Frequency and severity of non-fatal opioid overdoses among clients attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.02.027
Abstract: BACKGROUND Pharmaceutical opioid overdose rates have increased in recent years. The current study aimed to compare rates per 1000 injections of non-fatal overdose after heroin or oxycodone injection, and their comparative clinical severity. METHODS Analysis… read more here.
Keywords: injecting centre; sydney medically; non fatal; medically supervised ... See more keywords
Executive functions are associated with weight loss during participation in a medically supervised weight loss program
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DOI: 10.1016/j.obmed.2017.12.002
Abstract: Abstract Executive dysfunction is common in obesity and has significant implications for weight loss treatment. Twenty-four patients completed a measure of executive functions before participating in a medically supervised weight loss program. Working memory, emotional… read more here.
Keywords: supervised weight; executive functions; weight loss; medically supervised ... See more keywords
The effects of cytochrome P450 2D6 inhibitors on a high-dose tramadol taper for medically supervised opioid withdrawal: a retrospective chart review
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DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1818912
Abstract: Abstract Background: Tramadol is used off-label for medically supervised opioid withdrawal. Tramadol is metabolized by CYP2D6 to an active metabolite with significantly more pharmacologic activity compared to the parent compound. Objectives: The objective of this… read more here.
Keywords: tramadol taper; opioid withdrawal; medically supervised; withdrawal ... See more keywords
Women Have Lower Mortality Than Men After Attending a Long-Term Medically Supervised Exercise Program
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DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000623
Abstract: We speculated that women would have better survival than men after attending a long-term medically supervised exercise program. After assessing 2236 participants (33% women) during a median follow-up of 11 yr, women had better survival… read more here.
Keywords: supervised exercise; long term; medically supervised; men attending ... See more keywords
The print media's construction of the 'drug problem' in Victorian newspapers: The case of North Richmond Community Health's medically supervised injecting room.
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.13392
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The media's influence on policy has been widely documented. This study sought to investigate how Melbourne's medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) was represented in the print media. METHODS A qualitative discourse analysis of Victorian… read more here.
Keywords: print media; medically supervised; drug; drug problem ... See more keywords
“Overdose Has Many Faces”: The Politics of Care in Responding to Overdose at Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre
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DOI: 10.1177/00914509221134716
Abstract: Drug consumption room literature often presents overdose as a stable phenomenon, which can be responded to in the same way from one context to the next. The literature is dominated by a clinical paradigm that… read more here.
Keywords: politics care; medically supervised; supervised injecting; care ... See more keywords
Is fasting safe? A chart review of adverse events during medically supervised, water-only fasting
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DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2136-6
Abstract: BackgroundEvidence suggests that fasting, during which only water is consumed, results in potentially health promoting physiological effects. However, peer-reviewed research assessing the safety of water-only fasting is lacking. To address this, we conducted a chart… read more here.
Keywords: supervised water; water; water fasting; medically supervised ... See more keywords