Addiction
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Case Reports
A case of heroin overdose reversed by sublingually administered buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone).
Opioid overdose is a major source of morbidity and mortality in injection drug users in the United States and many other countries. ⋯ Sublingually administered buprenorphine/naloxone might be used as a means to reverse opioid overdose.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Distinguishing signs of opioid overdose and indication for naloxone: an evaluation of six overdose training and naloxone distribution programs in the United States.
This study assessed overdose and naloxone administration knowledge among current or former opioid abusers trained and untrained in overdose-response in the United States. ⋯ Results suggest that naloxone training programs in the United States improve participants' ability to recognize and respond to opioid overdoses in the community. Drug users with overdose training and confidence in their abilities to respond may effectively prevent overdose mortality.
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Multicenter Study
Validation of the Alcohol, Smoking And Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST).
The concurrent, construct and discriminative validity of the World Health Organization's Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were examined in a multi-site international study. ⋯ The findings demonstrated that the ASSIST is a valid screening test for identifying psychoactive substance use in individuals who use a number of substances and have varying degrees of substance use.