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DIRTY DRUG [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- used drug injection paraphernalia
1, record 1, English, used%20drug%20injection%20paraphernalia
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- used drug injection equipment 2, record 1, English, used%20drug%20injection%20equipment
correct, noun
- used injection paraphernalia 3, record 1, English, used%20injection%20paraphernalia
correct, noun
- used injection equipment 4, record 1, English, used%20injection%20equipment
correct, noun
- dirty drug injection paraphernalia 1, record 1, English, dirty%20drug%20injection%20paraphernalia
avoid, noun, pejorative
- dirty drug injection equipment 5, record 1, English, dirty%20drug%20injection%20equipment
avoid, noun, pejorative
- dirty injection paraphernalia 6, record 1, English, dirty%20injection%20paraphernalia
avoid, noun, pejorative
- dirty injection equipment 7, record 1, English, dirty%20injection%20equipment
avoid, noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Syringe access programs operate with the primary goal of providing injection drug users with new, sterile injection equipment as a means of reducing the spread of blood-borne viruses and other injection-related infections. In addition, there has traditionally been an emphasis placed on simultaneously removing used injection equipment from circulation through a process of exchanging old syringes for new ones. 8, record 1, English, - used%20drug%20injection%20paraphernalia
Record 1, Key term(s)
- used drug injecting paraphernalia
- used drug injecting equipment
- used injecting paraphernalia
- used injecting equipment
- dirty drug injecting paraphernalia
- dirty drug injecting equipment
- dirty injecting paraphernalia
- dirty injecting equipment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matériel d'injection de drogue usagé
1, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27injection%20de%20drogue%20usag%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matériel d'injection usagé 2, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27injection%20usag%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- matériel d'injection de drogue souillé 1, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27injection%20de%20drogue%20souill%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
- matériel d'injection souillé 3, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27injection%20souill%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] certaines situations qui surviennent dans la trajectoire de consommation peuvent provoquer l'utilisation de matériel d'injection usagé. 4, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27injection%20de%20drogue%20usag%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le matériel d'injection comprend les seringues et les aiguilles, ainsi que les filtres, de l'eau stérile et les contenants pour dissoudre et chauffer la drogue. 1, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27injection%20de%20drogue%20usag%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- positive drug test
1, record 2, English, positive%20drug%20test
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- positive drug test result 2, record 2, English, positive%20drug%20test%20result
correct
- dirty drug test 1, record 2, English, dirty%20drug%20%20test
avoid, pejorative
- failed drug test 1, record 2, English, failed%20drug%20test
avoid, pejorative
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Understanding a positive drug test result. A positive result on a drug test simply means that the person had a detectable amount of a substance present during a certain window of time. A positive result doesn't necessarily mean that the person is currently intoxicated or experiencing the effects of the substance. A positive result also doesn't necessarily mean that the person has a substance use disorder. 2, record 2, English, - positive%20drug%20test
Record 2, Key term(s)
- positive result to a drug test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résultat positif au test de dépistage de drogues
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sultat%20positif%20au%20test%20de%20d%C3%A9pistage%20de%20drogues
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- test de dépistage de drogues raté 1, record 2, French, test%20de%20d%C3%A9pistage%20de%20drogues%20rat%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
- test de dépistage manqué 1, record 2, French, test%20de%20d%C3%A9pistage%20manqu%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
- test de dépistage de drogues sale 1, record 2, French, test%20de%20d%C3%A9pistage%20de%20drogues%20sale
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- multi-target drug
1, record 3, English, multi%2Dtarget%20drug
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dirty drug 2, record 3, English, dirty%20drug
correct, familiar, pejorative
- promiscuous drug 2, record 3, English, promiscuous%20drug
familiar, pejorative
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sutent (SU11248) is a relatively "dirty" drug (in that it hits multiple targets) and has some affinity for 74 different kinases. PTK787 was one of the "cleanest" drugs tested in this study ... Being a "dirty" drug is not necessarily a bad thing. … The trick is that most cancers have more than one target. They might have five or six targets and you have to knock out three to stop the cancer ... 3, record 3, English, - multi%2Dtarget%20drug
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rationale for multi-target drugs has been strengthened both on theoretical and empirical grounds. Serious diseases that are intractable to treatment were found to have multiple pathogenic factors and examples of successful drugs were shown to affect multiple disease targets. The salient features of multiple-target drugs, low target affinity and rapid binding kinetics, have been responsible for their late discovery and slow development. 4, record 3, English, - multi%2Dtarget%20drug
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- médicament multicible
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20multicible
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La première activité décrite du sorafénib était celle d'inhibiteur de sérine/thréonine kinase de la protéine Raf-1. Par la suite, les autres cibles ont été successivement identifiées. En bloquant plusieurs voies de transduction différentes, ces médicaments multicibles présentent donc l'intérêt d'avoir une action prédominante sur l'angiogenèse mais aussi sur la prolifération cellulaire et l'apoptose. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20multicible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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