BACKGROUND The problem of addiction is one of the four global crises. These patients are more vulnerable to mental disorders. This study aimed to examine the risk of suicide in drug dependent patients. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, patients who referred for addiction treatment were selected and the control group was chosen among their companions who did not have narcotic drugs depend...

Narcotic drug trafficking is a criminal and punishable offence in every country the world over. The use of certain narcotic drugs, on other hand (especially marijuana), has been legalised some countries, but under strict regulations. Like as signatory to United Nations Conventions Ghana implemented severe punitive sanctions for drug-related offences deter people from engaging this crime. This p...

Pretreatment with morphine-like agonists potentiates the behavioral effects of opioid antagonists, possibly reflecting a state of acute physical dependence. Several studies have used operant behavior to quantify these effects. However, little research has been done using unconditioned behavior. One objective of this study was to determine whether opioid agonist pretreatment (e.g., morphine, fen...

The use of ketorolac was studied in patients undergoing lumbar laminectomy and those receiving lumbar fusion with or without instrumentation. Laminectomy patients in the ketorolac group used significantly less narcotic analgesic than did those in the narcotic treatment group. Ketorolac patients in both surgical categories experienced better pain control than narcotic group patients did. Laminec...

Purpose. The objective of this study was to document the number of controlled substance prescriptions filled by adolescents and young adult patients in the 2 years prior to presentation for opiate dependence treatment. Methods. Opiate-dependent youth (N = 125) presenting to our Medication-Assisted Treatment for Addiction program from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010 were identified via electron...

In the United States, the abuse of prescription medications, and especially opiates, has significantly impacted escalating health-care costs, increased patient hospitalizations, and has led to a growing number of untimely deaths. Approximately 14% of American adults are using pain medications for nonmedical purposes; therefore, the recreational use of opioids is steadily on the rise. Contributi...

Narcotic use in pregnancy has been a noticeable clinical development con­ fronting the nursing and medical staff at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.3 This regional mater­ nity centre provides prenatal services and obstetric services to a catchment area of 28 000 primarily First Nations people.4 The services include 400 de­ liveries annually. Narcotic use during pregnancy became a cl...

Results of pathologic-morphological researches of a myocardium and coronary vessels of the persons who have died of acute poisoning with drugs against chronic narcotic intoxication are presented in the article. Microscopic research of tissues of heart was conducted with application of passable light and polarizing microscopy, thus, the revealed pathologic-morphological changes of a myocardium a...