Paul Dessauer

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Seeking evidence for the effectiveness of Peer-based delivery of Needle and Syringe Programs (NSP) or Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs (NSEP).

Hi folks, There are many papers recommending that needle and syringe programs incorporate peer-workers, and there are many papers that examine the effectiveness of peer-based projects in drug...

05 July 2017 4,529 3 View

What evidence exists that novel synthetic cannabinoids may act in a clinically signficant fashion at receptor sites beyond CB1?

G'day, The synthetic cannabinoids (SC) currently being marketed as alternatives to plant cannabis have a higher risk of adverse outcomes than phyto (plant) cannabinoids. The SC products on the...

29 November 2014 3,326 11 View

Seeking research re: chronic opioid consumption and endocrine function?

Chronic opioid use can have negative effects on the endocrine system. Some of the published literature I have seen indicates that this is more likely with short acting than with long-acting...

09 January 2014 4,697 6 View

Synthetic cannabinoids- what evidence exists regarding potential for inducing acute or chronic problems with physical or mental health?

A wide variety of synthetic cannabinoids (SC) are now being marketed as "safer" or "quasi legal" alternatives to plant cannabis. Anecdotally, it appears that these research chemicals are...

06 September 2013 9,262 6 View

Substituted Cathinones; what evidence exists re: potential for inducing acute or chronic problems with physical or mental health?

A wide variety of synthetic stimulants and entactogens are now being marketed as "safer" or "quasi legal" alternatives to MDMA, cocaine, and methamphetamine. "Bath salts", "Ivory wave" "Plant...

06 September 2013 6,533 4 View