Prescription drugs with potential for misuse: protocol for a multi-indicator analysis of supply, detection and the associated health burden in Ireland between 2010 and 2020

Introduction There is an increasing concern about the misuse of prescription drugs.Misuse refers to the intentional repurposing of prescribed drugs and/or the use of illicitly sourced prescription drugs, which may be copyright or contaminated.Drugs with the greatest potential for misuse are prescription opioids, gabapentinoids, benzodiazepines, Z-d

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Environmental enrichment for primates in laboratories

Environmental enrichment is a critical component of Refinement, one of the 3Rs underlying humane experimentation on animals.In this paper I discuss why primates housed in laboratories, which Food Service often have constraints of space and study protocols, are a special case for enrichment.I outline a framework for categorising the different types

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