Rosic, Tea Naji, Leen Panesar, Balpreet Chai, Darren B Sanger, Nitika Dennis, Brittany B Marsh, David C Rieb, Launette Worster, Andrew Thabane, Lehana
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BMJ Open
Objectives Existing methods of measuring effectiveness of pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) are highly variable. Therefore, understanding patients’ treatment goals is an integral part of patient-centred care. Our objective is to explore whether patients’ treatment goals align with a frequently used clinical outcome, opioid abs...
Jankhotkaew, Jintana Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong Waleewong, Orratai Chaiyasong, Surasak Markchang, Kamolphat Wongworachate, Chadthapong Vathesatogkit, Prin Sritara, Piyamitr
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BMJ open
This study examined the association between alcohol consumption trajectory and deaths due to cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and all-cause mortality in Thailand. Data were obtained from a Thai prospective cohort study with more than 30 years of follow-up (n=1961). All participants resided in Bangkok and its vicinity. Employees from the Elect...
Watterson, Jason R Gabbe, B Rosenfeld, J V Ball, H Romero, L Dietze, P
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BMJ military health
Harmful or risky-single occasion drinking (RSOD) alcohol use in the military is a significant problem. However, most studies of interventions have focused on veterans, representing a missed opportunity for intervention with active military personnel. Using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) framework, th...
Torres, Neusa F Solomon, Vernon P Middleton, Lyn E
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BMJ Open
Objectives The study aimed at identifying the commonly used non-prescribed antibiotics (NPAs) and the main health conditions leading to the practices of self-medication with antibiotics (SMAs) in Maputo city, Mozambique. Design Cross-sectional qualitative study based on individual and group interviews. Setting The study was conducted in nine pharma...
Carr, Matthew J. Steeg, Sarah Mok, Pearl L. H. Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker Antonsen, Sussie Kapur, Nav Webb, Roger T.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The etiology of “dual harm” (the co-occurrence of self-harm and externalized violence in the same individual) is under-researched. Risk factors have mostly been investigated for each behavior separately. We aimed to examine adversities experienced between birth and age 15 years among adolescents and young adults with histories of self-harm and viol...
Patel, Rita Redmond, Niamh M Kesten, Joanna M Linton, Myles-Jay Horwood, Jeremy Wilcox, David Munafo, Jess Coast, Joanna Macleod, John Jeal, Nicola
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BMJ Open
Objectives The majority of female street-based sex workers (SSWs) are dependent on illicit drugs and sell sex to fund their drug use. They typically face multiple traumatic experiences, starting at a young age, which continue through sex work involvement. Their trauma-related symptoms tend to increase when drug use is reduced, hindering sustained r...
Feitoza, Thais de Souza Ferreira-de-Lima, Victor Henrique Câmara, Daniel Cardoso Portela Honório, Nildimar Alves Lounibos, L Philip Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes
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Insects
This study tests the hypotheses that the locomotor activity of Ae. albopictus females is not significantly altered by the presence of accessory gland (AG) extracts from conspecific and heterospecific males, and that Ae. albopictus females remain receptive to mating with conspecific males even after receiving AG of Ae. aegypti males. Virgin Ae. albo...
Crowley, Des Homeniuk, Robyn Delargy, Ide
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BMJ Open
Introduction The global opioid-related disease burden is significant. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) can be effective in reducing illicit opioid use and fatal overdose, and improving multiple health and social outcomes. Despite evidence for its effectiveness, there are significant deficits in OAT globally. COVID-19 has required rapid adaptation of ...
Mills, Katherine L Barrett, Emma Back, Sudie E Cobham, Vanessa E Bendall, Sarah Perrin, Sean Brady, Kathleen T Ross, Joanne Peach, Natalie Kihas, Ivana
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BMJ open
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder frequently co-occur and tend to have their onset during adolescence. Although research has highlighted the importance of treating these disorders in an integrated fashion, there is a dearth of empirically validated integrated treatment options for adolescents with this comorbidity. Th...
Sallie, Samantha N Ritou, Valentin Bowden-Jones, Henrietta Voon, Valerie
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BMJ Open
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has required drastic safety measures to control virus spread, including an extended self-isolation period. Stressful situations increase alcohol craving and consumption in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and non-AUD drinkers. Thus, we assessed how COVID-19 related stress may have affected drinking behaviours in the gener...
