Polydrug abuse: a review of opioid and benzodiazepine combination use

JD Jones, S Mogali, SD Comer - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper reviews studies examining the pharmacological interactions and epidemiology of
the combined use of opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs). A search of English language …

[HTML][HTML] Management of benzodiazepine misuse and dependence

J Brett, B Murnion - Australian prescriber, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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BAP updated guidelines: evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity …

AR Lingford-Hughes, S Welch… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the treatment of substance
abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity with psychiatric disorders primarily focus on …

Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine discontinuation in chronic benzodiazepine users

L Baandrup, BH Ebdrup… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Prolonged treatment with benzodiazepines is common practice despite clinical
recommendations of short‐term use. Benzodiazepines are used by approximately 4% of the …

Harm reduction in the time of COVID-19: Case study of homelessness and drug use in Dublin, Ireland

A O'Carroll, T Duffin, J Collins - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Dublin appears to have performed very well as compared to various scenarios for COVID-19
mortality amongst homeless and drug using populations. The experience, if borne out by …

Pharmacotherapy in the treatment of addiction: methadone

MJ Kreek, L Borg, E Ducat… - Women, Children, and …, 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
them vulnerable to social ostracism, vilification, and prosecution. Fourth, the association of
female sexuality and drug use has been persistent. Last, addicted women have largely …

Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance misuse, addiction and comorbidity: recommendations from the British Association for …

AR Lingford-Hughes, S Welch… - Journal of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the treatment of substance
misuse, addiction and comorbidity with psychiatric disorders primarily focus on their …

Benzodiazepines, methadone and buprenorphine: interactions and clinical management

N Lintzeris, S Nielsen - The American Journal on Addictions, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are widely used by heroin users not in treatment, and by patients
in methadone and buprenorphine (BPN) treatment. This review examines the epidemiology …

Variables associated with perceived sleep disorders in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients

E Peles, S Schreiber, M Adelson - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2006 - Elsevier
To characterize sleep disorders in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients, we
evaluated sleep quality of 101 non-selective patients from our MMT clinic in Israel between …

Differences in prevalence of prescription opiate misuse among rural and urban probationers

JR Havens, CB Oser, CG Leukefeld… - The American journal …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
We compared the prevalence of prescription opiate misuse among 2 cohorts of felony
probationers (N= 1525). Multiple logistic regression was utilized to determine the …