine is a veterinary tranquilizer, long noted in the…”
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The rise of e-cigarettes, pod mod devices, and JUUL among youth: Factors influencing use, health implications, and downstream effects by Fadus, Matthew C., Smith, Tracy T., Squeglia, Lindsay M.

“…•E-cigarette use (vaping) is increasingly common among youth.•“Pod mod” e-cigarettes, like JUUL, are the most common devices used by youth.•Clinicians and…”
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The epidemiology of benzodiazepine misuse: A systematic review by Votaw, Victoria R., Geyer, Rachel, Rieselbach, Maya M., McHugh, R. Kathryn

“…•We reviewed epidemiological studies on benzodiazepine misuse.•Polysubstance use and psychiatric distress increase risk of misuse.•Benzodiazepines are commonly…”
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Prevalence of comorbid substance use in schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community and clinical settings, 1990–2017: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Hunt, Glenn E., Large, Matthew M., Cleary, Michelle, Lai, Harry Man Xiong, Saunders, John B.

“…•This review assessed prevalence of substance use in people with schizophrenia.•The prevalence of any substance use disorder (SUD) was 42%.•Meta-analysis…”
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Twin epidemics: The surging rise of methamphetamine use in chronic opioid users by Ellis, Matthew S., Kasper, Zachary A., Cicero, Theodore J.

“…•Co-occurring opioid and methamphetamine use have doubled from 2011 to 2017.•Methamphetamine serves as an easily accessible and affordable substitute to…”
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Sex and gender-related differences in alcohol use and its consequences: Contemporary knowledge and future research considerations by Erol, Almila, Karpyak, Victor M

“…Highlights • Compared to men, more women are lifetime abstainers, and drink less. • Women are less likely to develop alcohol-related disorders. • Women who…”
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Prevalence of comorbid substance use, anxiety and mood disorders in epidemiological surveys, 1990–2014: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lai, Harry Man Xiong, Cleary, Michelle, Sitharthan, Thiagarajan, Hunt, Glenn E

“…Highlights • A systematic review was conducted to assess comorbidity between substance use, mood and anxiety disorders. • Meta-analysis showed the strongest…”
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use disorder (SUD): A scoping review by Leza, Leire, Siria, Sandra, López-Goñi, José J., Fernández-Montalvo, Javier

“…•ACE are prevalent among people with substance addiction problems.•There is a positive association between ACEs and a later diagnosis of SUD.•It is necessary…”
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Stigma among health professionals towards patients with substance use disorders and its consequences for healthcare delivery: Systematic review by van Boekel, Leonieke C, Brouwers, Evelien P.M, van Weeghel, Jaap, Garretsen, Henk F.L

“…Abstract Background Healthcare professionals are crucial in the identification and accessibility to treatment for people with substance use disorders. Our…”
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A review: Fentanyl and non-pharmaceutical fentanyls by Suzuki, Joji, El-Haddad, Saria

“…Highlights • Fentanyl and non-pharmaceutical fentanyls (NPF) are contributing to overdoses. • Overdoses may be more likely from fentanyl products due to their…”
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Synthetic cannabinoids: Epidemiology, pharmacodynamics, and clinical implications by Castaneto, Marisol S, Gorelick, David A, Desrosiers, Nathalie A, Hartman, Rebecca L, Pirard, Sandrine, Huestis, Marilyn A

“…Abstract Background Synthetic cannabinoids (SC) are a heterogeneous group of compounds developed to probe the endogenous cannabinoid system or as potential…”
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Emotion regulation and substance use: A meta-analysis by Weiss, Nicole H., Kiefer, Reina, Goncharenko, Svetlana, Raudales, Alexa M., Forkus, Shannon R., Schick, Melissa R., Contractor, Ateka A.

“…There has been exponential growth in research on emotion regulation and substance use in the past decade. The current meta-analysis evaluated variability in…”
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The early impact of COVID-19 on the incidence, prevalence, and severity of alcohol use and other drugs: A systematic review by Schmidt, Rose A., Genois, Rosalie, Jin, Jonathan, Vigo, Daniel, Rehm, Jürgen, Rush, Brian

“…The aim of this paper was to examine the early impact of COVID-19 on substance use to assess implications for planning substance use treatment and support…”
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Treatment utilization among persons with opioid use disorder in the United States by Wu, Li-Tzy, Zhu, He, Swartz, Marvin S

“…Highlights • Of persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) nationally, 18% had heroin use disorder (HUD). • Persons with Rx OUD + HUD tended to be white,…”
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