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Khan, M & Aslam, N. (2020). Prevalence of Caffeine Intake among Cigarette Smokers: Directing Caffeine Use Disorder among Pakistani Population, Pak J Med Res, 59 (1), 15-21.
Background: Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive drug, being widely enjoyed and open handedly taken all around the world. The use of tea, coffee, soft drinks, chocolates etc is quite common without any sort of consideration to...
Lanzamiento del Capitulo Español de ISSUP
Η σοβαρότητα της χρήσης ναρκωτικών στην εφηβεία επηρεάζει τον κίνδυνο διαταραχής της χρήσης ουσιών στην ενήλικη ζωή
Αν και περισσότερα από 1 στα 3 άτομα των ΗΠΑ θα αναπτύξουν μια διαταραχή χρήσης ουσιών στη διάρκεια της ζωής τους, σχετικά λίγα είναι γνωστά για τα μακροπρόθεσμα πρότυπα συμπτωμάτων διαταραχής χρήσης ουσιών από την εφηβεία έως την...
The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe
Summary
Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the...
Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
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Importance Observational studies have consistently proposed cardiovascular benefits associated with light alcohol consumption, while recent genetic analyses (ie, mendelian randomization studies) have suggested a possible causal...
Νέοι ευρωπαϊκοί μίνι οδηγοί για την αντιμετώπιση της χρήσης ναρκωτικών σε συγκεκριμένα περιβάλλοντα από το ΕΚΠΝΤ
Η εστίαση των θεραπειών σε συγκεκριμένα περιβάλλοντα όπου ενδέχεται να αναπτυχθούν προβλήματα αποτελεί σημαντική προσέγγιση για την εφαρμογή υγειονομικών και κοινωνικών τρόπων αντιμετώπισης του προβλήματος των ναρκωτικών. Ως εκ τούτου, οι...
Prevention toolkit — a new one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials
The EMCDDA launched a new Prevention toolkit, bringing together all of its key prevention-related materials to date. Part of the agency’s toolkit series, this new resource is aimed at anyone involved in shaping decisions, opinions and...
Frequency and severity of irritable bowel syndrome in cigarette smokers, Turkey 2019
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Cigarette smoking has recently been associated with several gastrointestinal symptoms, and smoking cessation has been recommended as a lifestyle change strategy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study assessed...
Cardiovascular functions and arterial stiffness after JUUL use
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Introduction:
The rapid growth in the e-cigarette market after the launch of JUUL e-cigarettes led to much discussion on the potential benefits and risks of pods, JUUL devices, and conventional e-cigarettes compared with...
Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile
Abstract
Introduction
Traditional treatment programs for substance use disorder (SUD) tend to be male-dominated environments, which can negatively affect women's access to treatment and related outcomes. Women's specific treatment needs...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Quality standard
Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The quality standard highlights five key areas for improvement:
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Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Eleventh Session)
Risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and the development of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background
Epidemiological studies show a dose–response association between cannabis use and the risk of psychosis. This review aimed to determine whether there are identifiable risk-thresholds between the frequency of cannabis...
A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa
Alcohol-related harm is a growing concern globally and particularly in West Africa. However, tools for assessing the readiness for prevention of alcohol-related harm in low-resource settings have been lacking. This research explores the...
Online sales and deliveries of alcohol
Executive Summary
In recent times, UK consumers have been buying alcohol online in record numbers, from an ever-growing variety of retailers, increasingly promising delivery to the doorstep within minutes.
However, as the market continues...
Aproximación a la situación de salud de los adolescentes y jóvenes vinculados al Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal
Documento técnico del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, se construye a partir de una aproximación a la evidencia internacional sobre salud de las(os) adolescentes y jóvenes vinculados a los sistemas judiciales; reconoce la...
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Handbook for Emergencies
The third edition of UNHCR’s Emergency Handbook is a reference tool which serves to reinforce a common understanding among the many key actors in emergency situations. This edition includes a number of important revisions of the handbook...
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