Substance use & misuse
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Substance use & misuse · Jan 2012
Screening for addictive disorders within a workers' compensation clinic: an exploratory study.
We conducted a cross-sectional study investigating the extent of addictive disorders within a workers' compensation (WC) clinic. We also examined the feasibility of substance abuse screening within the same clinic. ⋯ Importantly, the addition of this screening was brief, economical, and well accepted by patients. Further research should analyze the costs and benefits of detection and intervention of substance-related disorders in this setting.
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Substance use & misuse · Jan 2012
Use and misuse of opioid replacement therapies: a Queensland study.
Buprenorphine/naloxone has recently been introduced in Australia and is available for unsupervised dosing within Queensland. A retrospective observational study of data collected during 2000-2007 for clients obtaining injecting equipment from the Brisbane Harm Reduction Centre in Queensland is presented. ⋯ Furthermore, the misuse of opioid replacement therapies represented less than 5% of all illicit opioid injections. Implications and study limitations are discussed.