Pain is an ever-present problem in patients with pressure ulcers. As an advocate for persons
with pressure ulcers, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) is concerned …

BACKGROUND Many opioid-dependent patients do not receive care for addiction issues
when hospitalized for other medical problems. Based on 3 years of clinical practice, we …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Despite the high prevalence of pain among people who
inject drugs (PWID s), clinicians may be reluctant to prescribe opioid‐based analgesia to …

Aims: To evaluate factors and methods associated with self-management of pain among
people who inject drugs (IDUs) in Vancouver (Canada). Patients & methods: This cross …

Bakgrunn: Smertebehandling til opioidavhengige er krevende fordi opioidavhengighet
stimulerer nevropsykologiske, atferdsmessige og sosiale responser, som igjen forsterker …

Substance abuse is considered a major health problem in the United States, with 22.3% of
deaths attributed to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use [1]. The use of injection drugs …

The aim of this exploratory study was to examine substance users' perspectives towards
their acute pain management in the acute hospital setting. Barriers to optimal pain …

Paenibacillus larvae causes American foulbrood in honey bees. We describe P. larvae
bacteremia in 5 injection drug users who had self-injected honey-prepared methadone …

Background An active intravenous substance use disorder is often the primary cause of
infectious diseases in this population of users and creates a barrier to successful parenteral …

BACKGROUND: Substance‐abusing adults are admitted to hospitals for medical
complications from their drug and alcohol use at substantially higher rates than the general …