Clinical Outcomes of Benzodiazepine Prescribing for People Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Autor: Catriona Matheson, Chris Vucic, Josh Dumbrell, Roy Robertson, Trina Ritchie, Clare Duncan, Karthigayan Kessavalou, Caroline Woolston, Joe Schofield

Publikováno v: Pharmacy, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 152 (2024)

Many countries are experiencing an increased use of unregulated benzodiazepines in combination with opioids and other drugs, which contributes to drug-related harm. This descriptive review identifies and synthesises the outcomes of studies co-prescri

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Development of an intervention to manage benzodiazepine dependence and high-risk use in the context of escalating drug related deaths in Scotland: an application of the MRC framework

Autor: Karen Berry, Catriona Matheson, Joe Schofield, Joshua Dumbrell, Tessa Parkes, Duncan Hill, Mary Kilonzo, Graeme MacLennan, Duncan Stewart, Trina Ritchie, Michael Turner

Publikováno v: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Abstract Background Scotland has the highest rate of drug related deaths (DRD) in Europe. These are deaths in people who use drugs such as heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids. It is a feature of deaths in Scotland that people use comb

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Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and accessibility of a peer-delivered intervention to reduce harm and improve the well-being of people who experience homelessness with problem substance use: the SHARPS study

Autor: Tessa Parkes, Catriona Matheson, Hannah Carver, Rebecca Foster, John Budd, Dave Liddell, Jason Wallace, Bernie Pauly, Maria Fotopoulou, Adam Burley, Isobel Anderson, Tracey Price, Joe Schofield, Graeme MacLennan

Publikováno v: Harm Reduction Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2022)

Abstract Background For people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use, access to appropriate services can be challenging. There is evidence that the development of trusting relationships with non-judgemental staff can facilitate service

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Feasibility and Acceptability of an Overdose Prevention Intervention Delivered by Community Pharmacists for Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Autor: Joe Schofield, Tessa Parkes, Fiona Mercer, Rebecca Foster, Kristina Hnízdilová, Catriona Matheson, Wez Steele, Andrew McAuley, Fiona Raeburn, Lucy Skea, Alexander Baldacchino

Publikováno v: Pharmacy, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 88 (2023)

There have been increases in prescriptions of high strength opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), but CNCP patients perceive themselves as being at low risk of opioid overdose and generally have limited overdose awareness. This study examined h

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Negotiating an illicit economy in the time of COVID-19:Drug selling and buying dilemmas in the lives of people who use drugs in Scotland

Autor: Angus Bancroft, Tessa Parkes, Idil Galip, Catriona Matheson, Emma Crawshaw, Vicki Craik, Joshua Dumbrell, Joe Schofield

Publikováno v: Bancroft, A, Parkes, T, Galip, I, Matheson, C, Crawshaw, E, Craik, V, Dumbrell, J & Schofield, J 2022, ' Negotiating an illicit economy in the time of COVID-19 : Drug selling and buying dilemmas in the lives of people who use drugs in Scotland ', Contemporary Drug Problems, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 369-384 . https://doi.org/10.1177/00914509221122704

The impact of COVID-19 itself and societal responses to it have affected people who use drugs and the illicit drug economy. This paper is part of a project investigating the health impacts of COVID-19 related control measures on people who use drugs

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