OVERDOSE PREVENTION FOR INJECTION DRUG USERS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM NALOXONE TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY

Overdose prevention for injection drug users: Lessons learned from naloxone training and distribution programs in New York City

Abstract Background Fatal heroin overdose is a significant cause of mortality for injection drug users (IDUs).Many of these deaths are preventable because opiate overdoses can be quickly and safely reversed through the injection of Naloxone [brand name Narcan], a prescription drug used to revive persons who have overdosed on heroin or other opioids

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Association of childhood BMI trajectory with post-adolescent and adult lung function is mediated by pre-adolescent DNA methylation

Abstract Background Body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be associated with lung function.Recent findings showed that DNA methylation (DNAm) variation is likely to be a consequence of changes in BMI.However, whether DNAm mediates the association of BMI with lung function is unknown.We examined the mediating role of DNAm on the association of pre

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Thymoquinone, as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate of Cancers

To date, natural products are widely used as pharmaceutical agents for many human diseases and cancers.One of the most popular natural products that have been studied for anticancer properties is thymoquinone (TQ).As a bioactive compound of Nigella sativa, TQ Push has shown anticancer activities through the inhibition of cell proliferation, migrati

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