Conclusions and Scientific Significance: This article illustrates principles of covariation for baseline and the baseline-by-treatment interaction in nontechnical graphical terms, and discusses examples from clinical trials.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
In their article put to rigorous scrutiny the highly relevant question of whether the harm reduction concept could be usefully applied to supply-oriented policies. The question itself is not new.
Filed in Evidence Base, Harm Reduction
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Also tagged came-perhaps, concept, consumption, development, harm-reduction, ideological, question-itself, still-raging, the-consumption, the-cultivation, the-development
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This article provides an overview of a sociological study of the views of 338 drug addiction treatment professionals.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
An Article published Online First and in an upcoming Lancet shows that a once-monthly injection of extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) is an effective treatment for opioid dependence when compared with placebo. This is, say the authors, especially important in countries that, for whatever reason (political or financial), don’t have access to other therapies…
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Abstract: Background: It has recently been argued that drug-related harms cannot be compared, so making it impossible to choose rationally between various drug policy options. Attempts to apply international human rights law to this area are valid, but have found it difficult to overcome the problems in applying codified human rights to issues of drug policy.Method: This article applies the rationalist ethical argument of to this issue
Abstract: Background: Central to the work of many medical practitioners is the provision of pharmaceutical support for patients.
Filed in Evidence Base
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Also tagged beliefs-towards, discourse, doping-agency, doping-dilemmas, doping-offences, france, greece, incongruence, italy, provision, situation, towards-illegal, work
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Conclusion: Whilst the extant empirical research posits a negative attitude towards illegal performance enhancement combined with a positive inclination towards doping prevention, it also exposes a limited knowledge of anti-doping rules and regulations. Insufficient education, leading to a lack of awareness and understanding, could render this professional group at risk of doping offences considering Article 2.8 of the World Anti-Doping Agency Code (WADC). Moreover, in light of the incongruence between professional medical codes and WADC Article 2.8, medical professionals may face doping dilemmas and therefore further discourse is required
Filed in Evidence Base
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Also tagged discourse, doping-agency, doping-dilemmas, doping-offences, exposure, extant, group-at-risk, incongruence, medical-codes, professional, the-current, towards-doping, towards-illegal, world
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Monday, February 21, 2011
ABSTRACT Aims: The check effect refers to the use of disability payments to purchase illegal drugs or alcohol.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract: Background: BZP-party pills are yet another ‘designer drug’ which mimics the stimulant qualities of amphetamines and MDMA/Ecstasy. As legal markets for the substance have developed in the last decade (especially amongst young people) so has public and governmental concern.Methods: This article provides a summary of the available international research on benzylpiperazine (BZP) and its popular use in the compound form known as ‘party pills’
Filed in BZP, Evidence Base, Harm Reduction
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Also tagged BZP, compound, drug, harm-reduction, increasing, literature, market, prevalence, review, social, stimulant, substance
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Alcoholic energy drinks have been making national headlines, as we reported earlier this month in our article ‘Energy Drinks: Is It Time To Tighten Regulation. To-date, four states have banned their sale following reports of blackouts and unsafe behaviors, especially among college students…
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Also tagged drinks, energy-drinks, following-reports, four-states, making-national, month, our-article, reported-earlier, sale, states, their-sale, tighten, unsafe-behaviors
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