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Open AccessPredicting Risk of Heroin Overdose, Remission, Use, and Mortality Using Ensemble Learning Methods in a Cohort of People with Heroin Dependence
Despite decades of research demonstrating the effectiveness of treatments for heroin dependence, rates of heroin use, dependence, and death have dramatically increased over the past decade. While evidence has ...
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Open AccessDifferent Tokes for Different Folks: Use of Cannabis Products Among a Longitudinal Cohort of People with Heroin Dependence
Co-occurring cannabis use is common among those with opioid use disorder (OUD), but the extent to which it is harmful may be due to its preparation and concentration of various cannabinoids. The current study ...
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Open AccessPatterns and Predictors of Heroin Use, Remission, and Psychiatric Health Among People with Heroin Dependence: Key Findings from the 18–20-Year Follow-Up of the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)
This study aimed to investigate the long-term patterns and predictors of heroin use, dependence, and psychiatric health over 18–20 years among a cohort of Australians with heroin dependence, using a prospectiv...
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Exposure Therapy when Patients Present with Comorbid Substance Use Disorders
Substance use is a common comorbidity for people experiencing anxiety-related disorders. Although exposure therapy has proven effective in both of these conditions, clinicians often report hesitations about ap...
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Open AccessMental health among clients of the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC)
The Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) is a supervised injecting facility (SIF) where people who inject drugs (PWID) can do so legally, under health professional supervision. The majority of c...
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Open AccessOnset of common mental disorders and suicidal behavior following women's first exposure to gender based violence: a retrospective, population-based study
Women exposed to gender-based violence (GBV) experience a high rate of common mental disorders and suicidal behaviour ("mental disturbance"). Little is known however about the timing of onset of mental disturb...
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Patterns of Nonfatal Heroin Overdose Over a 3-Year Period: Findings From the Australian Treatment Outcome Study
To determine annual patterns and correlates of nonfatal heroin overdose across 3 years, data were analyzed on 387 heroin users recruited for the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS), interviewed at 12, 24...
