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J Small Anim Pract
January 2025
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
Objectives: To evaluate the perioperative efficacy of a modified supratemporal retrobulbar block in dogs undergoing ocular surgery.
Materials And Methods: In this prospective randomized clinical trial, dogs were premedicated with dexmedetomidine (1 mcg/kg im) and methadone (0.1 mg/kg im), induced with propofol to effect and maintained with isoflurane (FE'Iso 1.
J Addict Med
December 2024
From the Integrated Psychiatry, Pain, and Addiction Service, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (PA, JSHW, JM, MN, VWL, MJI, NM); Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (PA, MN, VWL, MJI, NM); Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (JSHW, RMK); Substance Use Response and Facilitation Service, BC Children's Hospital, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (MJI); BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (NM); Bridge, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA (AAH); Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital-Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA (AAH); Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (AAH); The C4 Foundation, Coronado, CA (RM); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (JSGM); Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (JSGM); and Pharmacokinetics Modeling and Simulation Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ARM).
Buprenorphine has superior safety in opioid use disorder compared with alternatives due to its action as a partial opioid agonist, which limits its ability to cause respiratory depression. There is a risk of precipitated opioid withdrawal after buprenorphine exposure in someone using full opioid agonists. Buprenorphine induction strategies that avoid precipitated withdrawal remain a crucial component for starting buprenorphine in individuals actively using opioids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) is commonly used to treat opioid addiction but can cause significant oral health issues, including poor oral hygiene, dental caries, periodontal disease, and bone resorption. These issues can negatively impact on overall quality of life, leading to both aesthetic and functional concerns.
Aim Of The Study: This research compares the oral health of individuals in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) with those starting MMT.
Prehosp Emerg Care
January 2025
Chicago Department of Public Health, Bureau of Behavioral Health, Chicago, Illinois.
Objectives: In 2021, the opioid overdose crisis led to 1441 fatalities in Chicago, the highest number ever recorded. Interdisciplinary post-overdose follow-up teams provide care at a critical window to mitigate opioid-related risk and associated fatalities. Our objective was to describe a pilot follow-up program in Chicago including eligible overdose incidents, provision of response team services, and program barriers and successes.
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December 2024
Bergamo Poison Center, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Amanita pantherina poisoning is a rare event poorly described. The clinical picture is usually associated with the one of A. muscaria, but A.
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