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Jodłowski PJ, Dymek K, Kurowski G, Hyjek K, Boguszewska-Czubara A, Budzyńska B, Mrozek W, Skoczylas N, Kuterasiński Ł, Piskorz W, Białoruski M, Jędrzejczyk RJ, Jeleń P, Sitarz M. Crystal Clear: Metal-Organic Frameworks Pioneering the Path to Future Drug Detox. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:29657-29671. [PMID: 38815127 PMCID: PMC11181303 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
Abstract
The growing number of acute drug abuse overdoses demands the development of innovative detoxification strategies for emergency purposes. In this study, an innovative approach for the application of porous Zr-based metal-organic frameworks for the treatment of acute overdoses of popular drugs of abuse including amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA is presented. A comprehensive approach determining the efficacy and the kinetics of drug removal, considering dosage, adsorption time, and adsorption mechanisms, was tested and corroborated with density functional theory (DFT) modeling. The experimental results showed high removal efficiency reaching up to 90% in the case of the application of the NU-1000 metal-organic framework. The difference Raman spectroscopy method presented in this study corroborated with DFT-based vibrational analysis allows the detection of drug adsorbed in the MOF framework even with as low a concentration as 5 mg/g. Additionally, the drug adsorption mechanisms were modeled with DFT, showing the π-π stacking in a vast majority of considered cases. The performance and influence on the living organisms were evaluated throughout the in vitro and in vivo experiments, indicating that Zr-based MOFs could serve as efficient, organic, safe drug adsorbents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Przemysław J. Jodłowski
- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
- Lukasiewicz
Research Network − Krakow Institute of Technology, Zakopiańska 73, Kraków 30-418, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
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- Department
of Medical Chemistry, Medical University
of Lublin, Chodzki 4A, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Independent
Laboratory of Behavioral Studies, Medical
University of Lublin, Chodzki 4A, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Independent
Laboratory of Behavioral Studies, Medical
University of Lublin, Chodzki 4A, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Faculty
of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Krakow, Mickiewicza 30, Kraków 30-059, Poland
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- Jerzy
Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, Kraków 30-239, Poland
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- Faculty
of
Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 2, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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- Faculty
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Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 2, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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- Małopolska
Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
in Kraków, Gronostajowa
7A, Kraków 30-387, Poland
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- Faculty
of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University
of Krakow, Mickiewicza
30, Kraków 30-059, Poland
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- Faculty
of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University
of Krakow, Mickiewicza
30, Kraków 30-059, Poland
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Rigg KK, Kusiak ES, Rigg LK. Motivations for Misusing Opioids Among African Americans. SUBSTANCE USE & ADDICTION JOURNAL 2024; 45:240-249. [PMID: 38258821 DOI: 10.1177/29767342231214118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND A wide range of opioid misuse motives have been documented in the literature, including to relieve physical pain, feel good/get high, relax, manage feelings/emotions, sleep, and moderate the effects of other substances. Despite a rise in opioid misuse among African Americans over the last 2 decades, their motivations for misuse remain unclear. Much of the research on opioid misuse motivations either rely on samples with little racial diversity or do not stratify their findings by race. As a result, less is known about the specific reasons why African Americans engage in opioid misuse. The objective of this study, therefore, was to identify and explain the most common motives for misusing opioids among African Americans. Qualitative interview data are also presented to explain/contextualize the most prevalent motivations. METHODS This study used data from the Florida Minority Health Survey, a mixed-methods project that included online surveys (n = 303) and qualitative in-depth interviews (n = 30) of African Americans. Data collection was conducted from August 2021 to February 2022 throughout Southwest Florida. RESULTS Analyses revealed that while some (33.9%) misused opioids for purposes of recreation/sensation seeking (eg, feel good/get high), the majority (66.1%) were attempting to self-treat perceived medical symptoms (eg, physical pain, anxiety/trauma, withdrawals, insomnia). CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to a better understanding of why some African Americans engage in opioid misuse and findings highlight the need for interventions to be trauma informed and address unmanaged physical pain among African Americans. Given that most studies on motivations are quantitative in nature, the study contributes to the literature by capturing the voices of African Americans who use drugs.
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- Khary K Rigg
- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- School of Psychology and Counseling, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
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Rigg KK, Weiner MA, Kusiak ES. Patterns of polydrug use among Black Americans who misuse opioids. J Behav Health Serv Res 2024:10.1007/s11414-024-09878-3. [PMID: 38468073 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-024-09878-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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In the United States, opioid-related deaths involving polydrug use are now more prevalent than those involving only opioids. What often goes unnoticed is that deaths involving more than one substance are increasing more rapidly among Black Americans than Whites. Unfortunately, little research attention is paid to understanding opioid-related polydrug use patterns among Black Americans. As a result, less is known regarding which drug combinations are most common among this population and their reasons for co-using certain drugs. Therefore, the objective of this mixed methods study was to identify which substances were most commonly co-used with opioids among Black Americans, while also capturing their motives for combining opioids with other drugs. This study used data from the Florida Minority Health Study, a mixed-methods project that included online surveys (n = 303) and qualitative in-depth interviews (n = 30) of Black Americans who misuse opioids. Data collection was conducted from August 2021 to February 2022 throughout Southwest Florida. Analyses revealed that opioids were most commonly combined with alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamine, respectively. Opioids were co-used with alcohol in an attempt to enhance the desired effect (i.e., intoxication), while stimulants and opioids were combined to counteract the undesirable side effects of the other. This study begins to answer the question of which/why substances are combined with opioids among Black Americans and should inform behavioral health interventions targeted at this population. Data on this topic are especially timely as the United States goes through the current fourth wave of the opioid crisis that is characterized by deaths due to polydrug use. These findings invite further study using nationally representative data to determine the extent to which polydrug using patterns differ across racial/ethnic groups.
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- Khary K Rigg
- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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Tran T, Rigg KK. Substance use among methadone patients in Vietnam: a systematic review. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2162989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Tram Tran
- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Wheeler PB, Miller-Roenigk B, Jester J, Stevens-Watkins D. PTSD diagnosis and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines among African American incarcerated men: the mitigating effect of John Henry active coping. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2022:1-14. [PMID: 35876082 PMCID: PMC9868189 DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2101575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The current study examined the relationship between PTSD and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines (BZDs) based on level of John Henry Active Coping (JHAC) among African American incarcerated men. Data were derived from the Helping Incarcerated Men (HIM) Study (n = 208). Nonmedical use of BZDs was measured for the 30 days before incarceration. Current PTSD diagnosis and JHAC were determined using DSM-5 criteria and the JHAC Scale. Adjusted logistic regression analyses showed PTSD diagnosis was significantly associated with nonmedical BZD use (p = .011), but that JHAC did not significantly mitigate this relationship. African American incarcerated men may experience an unmet need with regards to mental health treatment.
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Bazargan M, Cobb S, Wisseh C, Assari S. Psychotropic and Opioid-Based Medication Use among Economically Disadvantaged African-American Older Adults. PHARMACY 2020; 8:E74. [PMID: 32349239 PMCID: PMC7355863 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy8020074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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African-American older adults, particularly those who live in economically deprived areas, are less likely to receive pain and psychotropic medications, compared to Whites. This study explored the link between social, behavioral, and health correlates of pain and psychotropic medication use in a sample of economically disadvantaged African-American older adults. This community-based study recruited 740 African-American older adults who were 55+ yeas-old in economically disadvantaged areas of South Los Angeles. Opioid-based and psychotropic medications were the outcome variables. Gender, age, living arrangement, socioeconomic status (educational attainment and financial strain), continuity of medical care, health management organization membership, sleeping disorder/insomnia, arthritis, back pain, pain severity, self-rated health, depressive symptoms, and major chronic conditions were the explanatory variables. Logistic regression was used for data analyses. Arthritis, back pain, severe pain, and poor self-rated health were associated with opioid-based medications. Pain severity and depressive symptoms were correlated with psychotropic medication. Among African-American older adults, arthritis, back pain, poor self-rated health, and severe pain increase the chance of opioid-based and psychotropic medication. Future research should test factors that can reduce inappropriate and appropriate use and prescription of opioid-based and psychotropic medication among economically disadvantaged African-American older adults.
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- Mohsen Bazargan
- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA; (M.B.); (C.W.)
- Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- School of Nursing, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA;
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- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA; (M.B.); (C.W.)
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, West Coast University School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA; (M.B.); (C.W.)
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Prevalence and factors associated with continual opioid use among patients attending methadone clinic at Mwananyamala Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL: REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsir.2019.100037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Becam J, Gaulier JM, Baillif-Couniou V, Sastre C, Piercecchi MD, Leonetti G, Pélissier-Alicot AL. MDMA-related deaths: About 3 cases. TOXICOLOGIE ANALYTIQUE ET CLINIQUE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxac.2019.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Prescription opioid misuse among African-American adults: A rural-urban comparison of prevalence and risk. Drug Alcohol Depend 2019; 197:191-196. [PMID: 30844615 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prescription opioid misuse (POM) remains a public health concern in the United States. Although the problem has been studied extensively, little research attention is paid to POM among African-Americans (AAs), and even fewer studies consider rural status in their analysis. The goal of this study, therefore, was to identify and compare prevalence and predictors of POM among rural and urban AA adults using data from a nationally representative sample. METHODS Using pooled data across five years (2012-2016) of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, multivariate logistic regression models were estimated to determine which factors were associated with POM among AA adults. RESULTS Findings show that urban and rural AAs have comparable prevalence rates of POM, which is somewhat surprising given that POM often varies based on rural status. A number of factors (e.g., receiving government assistance, religiosity, smoking tobacco or marijuana, misuse of other prescription medications) were significantly correlated with POM for urban and rural AAs, while others (e.g., being age 50+, graduating high school, visiting an emergency department, being arrested, binge drinking) varied by rural status. CONCLUSION Results indicate that AA nonmedical prescription opioid users are not a monolith and have distinct demographic, clinical, and psychosocial profiles based on geographic region. Because AAs have been virtually ignored in the POM literature, our findings are an important step towards understanding POM among this understudied group. These results invite additional investigation into AA POM and encourage researchers to consider rural status in their analysis of POM among AAs.
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BACKGROUND Prescription opioid misuse (POM) is a significant problem among U.S. adults, including Blacks, as indicated by past research. Despite potential gender differences in POM among Black adults, previous research has yet to examine this possibility. OBJECTIVES This study identified the prevalence and unique correlates of POM among both Black men and Black women. Results were compared to those of Whites. METHODS We used data from 2015-2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 60,133). Weighted logistic regression models stratified by race and gender were estimated. One model was stratified by gender only, with race serving as the primary predictor. RESULTS Findings revealed 3.4% of Black women, 4.9% of Black men, 4.1% of White women, and 5.4% of White men reported past-year POM; although, no significant differences were found. Among Black women only, lower socioeconomic status increased odds of POM. Higher educational attainment, residence in rural areas and older age lowered odds of POM. Encounters with drug dealers, illicit drug, marijuana, and tobacco use, other prescription drug misuse, and poor health were associated with increased odds of POM among Black men. In the gender stratified models, White men were more likely to report POM than Black men. However, White women were not more likely to report POM compared to Black women. CONCLUSIONS Clear gender differences exist in the prevalence and correlates of POM among Black adults. Prevention and intervention strategies must be cognizant of these differences when developing programs to decrease POM.
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- Harvey L Nicholson
- a Department of Sociology , University of Central Florida , Orlando , Florida , USA
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- b Department of Sociology , College of William and Mary , Williamsburg , Virginia , USA
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Rigg KK, Sharp A. Deaths related to MDMA (ecstasy/molly): Prevalence, root causes, and harm reduction interventions. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2018.1436607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Khary K. Rigg
- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Rigg KK, Estreet AT. MDMA (ecstasy/molly) use among African Americans: The perceived influence of hip-hop/rap music. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2018; 18:667-677. [DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2018.1430646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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