The medical personnel are vulnerable to substance abuse and dependence due to ready access to substance of abuse. Addiction is considered as an occupational hazard for those involved in the practice of anaesthesia for the same reason. Substance abuse is defined as a psychosocial biogenetic disease, which results from dynamic interplay between a susceptible host and favourable environment. Accor...

This report describes a rare case of adult intussusception in a patient with a history of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure; complicated by a history of narcotic abuse, methadone dependence, and methamphetamine abuse. Adult patients who have undergone a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure may be at an increased risk of developing intussusception, and clinicians involved in their care should b...

OBJECTIVES The late effects of RT are not well reported in patients with oral tongue cancer (OTC). This study reports the incidence of late effects and factors associated with the development of late effects in OTC patients. METHODS Patients with OTC treated in our institution from 2003 to 2013 were evaluated. The association between RT doses, including mandible maximum and minimum doses and ...

Abstract In Saudi Arabia, there are concerning rates of non-compliance with pharmaceutical regulations prohibiting the pharmacy dispensing prescription-only medications without a physician prescription. This is first study in Middle East which examines physicians’ perceptions regarding misuse codeine, listed as narcotic, controlled, and drug. The CODEMISUSED survey was adapted to Arabian contex...

BACKGROUND Ketorolac's efficacy as a postoperative analgesic has been shown to be comparable to that of narcotic analgesics, but with significantly fewer narcotic-related adverse events. OBJECTIVE To assess whether the choice of postoperative analgesic, narcotic or ketorolac, has an impact on healthcare resource utilization and cost durng inpatients' recovery period. DESIGN Retrospective, m...

S 7 DEVELOPMENT OF POLYLACTIC/GLYCOLIC ACID DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF NARCOTIC ADDICTION A.D. Schwope, D.L. Wise, J.F. Howes 13 DEVELOPMENT OF INJECTABLE MICROCAPSULES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF NARCOTIC ADDICTION C. Thies 19 LONG-ACTING NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST COMPLEXES A.P. Gray, W.J. Guardina 21 SUSTAINED RELEASE OF NALTREXONE FROM GLYCERIDE IMPLANTS M.F. Sullivan, D.R. Kalkwarf ...

OBJECTIVE To document the incidence and outcomes of narcotic use during pregnancy in northwestern Ontario. DESIGN Three-year prospective cohort study. SETTING Sioux Lookout and surrounding communities in northwestern Ontario. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1206 consecutive births in a catchment area of 28 000 First Nations patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of narcotic use, and maternal...