"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2023 Jan 01; 35(1):142-146.
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Health care use and spending for Medicaid patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder receiving primary care in Federally Qualified Health Centers and other primary care settings. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0276066.
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Opioid Use Disorder and Incarceration - Hope for Ensuring the Continuity of Treatment. N Engl J Med. 2019 Mar 28; 380(13):1193-1195.
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Methadone, buprenorphine and preferences for opioid agonist treatment: A qualitative analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Mar 01; 160:112-8.
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Methadone maintenance and the cost and utilization of health care among individuals dependent on opioids in a commercial health plan. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Oct 01; 111(3):235-40.
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Organizational determinants of outpatient substance abuse treatment duration in women. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009 Jul; 37(1):64-72.
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Tailored treatment in the outpatient substance abuse treatment sector: 1995-2005. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Apr; 34(3):282-92.
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Relationship of maternal substance abuse to subsequent sudden infant death syndrome in offspring. J Pediatr. 1993 Jul; 123(1):120-6.