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R Terry

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Coping strategies and continued drug use among methadone maintenance patients.

Drug addiction has been conceived as a maladaptive means of coping utilized by individuals unable or unwilling to deal with stresses in more adaptive ways. Although a growing body of evidence supports the link between alcohol abuse and maladaptive coping styles, there is relatively little empirical support for the connection between maladaptive coping and other kinds of drug use. The present study employed a cross-sectional design to assess coping and drug use in a sample of 276 methadone maintenance patients. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the factor structure of the coping measure and the relationship between coping and unauthorized drug use. The results suggest that coping and drug use are related in this population and that this relationship is different for Black patients than for White patients.

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Rigid gas permeable lenses and patient management.

The introduction of new rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens materials provides the practitioner with a number of alternatives for patient management. But whatever the lens materials used, problems related to the lenses, care and maintenance solutions, and patients may arise. This paper examines concerns such as parameter instability, durability of lenses, compatibility of materials and solutions, patient education and compliance, 3 and 9 o'clock staining, corneal distortion, and lid changes. Suggestions are made on ways to avoid or minimize problems related to RGP lens wear.

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A systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome induced by procainamide.

A syndrome that resembles Systemic Lupus Erythematosus both clinically and on laboratory studies may be induced by procainamide. It is associated with multisystemic involvement, positive Antinuclear Antibody titers (ANA), and positive LE cell preparations. In patients on procainamide therapy the syndrome must be differentiated from osteoarthritis, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism. When procainamide is discontinued, this Lupus-like syndrome is usually reversible. Other drugs, including hydralazine and isoniazid have also been implicated in provoking this Lupus-like syndrome.

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