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How the media can play its part in reducing the stigma surrounding substance use
In this blogpost, produced by academics from the University of Stirling, the authors discuss the See Beyond – See the Lives – Scotland campaign, which involves the stories of those left behind after losing a loved one to alcohol and drug...
Substance use and homelessness
This research explored changes in the tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use of people experiencing homelessness in the UK. Particularly, the researchers examined the following questions:
- what are the characteristics of people with...
Alkohol a sebevražda
Pití alkoholu může zvýšit riziko úmrtí sebevraždou. To souvisí jak s dopadem dlouhodobého užívání alkoholu, tak s okamžitými účinky pití.
Samaritáni a konsorcium pro prevenci sebevražd provedli výzkum, který zkoumal, jak vypadá vztah...
Smoking Cessation Intervention for People with Severe Mental Illness
It is well documented that people with severe mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. Smoking reduces physical wellbeing and is a key modifiable risk factor for health inequality. Despite this...
Adversity, Cannabis Use and Psychotic Experiences
Abstract
Background
There is robust evidence that childhood adversity is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. There is, however, little research on intervening factors that might increase or decrease risk following...
Association of Combined Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use in Adolescence with Psychotic Experiences
Abstract
Importance: There is concern about potentially causal effects of tobacco use on psychosis, but epidemiological studies have been less robust in attempts to minimize effects of confounding than studies of cannabis use have been.
...Proportion of Patients in South London with First-Episode Psychosis Attributable to Use of High Potency Cannabis
Summary
Background
The risk of individuals having adverse effects from drug use (eg. alcohol) generally depends on the frequency of use and potency of the drug used. We aimed to investigate how frequent use of skunk-like (high-potency...
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