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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Advertising of Tobacco Products at Point of Sale: Who Are More Exposed in Brazil?
Abstract
Objective: To describe the adult population perception of cigarette advertising at point of sale, according to their tobacco use status and socio-demographic characteristics such as sex, age, race/color, region, household location...
نظرات پزشکان در مورد نقش سیگار کشیدن در بیماری های مرتبط با سیگار کشیدن
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سابقه و هدف
گزارش های قبلی نشان داده اند که پزشکانی که سیگار می کشیدند اثرات سیگار کشیدن بر سلامت را دست کم می دهند و این بر عملکرد آنها تاثیر می گذارد. این مطالعه با هدف بررسی دیدگاه پزشکان استونیایی در مورد نقش سیگار کشیدن در...
An Expanding World of Novel Psychoactive Substances: Opioids
The abuse of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) has been increasing dramatically worldwide since late 2000s. By the end of 2015, more than 560 NPS had been reported to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Although...
Tobacco Use during Pregnancy and Its Associated Factors in a Mountain District of Eastern Nepal
Background: Tobacco using among women is more prevalent in Nepal as compared to other South-East Asian countries. The effect of its use is seen not only on the pregnant women, but also health of the growing fetus is compromised. Currently...
E-Cigarettes Less Addictive Than Traditional Cigarettes, Study Finds
E-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes, according to a new study published in the journal Preventative Medicine.
That said, around 75% of e-cigarette smokers still consider themselves to be dependent on their use.
Mor...
Should you Recommend Acupuncture to Patients with Substance Use Disorders?
Acupuncture is an ancient therapeutic tool known to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine. Two theories suggest positive outcomes in patients treated with acupuncture:
- The oxidative stress reduction theory states that a “large body...
Sport Participation and Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
ABSTRACT
Sport participation can play an important and positive role in the health and development of children and youth. One area that has recently been receiving greater attention is the role that sport participation might play in...
استفاده از مواد مخدر و هروئین در نوجوانانی که به ورزش مشغول هستند
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اهداف: تحقیقات قبلی نشان داده است که ورزشکاران جوان ممکن است در معرض خطر افزایش استفاده از مواد مخدر نسخه غیر پزشکی (NPOU) به دلیل صدمات باشد. با وجودی که ورزشکاران نوجوانان در معرض خطر افزایش شرکت در NPOU قرار دارند، اما هنوز مشخص...
مدیریت درد و همه گیری مواد مخدر: ایجاد توازن بین منافع اجتماعی و فردی و خطرات ناشی از استفاده از مواد مخدر تجویزی
مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر، تا حد زیادی توسط مصرف بیش از حد مربوط به استفاده از مواد مخدر رانده، در حال حاضر علت اصلی مرگ و میر آسیب غیر عمدی در ایالات متحده است. بحران جاری مواد مخدر در تقاطع دو چالش بهداشت عمومی نهفته است: کاهش بار رنج از...
Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician’s Guide
Introduction
This Guideis written for primary care and mental health clinicians. It has been produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),a component of the National Institutes of Health, with guidance from...
حشیش و اسکیزوفرنی: بررسی سیستماتیک 15 سال گذشته
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پس از تصویب اخیر در اروگوئه از قانون 19172 در مورد تنظیم بازار حشیش و استفاده از, بسیاری از سوالات در مورد تاثیر این قانون بر بیماران روانی مبتلا به اختلال استفاده از حشیش همراه, با علاقه خاص در همراهی اسکیزوفرنی به وجود می آیند. در...
Systematic Review of Screening Instruments for Psychosocial Problems in Children and Adolescents with Long-Term Physical Conditions
Abstract
Children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions (LTPCs) are at greater risk of developing psychosocial problems. Screening for such problems may be undertaken using validated psychometric instruments to facilitate...
Acculturation and Drug Use Disorders among Hispanics in the U.S.
Abstract
The authors’ objective was to examine the relationship between degree of acculturation across five different dimensions of acculturation and risk of drug use disorders (DUD) among US Hispanics.
Data were derived from a large...
بار پرخوری و نوشیدن سنگین بر مغز: اثرات بر ساختار و عملکرد عصبی نوجوانان و بزرگسالان جوان
مقدمه: دوران جوانی و جوانی دوره های ادامه بلوغ زیستی و روانی اجتماعی است. بنابراین, ممکن است اثرات مخرب مصرف مقدار زیادی از الکل بر رشد عصبی و شناخت همراه در طول این زمان وجود دارد. هدف از این بررسی کوچک است که برجسته تحقیقات تصویربرداری...
New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids.
In 2015, opioid-involved drug...
Contrasting Trends of Smoking Cessation Status
Abstract
Objective
The World Health Organization recommends that smokers be offered help to quit. A better understanding of smokers’ interest in and commitment to quitting could guide tobacco control efforts. We assessed temporal...
استفاده از تنباکو در فیلم های پردرآمد — ایالات متحده, 2010–2016
خلاصه
چه چیزی در حال حاضر در مورد این موضوع شناخته شده است؟
جراح عمومی به این نتیجه رسیده است که یک رابطه باعثی بین تصویر سیگار کشیدن در فیلم و شروع سیگار کشیدن در میان افراد جوان وجود دارد. هر چه جوانان بیشتر سیگار کشیدن را بر روی صفحه...
The 'Explosion’ That Never Happened: Crack and Cocaine Use in Britain
In 1989 a whirlwind of concern was stirred up by a US drug enforcement officer who predicted for Britain a US-style “explosion” of violence associated with the ‘almost instantly addictive’ crack version of cocaine. That did not happen - but...
Contextual Factors Associated with Marijuana Use in School Population
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Marijuana use among the student population has increased in Mexico and Latin America. There are social, interpersonal and individual factors associated with the onset and continuation of marijuana use. These include...
How Economic Recessions and Unemployment Affect Illegal Drug Use
ABSTRACT
Background: Economic recessions may influence illegal drug use via different mechanisms, for example increased use due to more psychological distress or decreased use due to lower income and purchasing power. This paper reviews...
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