A5010667921- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Policies and Family
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
Western Health
2017-2025
Monash University
2024-2025
Footscray Hospital
2017-2025
St Vincent's Hospital
2015
Inserm
2008-2014
Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé, Santé Mentale, Société
2010-2013
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2008-2012
University of Bristol
1967
Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective intervention for opioid dependence. Extended-release buprenorphine injections (BUP-XR) may have additional potential benefits over sublingual buprenorphine. This single-arm trial evaluated outcomes among people receiving 48 weeks of BUP-XR in diverse community healthcare settings Australia, permitting examination when delivered standard practice.Participants were recruited from a network specialist public drug services, primary care and some...
<h3>Objectives</h3> To measure the extent and analyse mechanisms of underestimation neonaticides (infanticides in first 24 h life) to identify characteristics neonaticidal mothers. <h3>Design</h3> A retrospective study was carried out 26 courts three French regions covering 34.6% all births France. Included were cases infants dying on their day birth during a 5-year period (1996–2000) that submitted by state prosecutor. Complete court case data cover 1996–2007. WHO-International...
Objective To identify whether mental health wellbeing, age, gender or recent substance use pattern affected completion rates of a dual diagnosis inpatient program. Method This retrospective cohort study reviewed medical records patients admitted between October 2018 and December 2021 Westside Lodge, Demographic information, screening tool results (BASIS-24) self-reported data were accessed from the patients’ electronic records. Results 181 admissions included in study, which majority male...
There is a need to improve access and experiences of palliative care for people who use alcohol other drugs when faced with terminal medical conditions. Effective harm reduction interventions mean that are living longer, continue substances as older individuals.1-3 People demonstrate high levels resilience in the face lifetime structural disadvantage exclusion, but still more likely die at an earlier age than general population.4, 5 They also experience accelerated age-related declines...
Opioid use and dependence are prevalent among incarcerated people, contributing to elevated rates of overdose other harms in this population. agonist treatment (OAT) has been shown be an effective intervention mitigate these risks. However, challenges health care implementation the custodial sector result suboptimal variable access OAT prisons nationally. Among a national multidisciplinary expert panel, we conducted modified Delphi study that yielded 19 recommendations government, relevant...
The most recent formulation of buprenorphine treatment is extended-release depot injections (BUP-XR) that are administered subcutaneously by health care professionals. This study aimed to observe outcomes BUP-XR delivered in standard practice during a 96-week follow-up period community setting.
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a persistent problem within society and an issue of increasing community awareness concern. SUD often comorbid with significant mental health challenges, trauma negative social determinants health. SUDs contribute to increased burden chronic disease can lead mortality shorter life expectancy, not just through overdose but also rates physical disease.The aim this article explore the evidence regarding lifestyle interventions as either primary or adjuncts...
Introduction This case series reports on five patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who were commenced directly onto high-dose long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB). Method A retrospective audit and manual review of the electronic medical record at cohealth Innerspace was conducted for had been inducted LAIB. Results Five cases identified file review. All males aged between 33 60 years old treated either Buvidal Weekly Monthly preparations. No immediate significant adverse effects...
Abstract Introduction This case series records a cohort of patients treated with transdermal buprenorphine patches as part microdose induction protocol to transition from methadone in community setting. has historically been difficult process manage settings and this explored method gradually an outpatient Method A retrospective file audit was conducted the electronic medical cohealth Innerspace who had undergone using patches. total 32 were identified. Results In 23 successfully...
A cohort of clients was recognised attending an addiction medicine clinic with similar presentations opioid dependence from use a rarely known Ayurvedic medication in specific ethnic community. This retrospective case series completed to promote wider recognition and further understanding on Kamini Vidrawan Ras (Kamini).A file audit the electronic medical record for outpatient history dependent identified 12 meeting inclusion criteria.All were male, aged 27-41 years, all but one north Indian...
People who use drugs often continue to while in hospital. However, health-care systems expect abstinence from as a condition of engagement various services. This commentary piece proposes that this approach is inconsistent with the principles person-centred care. A harm reduction-based conjunction collaboration people proposed model for providing care during hospital-based treatment.
Opinions of algerian physicians concerning medical care: a fragile occupational identity This paper is aimed at understanding, restitute and analyse the different discourses Algerian on care activities three sanitary institutions (hospital paediatric wards, «peripheral» structures private offices). The focusing meanings attributed by health practitioners, whose status can be (specialised general practitioners), to various strains within activities, but also social relationships elaborated...
Dans le cadre d’une étude menée dans les tribunaux de trois régions françaises, 31 cas bébés secoués un contexte familial sont repérés. L’analyse ces dossiers judiciaires permet d’identifier environnements familiaux distincts : environnement « jeune », au profil homogène caractérisé par niveau socio-économique plutôt faible et une certaine immaturité du couple parental ; plus difficile à caractériser où l’enfant décède la suite d’un secouement unique consécutif débordement explosif des...
Abstract Introduction The costs of providing medication‐assisted treatment for opioid dependence can determine its scale provision. To provide estimates the extended‐release buprenorphine (BUP‐XR), we performed a bottom‐up costing analysis provider operational costs. Methods Data were collected in single‐arm open label trial BUP‐XR injections conducted specialist public drug services and primary care private practices three Australian states (the CoLAB study). unit resources used each...