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The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties: The Canadian Drug Reference for Health Professionals, more commonly known by its abbreviation CPS, [1] is a reference book that contains drug monographs and numerous features which help healthcare professionals prescribe and use drugs safely and appropriately.
The purpose of the Act is to establish the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (now the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addictions), recognized as a charity, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, overseen by Health Canada. The Centre's purpose is to promote increased awareness on the part of Canadians of matters relating to alcohol and ...
Resources include information about the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey, and links to current and historical government publications, such as Straight Facts About Drugs and Drug Abuse, a good listing of drug and alcohol prevention publications, as well as other specialized resources and publications for target groups such as at ...
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology: Infectious Disease: Pulsus Group: English: 1990–present Canadian Medical Association Journal: Medicine: Canadian Medical Association: English, French: 1911–present Canadian Respiratory Journal: Respiratory Health: Pulsus Group: English, French: 1994–present Cancer Medicine ...
Addiction (journal) Addiction Biology; Addictive Behaviors; Alcohol (journal) Alcohol and Alcoholism; Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly; Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; The American Journal on Addictions
Still, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime stated that prescription drug abuse is a growing epidemic among recreational drug users in South Asia. [75] Although relevant studies in China were limited, they revealed a similar prevalence of prescription drug misuse among adolescents and young adults, which was 5.9 percent and 25.9 percent ...
Physical dependence is treated using replacement drugs such as buprenorphine (sold as Suboxone in combination with naloxone) and methadone. [44] [45] Although these drugs perpetuate physical dependence, the goal of opioid maintenance is to provide a measure of control over both pain and cravings. Use of replacement drugs increases the addicted ...
Polypharmacy is most commonly defined as the use of five or more medications daily by an individual. [6] However, the definition of polypharmacy is still debated and can vary from two to 11 concurrent medications. [6] Any drug: Cannabis: Amp joint [7] Any drug: Nicotine: Cooler [5] Any β-Carboline containing plant (e.g. Banisteriopsis caapi or ...