The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there are differences in overall and cause-specific mortality rates of opiate users in maintenance treatment and of opiate users not in any drug treatment program in Vienna, Austria. A cohort of opiate-users enrolled in maintenance treatment in Vienna and a cohort of individuals involved in opiate-related emergencies from 1995 to 1997 were re...

INTRODUCTION Many patients in maintenance treatment programs for opioid dependence are parents to underage children. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore how parents who are regular patients in maintenance treatment perceive their parenthood. METHODS The study used a qualitative approach. The informants were recruited by staff at a substance abuse clinic in Sweden. Criteria for in...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Buprenorphine and methadone are widely used for the treatment of opioid dependence, but their diversion and/or misuse are frequent. In principle, buprenorphine/naloxone combination therapy should be associated with a lower frequency of drug abuse/misuse than methadone. This study assessed the efficacy of the substitution of buprenorphine treatment with the buprenorphin...

background substance use in patients with psychiatric disorder is an every-day seen. detection of this comorbidity can significantly affect the treatment of these disorders, as well as substance use. objectives this study has been conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of substance use in hospitalized psychiatric patients. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 210 hospi...

Opioids contribute to 70% of the negative health impact associated with drug use disorders. A new opioid withdrawal protocol using over-the-counter medications loperamide and P-glycoprotein inhibitor (omeprazole) was described by Dr Al Garhy previously. In this article successful protocol, evidenced Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, is discussed in a case series.

Please cite this paper as: Reece AS. Restoring the Double Disconnect: Towards a Conceptual Reinstatement of Opiate Addiction as a High Risk Behaviour. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2012; 1(2): 47-9. DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.6936 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The fact that the long term health effects of opiates have been seriously underestimated is a potent stimu...

KPNA3 is a gene that has been linked to schizophrenia susceptibility. In this study we investigated the possible association between KPNA3 variation and schizophrenia. To investigate a wider role of KPNA3 across psychiatric disorders we also analysed major depression, PTSD, nicotine dependent, alcohol dependent and opiate dependent cohorts. Using a haplotype block-based gene-tagging approach we...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Opiate use for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly high-dose (HD) use, is associated with increased mortality. It's assumed that opiate use is directly related to IBD-related complaints, although this hasn't been well defined. Our goal was to determine the indications for opiate use as a first step in developing strategies to prevent or decrease opiate use. METHODS ...

Addiction to the illicit and prescribed use of opiate is an alarming public health issue. Studies on addictive disorders have demonstrated severe nutritional deficiencies in opiate abusers with behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms. Opiate addiction is also link with a significant number of diseases including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other blood...