Latest Publications and Research on Prescription Drug Abuse

J. Infect. Dis.   2020 Jan 30   

HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Testing Among Commercially Insured Persons Who Inject Drugs, United States, 2010-2017.

Bull-Otterson L, Huang YA, Zhu W, King H, Edlin BR, Hoover KW

We assessed prevalence of testing for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among persons who inject drugs (PWID). ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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Oman Med J      

Factors Related to Relapse in Patients with Substance-related Disorders under Methadone Maintenance Therapy: Decision Tree Analysis.

Moradinazar M, Farnia V, Alikhani M, Karyani AK, Rezaei S, Rezaeian S, Matin BK, Najafi F

We sought to determine the main factors related to relapse in patients with substance-related disorders (SRDs) who received methadone maintenance ther ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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Front Behav Neurosci      

Dopamine D3 Receptor Antagonism Reverses the Escalation of Oxycodone Self-administration and Decreases Withdrawal-Induced Hyperalgesia and Irritability-Like Behavior in Oxycodone-Dependent Heterogeneous Stock Rats.

de Guglielmo G, Kallupi M, Sedighim S, Newman AH, George O

Prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, are highly effective analgesics for clinical pain management, but approximately 25% of patients who are presc ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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Int J Environ Res Public Health      

Gamified M-Health Attention Bias Modification Intervention for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Pilot Randomised Study.

Zhang MWB, Heng S, Amron SB, Mahreen Z, Song G, Fung DSS, Smith HE

Introduction: Globally, there is an epidemic of opioid use disorders. Locally, in Singapore, there is an increase in the number of individuals abusing ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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