Drug overdose an important cause of death amongst people experiencing homelessness
1. 1 in 4 deaths of people experiencing homelessness in Boston, Massachusetts were attributable to drug overdose between the years ...
Tag: substance use disorder
Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections may be prevalent amongst patients with substance use disorder
1. Patients initiating care at one substance use disorder clinic had high rates of HCV and several other sexually transmitted ...
Co-occurring substance use disorders are common in pregnant women
1. Approximately 7% of pregnant women were diagnosed with at least one substance use disorder at delivery. 2. Many patients ...
#VisualAbstract: Substance use and mental health conditions in adolescents associated with future non- prescription opioid use
1. Recreational substance use and mental health problems were found to be independently associated with non-medical prescription opioid use in ...
Substance use and mental health conditions in adolescents associated with future non- prescription opioid use
1. Recreational substance use and mental health problems were found to be independently associated with non-medical prescription opioid use in ...
Half of Ontario, Canada psychiatric emergency patients not previously seen in outpatient mental health
1. In this cohort study, almost half of the psychiatric presentations to the emergency department (ED) had not received outpatient ...
Wellness Check: Mental Health
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Hospitalized patients with substance use disorder benefit from navigation services
1. Patients who received navigation services had significantly fewer inpatient readmissions and emergency department visits compared to those who received ...
Naltrexone-bupropion treatment provides a higher response for methamphetamine use disorder
1. Combinatorial naltrexone and bupropion treatment were shown to have a higher response than placebo for patients with methamphetamine use ...
#VisualAbstract: Acamprosate found an effective and tolerable interventions for alcohol dependence
1. Out of 43 interventions, acamprosate was the only intervention associated with greater likelihood of alcohol abstinence compared to placebo. ...
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