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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Navigating Evidence, Challenges, and Caution in the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders.

Anees Bahji, Marlon Danilewitz, David Crockford

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Stimulant Treatment Gap in ADHD Patients with Heroin Use Disorder: Clinical and Behavioural Consequences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anees BahjiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2R 0N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3490-314X
Marlon DanilewitzDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada.
David CrockfordDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2R 0N2, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Mentoring the next generation of addiction clinician scientists while responding to the opioid epidemicR25DA037756 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · PI FAIRBAIRN, NADIA · 2014 to 2023
$3.6M
NIDA NIH HHS R25 DA037756
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amidst the opioid epidemic, harm reduction-oriented approaches have gained traction, including interventions that focus on prescribing pharmaceutical-grade psychoactive substances, such as opioids, instead of illicit versions, intending to mitigate fatal overdose risks arising from the variability in potency and additives found in illicit drugs. Stimulants have increasingly been found in the victims of opioid overdoses, further prompting some to argue for the prescription of stimulant medications for individuals with stimulant use disorders. Yet, the evidence supporting this practice remains insufficient. In this communication, we critically examine the existing evidence, challenges, and cautions surrounding the treatment of stimulant use disorder.

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addictionstimulant

Identifiers

PMID37891785
PMCPMC10605120
OpenAlexW4387405767

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