Background

In the entire world, smoking is a major contributor to preventable deaths and years of life with a disability. Nevertheless, little is known about the factors that influence women's smoking habits. This study evaluated the factors that influence smoking and smoking frequency among Nigerian women of reproductive age.

Methods and materials

This study uses information from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) (n = 41,821). The data were adjusted for sampling weight, stratification, and cluster sampling design. Smoking status and frequency (daily and occasional...

Dr Jaleh Gholami presented at the NDARC Webinar Series on Thursday, 9 March 2023.

Iran, located in the Middle East, has a high rate of opioid consumption and different patterns of drug use. In this webinar, we will present the epidemiology and trends of methadone, buprenorphine, and tramadol use in Iran, as well as the negative health impacts of prescription opioid use, such as toxicity and mortality. This presentation was based on three published systematic reviews and discussed the significance and implications of its findings.

About the speaker

Jaleh Gholami is a Postdoctoral Research...

INTRODUCTION: Individuals who visit nightclubs and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals tend to use psychoactive substances, often multiple substances, in this setting and are at risk of serious negative health effects. This paper aims to explore respondents’ experiences and perceptions in order to have a better understanding of patterns and motives related to psychoactive substance use and high-risk behaviours in EDM event attendees.

METHODS: In-depth and focus group interviews with 30 EDM event attendees who reported psychoactive substance use at nightlife events. The data was analysed...

Il Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MATTC) ha collaborato con l'Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network nel Missouri, l'Addiction Policy Forum e l'Opioid Response Network (ORN in IA, KS, MO e NE) per tradurre 5 diversi prodotti di prevenzione basati sull'evidenza " Prevenzione dei materiali educativi sull'uso di oppioidi"  in 12 lingue diverse , e assicurarsi che siano culturalmente appropriati, compresi arabo, bosniaco, birmano, dari, francese, cinese mandarino, pashtu, somalo, spagnolo, swahili, tagalog (filippino) e ucraino.

SFONDO:

Una stretta relazione tra un genitore e un bambino e l'accettazione dei genitori possono mediare l'appropriata auto-accettazione di un adolescente, che è una variabile importante legata alla personalità e un pilastro della salute emotiva. Nel documento presentiamo le conclusioni di uno studio di ricerca sulla qualità dell'attaccamento verso i genitori e l'auto-accettazione degli adolescenti nelle scuole secondarie ceche.

MIRA:

Lo scopo dello studio era l'esplorazione della relazione tra lo stile di attaccamento e l'auto-accettazione.

CAMPIONE:

Il campione di ricerca è composto da...

BACKGROUND:

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The chemical and physical properties of these components have a significant effect on aerosol formation and must be identified in order to improve product attractiveness and assess the degree of health risks.

AIM:

The aim of this article is to provide a description of the composition of the e-liquid base and its impact on the physical properties of the liquid used...

The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and neighbouring countries were experiencing COVID-19-related lockdown or restrictions. Unless otherwise indicated, the data presented here refer to the 274 respondents who reported having used at least one illicit drug in the 12 months prior to the survey (last 12 months of use) and live in Lebanon.

In summary

• Most survey respondents (93 %) reported using...