Hintergrund: Nachdem das bundesdeutsche Modellprojekt zur heroingestützten Behandlung 2007 auslief, wurde vom Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Suchtforschung der Universität Hamburg (ZIS) ein Qualitätssicherungsprojekt aufgelegt, durch das die regelmäßige ...
Abstract:Aims: Investigation of altered consumption patterns of benzodiazepines and opioids during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study sample was extracted from an international web-based survey provided from April to ...
Abstract:Aims: Opioid misuse is an epidemic in the United States and globally, with adolescents affected by negative consequences including overdoses and deaths. Understanding how mental health and substance use ...
Hintergrund: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Zusammenhang zwischen der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) nach einem einmalig vorgekommenen Trauma und dem Heroinkonsum, der Schwere der Abhängigkeit und der Schwere der psychischen ...
In respect of demographic change, the number of older patients with substance abuse and addiction is on the raise. In this review we present important clinical and therapeutic aspects of substance abuse and addiction in the elderly and focus on alcohol, ...
Increase in New Approvals of Strong Opioid Medications in SwitzerlandAbstract. Consumption of pain medication, especially opioids, has risen sharply since 2000, both worldwide and in Switzerland. However, it is ...
Recommendations for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Therapy of Addiction Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract. Although the chronic consumption of alcohol and sedatives, and increasingly opioids, represents a major ...
Pain, Opioids and Their Crisis: Noisy and Silent SymptomsAbstract. Pain is a common reason for consultation in family practice and palliative care. The article addresses an update of the WHO guidelines and the benefits and ...
Noninvasive Treatments for Acute and Chronic Back PainAbstract. The therapy of back pain – especially the medication with opioids – can be challenging for the treating physician. Specific back pain can often be diagnosed by ...
<B>Objectives:</B> Differences between cocaine and crack co-users at baseline in a cohort of illicit opioid users in five Canadian cities (»OPICAN«) were explored. </P><P> <B>Methods:</B> Cohort subjects were recruited by snowball methods, and assessed ...