Drug abuse in India is a silent public health problem with “iceberg phenomenon” like implications: Dr. Edmond Fernandes
The drug addicts turning into dealers, number of on-going tip-offs where political patronage is provided and the soft...
An Amritsar-based private hospital has opened Punjab's first mobile de-addiction centre for ditigal detox of adults besides the school children and even small kids. The hospital was in the news after it opened a drug de-addiction centre for...
Drug abuse and violence both are dangerous phenomena in all countries. The relation between drug abuse and violence is obscure, and what comes first is the question. This study clarifies the changes in drug abuse...
La problemática del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas es definida como compleja y multidimensional, por lo tanto obliga a recurrir a enfoques renovadores dentro de la epidemiología que permitan abordajes a la medida de dicha complejidad...
Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala Pakistan (Approved Education Provider of Colombo Plan GCCE) in collaboration with ISSUP Pakistan Chapter is going to organize a training workshop of Universal Treatment Curriculum 4 and 7 in MATH...
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Imagine going through treatment numerous times but not being able to stop using. Imagine deciding not to use and doing everything you possibly can to stop using but relapsing despite all your efforts. If this sums up your situation or If...
It has long been known that individuals will engage in voluntary inhalation of volatile solvents for their rewarding effects. However, research into the neurobiology of these agents has lagged behind that of more commonly misused...
What is already known about this topic?
An outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) of unknown source is ongoing in the United States.
What is added by this report?
Medical abstractions were...
Brasil, 22 de outubro de 2019
Os efeitos do consumo de drogas pelos pais, no desenvolvimento das crianças, dependem muito da intensidade e do tempo de consumo. Porém, sempre são prejudiciais, tanto as legais, quanto as ilegais.
No que diz...
Conducted a session on Suicide and Substance Abuse Prevention organized by Green Star in Karachi, Pakistan.
د زده کوونکو لپاره د پرمختګ لپاره د سمون وړتیا جوړول، د ثبات د کرکیلی په اړه یو سیمینار جوړ کړ. دا د ارواپوهنې د څانګې ، د بهاریا پوهنتون ، لاهور کېمپس لخوا ترتیب شوی وو.
A seminar and two day training workshop were conducted for Faculty and Senior Students at the Department of Psychology, Bahria University, Islamabad on August 29, 2019.
Substance abuse is a significant problem in Pakistan (Hussain, 2017), yet, there are few studies of risk factors in this population, particularly in remote areas. Male adolescents (N = 243; M = 16.9 years, SD = 1.3 years) were...
د "سکرینینګ ، لنډ مداخله او درملنې لپاره راجع کولو" په اړه د کنفرانس دمخه روزنیز ورکشاپ د ارواپوهنې څانګې ، RIPHAH نړیوال پوهنتون ، لاهور کې ترسره شو. د ورکشاپ روزنیز اهداف په لاندې ډول دی:
A recent study, conducted by the Guardian and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, has revealed that Facebook has marked hundreds of thousands of children as “interested in” adverts about gambling and alcohol.
Facebook gains information...
Recreational drug use in Kenya is common among men, women, and youth from both rural and urban environments.
Heroin is the primary drug taken by injection in Kenya and it is linked with increased rates of HIV transmission.
Recent...
Harmful alcohol consumption remains a critical public health concern in Uganda. Despite efforts by the government to introduce policies that will improve the situation, alcohol companies are finding new ways to advertise and sell their...
Youth unemployment has remained stable at a high-level in many countries over the past several decades.
Over the same period, evidence has emerged which suggests that unemployment can negatively affect an individual’s mental and physical...
د کلونو په اوږدو کې، د تمباکو په مصرف کې د نړۍ په سطحه لږښت راغلی دی، او هیوادونو د شواهدو پر بنسټ او د تمباکو د کنټرول د اقداماتو په پراختیا کې د پام وړ پرمختګ کړی دی. په پایله کې، د تنباکو صنایع اړ دی چې نوی محصولات وده وکړی او د خپل سودا...
