Publications by authors named "Besnier Marc"

Article Synopsis
  • Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) occurs in infants after exposure to opioids during pregnancy, with buprenorphine often used for treatment in mothers.
  • A study analyzed data from 75 term newborns treated for NOWS in neonatal intensive care units, finding that higher doses of maternal buprenorphine correlated with longer withdrawal durations and more severe symptoms.
  • The research suggests that increasing doses of buprenorphine during pregnancy leads to more severe NOWS, indicating a need for further exploration of dosing practices to improve outcomes for affected infants.
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Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) ranks among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders worldwide. Despite current treatments, more than half of patients relapse within weeks after treatment. In animal models, exposure to environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to be a promising approach to reduce relapse.

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Objective: To conduct a review of actions proposed by French health care providers to promote the installation of general practitioners.

Method: Descriptive study among health actors in mainland France included website browsing, sending emails and phone calls with standardized questionnaire on the actions carried out to promote installation of general practitioners.

Results: 313 agencies were approached and 192 replied.

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Background: The success of pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation in real-life remains limited, with a significant number of long-term relapses. Despite first promising results, the duration of the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes is still unknown. Our objective was to assess the duration of the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes on smoking cessation and reduction in daily smokers.

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