Cannabis is one of the most widely used illicit substance among users of stimulants such as
cocaine and amphetamines. Interestingly, increasing recent evidence points toward the …

Drug addiction is present in a significant proportion of the population in the USA and
worldwide. Drug addiction can occur with the abuse of many types of substances including …

METHODS: We included all cases presenting at the emergency department (ED) of the
University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland, between October 2013 and September 2014 with …

Background: The international literature reports that for every completed suicide there are
between 8 and 22 visits to an Emergency Department (ED) for attempted suicide/suicidal …

Background There are few studies on mortality on individuals entering treatment for
cannabis use disorders. Objectives To estimate mortality risk for individuals treated for …

Objective: Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) has been associated with multiple complications
and premature death. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationship …

Background Emergency departments may be a useful information source to describe the
demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with acute cocaine-related medical …

Cocaine is the third most common substance of abuse after cannabis and alcohol. The use
of cocaine as an illicit substance is implicated as a causative factor for multisystem …

Abstract Purpose of Review Abuse of illicit substances and prescription opioids is a growing
problem that presents challenges for pain management in the inpatient and outpatient …

In Europe, the prevalence of problematic heroin consumption is declining but, in spite of the
constant rise in the number of treated patients, many of them do not turn to a public treatment …