Search Results - "Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy"

Is there room for resilience? A scoping review and critique of substance use literature and its utilization of the concept of resilience by Rudzinski, Katherine, McDonough, Peggy, Gartner, Rosemary, Strike, Carol

“…Research in the area of illicit substance use remains preoccupied with describing and analyzing the risks of people who use drugs (PWUD), however more recently…”
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Conceptualizing patient-centered care for substance use disorder treatment: findings from a systematic scoping review by Marchand, Kirsten, Beaumont, Scott, Westfall, Jordan, MacDonald, Scott, Harrison, Scott, Marsh, David C, Schechter, Martin T, Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia

“…Despite ongoing efforts aimed to improve treatment engagement for people with substance-related disorders, evidence shows modest rates of utilization as well…”
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The prevalence of alcohol use disorders among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Duko, Bereket, Ayalew, Mohammed, Ayano, Getinet

“…Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and associated with a greater risk of poor medication adherence, unsafe sexual…”
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The impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on drug overdose-related deaths in the United States and Canada: a systematic review of observational studies and analysis of public health surveillance data by Imtiaz, Sameer, Nafeh, Frishta, Russell, Cayley, Ali, Farihah, Elton-Marshall, Tara, Rehm, Jürgen

“…There are preliminary indications that the trajectory of drug overdose-related deaths in North America has been exacerbated due to the novel coronavirus…”
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Use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other substances during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Europe: a survey on 36,000 European substance users by Manthey, Jakob, Kilian, Carolin, Carr, Sinclair, Bartak, Miroslav, Bloomfield, Kim, Braddick, Fleur, Gual, Antoni, Neufeld, Maria, O'Donnell, Amy, Petruzelka, Benjamin, Rogalewicz, Vladimir, Rossow, Ingeborg, Schulte, Bernd, Rehm, Jürgen

“…SARS-CoV-2 reached Europe in early 2020 and disrupted the private and public life of its citizens, with potential implications for substance use. The objective…”
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Alcohol use disorder severity and reported reasons not to seek treatment: a cross-sectional study in European primary care practices by Probst, Charlotte, Manthey, Jakob, Martinez, Alicia, Rehm, Jürgen

“…Alcohol use disorders are among the mental disorders with the lowest treatment rates. Increasing the treatment rates requires insight on the reasons why…”
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Chronic pain and opioid misuse: a review of reviews by Voon, Pauline, Karamouzian, Mohammad, Kerr, Thomas

“…The crisis of prescription opioid (PO) related harms has focused attention toward identifying and treating high-risk populations. This review aims to…”
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Higher doses of naloxone are needed in the synthetic opiod era by Moss, Ronald B, Carlo, Dennis J

“…There has been a dramatic increase of deaths due to illicit fentanyl. We examined the pharmacology of fentanyl and reviewed data on the number of repeat doses…”
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Mindfulness-based programs for substance use disorders: a systematic review of manualized treatments by Korecki, J Richard, Schwebel, Frank J, Votaw, Victoria R, Witkiewitz, Katie

“…Substance use disorders are prevalent and returning to substance use (i.e., relapse) following treatment is common, underscoring the need for effective…”
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A narrative review of alcohol consumption as a risk factor for global burden of disease by Rehm, Jürgen, Imtiaz, Sameer

“…Since the original Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) for alcohol consumption as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study for 1990, there had been regular…”
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Stigma: how it affects the substance use disorder patient by Zwick, Janet, Appleseth, Hannah, Arndt, Stephan

“…Abstract The stigma surrounding individuals who have substance use disorders is a pervasive phenomenon that has had detrimental effects on treatment outcomes,…”
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Building healthcare provider relationships for patient-centered care: A qualitative study of the experiences of people receiving injectable opioid agonist treatment by Marchand, Kirsten, Foreman, Julie, MacDonald, Scott, Harrison, Scott, Schechter, Martin T, Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia

“…Injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) was designed as a pragmatic and compassionate approach for people who have not benefitted from medication assisted…”
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Validity of self-reported substance use: research setting versus primary health care setting by Khalili, Parvin, Nadimi, Ali Esmaeili, Baradaran, Hamid Reza, Janani, Leila, Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin, Rajabi, Zohre, Rahmani, Abdollah, Hojati, Zahra, Khalagi, Kazem, Motevalian, Seyed Abbas

“…Self-reported substance use is more likely to be influenced by underreporting bias compared to the biological markers. Underreporting bias or validity of…”
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Multi-level predictors of psychological problems among methadone maintenance treatment patients in difference types of settings in Vietnam by Le, Tuan Anh, Le, Mai Quynh Thi, Dang, Anh Duc, Dang, Anh Kim, Nguyen, Cuong Tat, Pham, Hai Quang, Vu, Giang Thu, Hoang, Chi Linh, Tran, Tung Thanh, Vuong, Quan-Hoang, Tran, Tung Hoang, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A, Ho, Cyrus S H, Ho, Roger C M

“…Methadone, a long-acting opioid agonist maintenance treatment (MMT) is used to treat opioid addiction by preventing opioid withdrawal and reducing cravings…”
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Sweden's first Take-Home Naloxone program: participant characteristics, dose endpoints and predictors for overdose reversals by Holmén, Elin, Warnqvist, Anna, Kåberg, Martin

“…Opioid overdoses are a growing concern, particularly among people who inject drugs. Sweden, with a comparatively high proportion of drug-related mortality,…”
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An overview of select cannabis use and supply indicators pre- and post-legalization in Canada by Fischer, Benedikt, Lee, Angelica, Robinson, Tessa, Hall, Wayne

“…Abstract Background Canada implemented the legalization and regulation of non-medical cannabis use, production and sale in 2018 aiming to improve public health…”
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Global cocaine intoxication research trends during 1975-2015: a bibliometric analysis of Web of Science publications by Zyoud, Sa'ed H, Waring, W Stephen, Al-Jabi, Samah W, Sweileh, Waleed M

“…Cocaine is subject to recreational abuse as a stimulant and psychoactive agent, which poses a major worldwide health problem. The aim of the present study was…”
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Cultural interventions to treat addictions in Indigenous populations: findings from a scoping study by Rowan, Margo, Poole, Nancy, Shea, Beverley, Gone, Joseph P, Mykota, David, Farag, Marwa, Hopkins, Carol, Hall, Laura, Mushquash, Christopher, Dell, Colleen

“…Cultural interventions offer the hope and promise of healing from addictions for Indigenous people.a However, there are few published studies specifically…”
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Factor structure of the depression anxiety stress Scale-21 (DASS-21): Unidimensionality of the Arabic version among Egyptian drug users by Ali, Amira Mohammed, Green, Joseph

“…Emotional distress is common among illicit drug users, and it can negatively affect treatment outcomes and increase the risk of relapse. Nonetheless,…”
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Smoking identified as preferred mode of opioid safe supply use; investigating correlates of smoking preference through a 2021 cross-sectional study in British Columbia by Kamal, Ariba, Ferguson, Max, Xavier, Jessica C, Liu, Lisa, Graham, Brittany, Lock, Kurt, Buxton, Jane A

“…The increasing number of illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia (BC) has led to calls for a regulated (pharmaceutical grade) supply of substances…”
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