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ArticleIndian journal of psychological medicine2013

Long-acting Preparations in Substance Abuse Management: A Review and Update.

Aditya Hegde, Shubh Mohan Singh, Siddharth Sarkar

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Article in Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Aditya HegdeDepartment of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Shubh Mohan Singh
Siddharth Sarkar

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many pharmacological approaches have been used in managing substance use disorders. Conventional pharmacological agents have relatively short durations of action which make them vulnerable to non-adherence and relapse to substance use disorder. To overcome this problem, long-acting preparations have been developed with the aim of reducing the frequency of use and hence improving adherence. This review takes a broad overview of the long-acting preparations available for the management of substance use disorders. The pharmacology, advantages and disadvantages of these preparations are discussed. Many of these preparations hold promise for improving patient outcomes.

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Depotsimplantslong acting preparationspharmacoprophylaxissubstance use disorders

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PMID23833336
PMCPMC3701347

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