Drug and alcohol review
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Drug and alcohol review · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyRegaining control: the patient experience of supervised compared with unsupervised consumption in opiate substitution treatment.
Supervised consumption of opiate substitution treatment is standard practice in the UK yet little is known about the patient experience of this treatment modality. This study aimed to assess the patient experience of receiving supervised compared with unsupervised consumption of methadone or buprenorphine. ⋯ This study provides an important patient perspective and is the first in-depth qualitative investigation directly comparing supervision with unsupervised treatment to consider both patient and professional perspectives. Overall, our qualitative findings suggest that flexibly timed discontinuation of supervision may have positive benefits.
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Drug and alcohol review · Sep 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialInvestigating the 'bath salt' panic: the rarity of synthetic cathinone use among students in the United States.
Until recently, synthetic cathinones marketed as 'bath salts' were legally sold at convenience stores and online in the USA. Media reports initiated concerns of a growing 'bath salt' epidemic. Despite media attention and the recent legal action banning synthetic cathinones, little is known about its prevalence or users. ⋯ 'Bath salts' have received a great deal of media attention in the USA, yet the prevalence of synthetic cathinone use among our sample was extremely rare. We suggest that the media attention focusing on synthetic cathinone use as a growing epidemic may be largely misplaced.
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Drug and alcohol review · May 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialPrevalence and key covariates of non-medical prescription opioid use among the general secondary student and adult populations in Ontario, Canada.
To assess the prevalence and key covariates of non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) in two representative surveys of adults (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Monitor, CM) and secondary-school students (Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, OSDUHS). ⋯ NMPOU was high in adults and especially students. Independent predictors of NMPOU were largely inconsistent by sex. Notably, NMPOU is widely distributed across socio-demographic and -economic strata, and thus requires broad-based interventions.