harm reduction

Chris Brown Booted From Rehab, Bipolar Disorder to Blame?

Chris Brown booted from rehab, bipolar disorder to blame?
At the hearing regarding the rehab dismissal, facility representatives indicated Brown also refused to take a drug test while there, touched a female client on the elbow and made a… Continue reading

Addictive Behaviors Related to Opioid Use for Chronic Pain: A Population-Based Study.

Addictive behaviors related to opioid use for chronic pain: A population-based study.

Pain. 2013 Jul 29;
Højsted J, Ekholm O, Kurita GP, Juel K, Sjøgren P

The growing body of research showing increased opioid use in patients with chronic… Continue reading

Health Professionals Working With First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline.

Health professionals working with first nations, inuit, and métis consensus guideline.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2013 Jun; 35(6): 550-3
Wilson D, de la Ronde S, Brascoupé S, Apale AN, Barney L, Guthrie B, Harrold E, Horn O, Johnson R,… Continue reading

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Progenitors Differentiate to Cardiomyocytes and Form Biosynthetic Tissues.

Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac progenitors differentiate to cardiomyocytes and form biosynthetic tissues.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e65963
Christoforou N, Liau B, Chakraborty S, Chellapan M, Bursac N, Leong KW

The mammalian heart has little capacity to regenerate, and… Continue reading

Global Drug Policy Fuels Hepatitis C Epidemic, Report Warns.

Global drug policy fuels hepatitis C epidemic, report warns.

Lancet. 2013 Jun 1; 381(9881): 1891
Clark F

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Reversible acute kidney injury requiring haemodialysis five days after starting dronedarone in a stable 71-year-old man at risk… Continue reading

Breaking Worse: The Emergence of Krokodil and Excessive Injuries Among People Who Inject Drugs in Eurasia.

Breaking worse: The emergence of krokodil and excessive injuries among people who inject drugs in Eurasia.

Int J Drug Policy. 2013 May 30;
Grund JP, Latypov A, Harris M

BACKGROUND: Krokodil, a homemade injectable opioid, gained its moniker from… Continue reading

Zoned Out: “NIMBYism”, Addiction Services and Municipal Governance in British Columbia.

Zoned Out: “NIMBYism”, addiction services and municipal governance in British Columbia.

Int J Drug Policy. 2013 May 13;
Bernstein SE, Bennett D

In Canada, Provincial Governments have jurisdiction over delivery of healthcare including harm reduction services and Methadone Maintenance… Continue reading

Aripiprazole for Treating Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Symptoms in Ultrahigh-Risk Individuals.

Aripiprazole for Treating Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Symptoms in Ultrahigh-Risk Individuals.

Clin Neuropharmacol. 2013 May/June; 36(3): 98-99
Rolland B, Geoffroy PA, Jardri R, Cottencin O

Cannabis-induced psychotic symptoms (CIPSs) have both similarities and differences with positive symptoms of schizophrenia, and it… Continue reading

Causes, Consequences, and Prevention of Burnout Among Substance Abuse Treatment Counselors: A Rural Versus Urban Comparison.

Causes, consequences, and prevention of burnout among substance abuse treatment counselors: a rural versus urban comparison.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Jan-Mar; 45(1): 17-27
Oser CB, Biebel EP, Pullen E, Harp KL

Substance abuse counselors are vulnerable to burnout, which… Continue reading

Effects of Academic Service Learning in Drug Misuse and Addiction on Students’ Learning Preferences and Attitudes Toward Harm Reduction.

Effects of academic service learning in drug misuse and addiction on students’ learning preferences and attitudes toward harm reduction.

Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Apr 12; 77(3): 63
Kabli N, Liu B, Seifert T, Arnot MI

Objective. To examine… Continue reading