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- Anabolic Agents -- adverse effects; Body Image; Doping in Sports; Substance-Related Disorders; Steroids -- adverse effects; Young Adult (1)
- Buprenorphine -- therapeutic use; Comparative Study; Methadone -- therapeutic use; Naltrexone -- therapeutic use; Narcotics -- therapeutic use; Opioid-Related Disorders -- drug therapy; Opiate Substitution Treatment -- methods; Treatment Outcome (1)
- Cigarette Smoking; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; Smoking Cessation Agents -- therapeutic use; Comparative Study (1)
- MAT; methadone; buprenorphine; pregnancy; OUD; opioid; addiction; NAS; neonate (1)
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A Comparison Of Pharmacologic Interventions In Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorder, Catherine M. Bopp
A Comparison Of Pharmacologic Interventions In Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorder, Catherine M. Bopp
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
The purpose of this research and systematic literature review is to determine which pharmacotherapeutic agent, methadone or buprenorphine, leads to better outcomes in cases of pregnant mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD). Outcomes considered are maternal compliance, neonatal abstinence syndrome severity, and neonatal length of hospital stay. In the review, PubMed, Clinical Key, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and DynaMed Plus were searched. Key terms searched were “methadone, buprenorphine, pregnancy”, “opioids, pregnancy”, “neonatal abstinence syndrome” and “medication assisted treatment, pregnancy”. Several studies were excluded, as their study population was not specified to have diagnosed OUD in pregnancy. The drawbacks to …
Opioid Maintenance Treatment: Methadone, Buprenorphine, And Naltrexone, Nicole Lemieux
Opioid Maintenance Treatment: Methadone, Buprenorphine, And Naltrexone, Nicole Lemieux
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Opioid dependence plagues the United States with millions of people suffering from the effects. Throughout recent years, there has been a surge in research in treatment options for patients suffering from opioid dependence. Three medications have stood out: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. The purpose of this study was to investigate the three and decipher which provides the best outcomes for patients. Research was conducted by reviewing literature via PubMed, PsychInfo and Cochrane. A review of the literature found that methadone has been used the longest and has been shown to be efficacious, but can be severely limiting for patients due …
Safety And Efficacy Of Electronic Cigarette Use In Smoking Cessation, Matthew R. Coy
Safety And Efficacy Of Electronic Cigarette Use In Smoking Cessation, Matthew R. Coy
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Smoking is the most prevalent cause of avoidable mortality in the world
• Smoking cessation decreases likelihood of developing CV disease, stroke, cancer, and chronic lung diseases
• The purpose of this study is to assess if E-Cig’s are effective in smoking cessation and to evaluate the safety of their use
Adverse Cardiovascular Function Secondary To Inappropriate Exogenous Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Usage In Young Adult Males, Nicholle Rothengass
Adverse Cardiovascular Function Secondary To Inappropriate Exogenous Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Usage In Young Adult Males, Nicholle Rothengass
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• In today’s society body image and athletic performance are emphasized and influenced by peers’ perception. The inappropriate use of AAS in young males has steadily increased over the past few decades. The purpose of this study is to determine the long-term effects AAS have upon the cardiovascular system. The review of literature will explore studies that identify long-term abuse of injected AAS, which are used by adult male athletes’ ages 18-40 compared to those equivalent male athletes who have never used any form of drugs or steroids and their effects on the cardiovascular system. The researcher plans to analyze …