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Risk-taking and the adolescent brain: who is at risk?
Developmental Science Volume 10, Issue 2, Page F8-F14, Mar 2007.
Abstract Relative to other ages, adolescence is described as a period of increased impulsive and risk-taking behavior that can lead to fatal outcomes (suicide, substance abuse, HIV, accidents, etc.). This study was designed to examine neural correlates of...
Methadone-exposed newborn infants: outcome after alterations to a service for mothers and infants
Child: Care, Health and Development Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 206-212, Mar 2007.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of a shared care approach in clinical management with a drug liaison midwife (DLM) service for mothers and infants established in 1995–1996 in an inner city area and to address the problem of congenital abnormali...
Detoxification study which compared the short-time efficacy of a standardised regimen comprising 6 days Buprenorphine and 10 days Valproate to a control group who took a 10-day traditional Clonidine/Carbamazepine regimen.
Heavy Drinking Takes Excessive Toll On Women With Hepatitis C
Women tend to survive longer than men if infected with the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus (HCV) -- but if they drink heavily, that survival advantage completely disappears, according to a new study."Previous studies indicated that alcohol use is a risk factor for HCV disease progression, but they seldom examined the effect on women and men separately," said lead author Chiung Chen. "Even fewer studies were able to examine the effect of alcohol on HCV mortality. [click link for full article]
Toward a New Recovery Movement
William White's history of addiction treatment. Keywords: history, alcoholism, treatment, theory.
Patient Level Opioid Risk Management
Technical guide to the use of opioids in the management of pain. Keywords: opioids, pain, clinical management.
Safer Management of Controlled Drugs
Department of Health (UK) advice on control and security for controlled drugs. Keywords: pharmacists, chemists, storage, management, controlled drugs.
Drinking: adults’ behaviour and knowledge in 2006
A report on research using the ONS Omnibus Survey produced by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Information Centre for Health and Social Care. Keywords: drinking patterns, consumption, alcohol misuse, prevention, education.
