Methamphetamine and cardiovascular pathology: a review of the evidence

S Kaye, R McKetin, J Duflou, S Darke - Addiction, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine the literature pertaining to the cardiovascular effects of methamphetamine
and discuss the implications for methamphetamine users. Methods Relevant literature was …

A bitter pill. Overview of ecstasy (MDMA, MDA) related fatalities

F Schifano - Psychopharmacology, 2004 - Springer
Rationale The issue of ecstasy-related fatalities has extensively attracted the attention of
both the media and the general public, but less so of the scientific literature. Objectives The …

Predictors of opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain: a prospective cohort study

TJ Ives, PR Chelminski, CA Hammett-Stabler… - BMC health services …, 2006 - Springer
Background Opioid misuse can complicate chronic pain management, and the non-medical
use of opioids is a growing public health problem. The incidence and risk factors for opioid …

A primary care, multi-disciplinary disease management program for opioid-treated patients with chronic non-cancer pain and a high burden of psychiatric comorbidity

PR Chelminski, TJ Ives, KM Felix, SD Prakken… - BMC Health Services …, 2005 - Springer
Background Chronic non-cancer pain is a common problem that is often accompanied by
psychiatric comorbidity and disability. The effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary pain …

Mortality among opiate users: opioid maintenance therapy, age and causes of death

T Clausen, H Waal, M Thoresen, M Gossop - Addiction, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This study investigates how age of opioid users is related to causes of death prior to,
during and after opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), and estimates risks of death from …

Mortality among young injection drug users in San Francisco: a 10-year follow-up of the UFO study

JL Evans, JI Tsui, JA Hahn, PJ Davidson… - American journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
This study examined associations between mortality and demographic and risk
characteristics among young injection drug users in San Francisco, California, and …

Methamphetamine‐related fatalities in Australia: demographics, circumstances, toxicology and major organ pathology

S Kaye, S Darke, J Duflou, R McKetin - Addiction, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the demographic characteristics, circumstances of death, toxicological
results and major organ pathology of methamphetamine‐related deaths in Australia. Design …

Pain and addiction: an integrative therapeutic approach

A Manhapra, WC Becker - Medical Clinics, 2018 - medical.theclinics.com
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Drug poisoning deaths in Sweden show a predominance of ethanol in mono-intoxications, adverse drug–alcohol interactions and poly-drug use

AW Jones, FC Kugelberg, A Holmgren… - Forensic science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Over a 10-year period (1998–2007) all deaths in Sweden classified by forensic pathologists
as fatal drug poisonings (N= 6894) were retrieved from a toxicology database (TOXBASE) …

[PDF][PDF] An analysis of UK drug policy

P Reuter, A Stevens - 2007 - kar.kent.ac.uk
Executive summary Despite the long-standing political prominence of the problem, relatively
coherent strategies and substantial investment, the United Kingdom remains at the top of the …