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Drug abuser

Known as: Abuser, Drug, Drug Abusers, Drug Users 
People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
The contribution of injection drug use to hepatitis C virus transmission globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study.
BACKGROUND WHO aims to eliminate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat by 2030. Injection drug use is an… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Increased All-Cause Mortality by Antipsychotic Drugs: Updated Review and Meta-Analysis in Dementia and General Mental Health Care
It is almost ten years since the Banerjee 2009 report established that inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in the elderly… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
How economic recessions and unemployment affect illegal drug use: A systematic realist literature review.
BACKGROUND Economic recessions may influence illegal drug use via different mechanisms, for example increased use due to more… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Oral Substitution Treatment of Injecting Opioid Users for Prevention of HIV Infection
  • L. Barajas-Nava
  • The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS…
  • 2017
    • Corpus ID: 29132407
A Cochrane review identified safe and effective methods for reducing risk behaviors for HIV through the substitution of injected… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Differences in the Expression of Symptoms in Men Versus Women with Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Objective While some studies suggest that men and women report different symptoms associated with depression, no published… Expand
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Psychiatric Disease and Post-Acute Traumatic Brain Injury.
Psychiatric disorders are common following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can include depression, anxiety, and psychosis, as… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Imaging dopamine's role in drug abuse and addiction
Dopamine is involved in drug reinforcement but its role in addiction is less clear. Here we describe PET imaging studies that… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence
PART I 1. A framework for investigating change over time 2. Exploring Longitudinal Data on Change 3. Introducing the multilevel… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A prospective study of the risk of tuberculosis among intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
To determine the risk of active tuberculosis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, we prospectively… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The drug abuse screening test.
  • H. Skinner
  • Addictive behaviors
  • 1982
    • Corpus ID: 4906503
The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation… Expand
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