THE GOAL The goal of this study was to determine the effect of psychoactive substances (drugs) on the presence and frequency of oral Candida species and Candida dubliniensis. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the purpose of achieving the set goals, we chose a sample. Sixty bed-ridden patients from the Institute for Alcoholism and Other Addictions in Sarajevo Canton, both males and females between 18 ...

market, the rest of the scene gradually moved with them including the substantial proportion of drug users who preferred obtaining their prescriptions from less conspicuous chemist shops. Although the chemist proprietor reported in 1983 that the number of addict maintenance prescriptions he dispensed halved in the second half of 1982, after the publicity over Dr Khan's case, the thriving market...

abstract  introduction: the use of illicit drugs is increasingly prevalent among young people in many countries. the adverse consequences of drug use by youth includes dependence, overdose, accidents, physical and psychological damage, and premature death. methods: this cross-sectional was conducted on men at least 15 years old in isfahan. data were collected using two questionnaires filled out...

Withdrawal from opiates, such as heroin or oral narcotics, is characterized by a host of aversive physical and emotional symptoms. High rates of relapse and limited treatment success rates for opiate addiction have prompted a search for new approaches. For many opiate addicts, achieving abstinence may be further complicated by poly-drug use and co-morbid mental disorders. Research over the past...

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...

Substance abuse and addiction are the most costly of all the neuropsychiatric disorders. In the last decades, much progress has been achieved in understanding the effects of the drugs of abuse in the brain. However, efficient treatments that prevent relapse have not been developed. Drug addiction is now considered a brain disease, because the abuse of drugs affects several brain functions. Neur...

Methadone maintenance therapy is designed to reduce the need for addicts to use heroin or other illegal opiates. Death in patients starting on such a program has not previously been documented. We report the death of 10 persons who died within days of starting a methadone maintenance program administered by general practitioners. Their bodies were subject to a full autopsy by forensic pathologi...