All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

The next step towards a better life

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Treatment
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Addiction

The purpose of this guide is to give people an idea of what you can expect when they have finished the process of detoxification. Ideas to help people stay away from alcohol and other drugs. Also explains the stages of the recovery, as well...

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Highlights

  • MMT during incarceration leads to lower injection drug and heroin use.
  • MMT during incarceration leads to fewer non-fatal overdoses.
  • MMT during incarceration leads to higher rates of engagement in treatment.

Abstract

Recen...

Tobacco Use Decreases Visual Sensitivity in Schizophrenia

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Mental Health

Smoking prevalence in patients who are diagnosed with schizophrenia (SCZ) is higher than in the general population. Chronic tobacco use in SCZ patients may reduce the side effects of antipsychotic drugs, thus serving as a self-medication...

Diagnosis of Stroke Due to Cocaine and Its Complications

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Public Health

Introduction: Cocaine is an independent cerebrovascular risk factor both for ischaemic and haemorrhagic events, above all among persons under 55 years of age.

Report: A case report of stroke due to the consumption of cocaine is used to...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Medial Prefrontal and Cingulate Cortices Reduces Cocaine Self-Administration: A Pilot Study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

Background: Previous studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may serve as a potential treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD), which remains a public health problem...

Differences between Psychotic Disorders with Concurrent Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Induced Psychoses

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Scientific article
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Family
Mental Health

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Background: The fact that Cannabis use can lead to psychotic symptoms has been recognized years ago. Moreover, when the patient is using cannabis, the distinction between a primary psychotic disorder and a cannabis-induced...

How Do People with Mood and Anxiety Disorders Perceive and Interpret the Drinking Motives Questionnaire?

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Scientific article
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Men
Women
Public Health
Mental Health

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Background

Research has identified drinking motives as the final common pathway to alcohol use, and associations between specific drinking motives and drinking patterns have consistently been demonstrated. Data on drinking...

Supporting Nurse Mentors to Reduce the Barriers to Implementing Alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in Primary Care

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Book
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Treatment
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Addiction

Key Findings

  • The findings of this project suggest that providing a relatively low level of support to nurse mentors based in primary care leads to a significant increase in the delivery of IBA.
  • There was a marked increase in the...

Enhanced Amygdala-Striatal Functional Connectivity during the Processing of Cocaine Cues in Male Cocaine Users with a History of Childhood Trauma

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Addiction

Background and Aims: Childhood trauma is associated with increased levels of anxiety later in life, an increased risk for the development of substance use disorders, and neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the amygdala and frontostriatal...