"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
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D008691
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Correlates of depressive symptoms among alcohol-using methadone maintained adults. Am J Addict. 2012 Nov; 21 Suppl 1:S49-55.
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Effectiveness of intervention on improvement of drug use among methadone maintained adults. J Addict Dis. 2011 Jan; 30(1):6-16.
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Predictors of hepatitis knowledge improvement among methadone maintained clients enrolled in a hepatitis intervention program. J Community Health. 2010 Aug; 35(4):423-32.
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Predictors of HAV/HBV vaccination completion among methadone maintenance clients. Res Nurs Health. 2010 Apr; 33(2):120-32.
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Effect of motivational interviewing on reduction of alcohol use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Feb 01; 107(1):23-30.
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Correlates of heavy smoking among alcohol-using methadone maintenance clients. West J Nurs Res. 2009 Oct; 31(6):787-98.
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Correlates of hospitalization for alcohol-using methadone-maintained persons with physical health problems. West J Nurs Res. 2009 Jun; 31(4):525-43.
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Correlates of alcohol use among methadone-maintained adults. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Apr 01; 101(1-2):124-7.
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Alcohol use reduction program in methadone maintained individuals with hepatitis C virus infection. J Addict Dis. 2008; 27(4):27-33.
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Effect of adrenal and sex hormones on opioid analgesia and opioid receptor regulation. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1992 Aug; 42(4):685-92.