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Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en muestras de la población escolar Guatemalteca
Se realizó una investigación conformada por 4 trabajos de graduación de maestría, con metodología mixta descriptiva, las cuales versan sobre los diferentes factores de riesgo que provocan en los estudiantes de Guatemala, que llegan a caer...
اپیدیمولوژی نسخه اپیید در ایران
ډاکټر جله غلامی د پنجشنبې په ورځ ، د مارچ په 9 ، 2023 کې د NDARC ویبینار لړۍ کې وړاندې شو.
ایران، چې په منځنی ختیځ کې موقعیت لری، د اپیوایډونو د مصرف لوړه کچه او د مخدره توکو د کارولو مختلف ډولونه لری. په دې ویبینار کې به موږ په ایران کې...
Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada
Background
Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances –...
Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties
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...
Patterns of Heated Tobacco Product Use Among Czech Adult Tobacco Users in 2020: An Online Survey
BACKGROUND:
Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the...
د مخدره توکو په اړه د اروپا ویب سروې 2021: په لبنان کې بیړنۍ موندنې
د مخدره توکو په اړه د اروپا ویب سروې د مارچ او می په 2021 کې د هغو خلکو څخه معلومات راټول کړل چې مخدره توکی کاروی ، 18 کلن یا ډیر عمر لری ، او په 21 EU او 9 غیر EU هیوادونو کې ژوند کوی پشمول لبنان. پدې موده کې ، په ډیری اروپایی او ګاونډیو...
Changes in Smoking Cessation–Related Behaviors Among US Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Points
Question Did smoking cessation–related behaviours change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US?
Findings This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit...
Associations Between Canada's Cannabis Legalization and Emergency Department Presentations for Transient Cannabis-Induced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Conditions: Ontario and Alberta, 2015–2019
Abstract
Objective
Cannabis legalization in many jurisdictions worldwide has raised concerns that such legislation might increase the burden of transient and persistent psychotic illnesses in society. Our study aimed to address this...
Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020
Abstract
Importance Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.
Objective To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.
Design, Setting, and Participants ...
Cannabis use and risks of respiratory and all-cause morbidity and mortality: a population-based, data-linkage, cohort study
Abstract
Introduction Although cannabis is frequently used worldwide, its impact on respiratory health is characterised by controversy.
Objective To evaluate the association between cannabis use and respiratory-related emergency room...
Cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia
Abstract
Objectives This study aimed to explore the impact of a new set of six pictorial warnings introduced in 2018.
Design and setting Using a cross-sectional design, we examined awareness of the new warnings among Colombian smokers...
Exposure to alcohol and overall survival in head and neck cancer: A regional cohort study
Abstract
Background
There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the association of alcohol use with overall survival (OS) of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Methods
All 1033 patients treated for new...
Trends in Cannabis Polysubstance Use During Early Pregnancy Among Patients in a Large Health Care System in Northern California
Abstract
Importance Rates of prenatal cannabis use are increasing alongside perceptions that cannabis is a harmless therapeutic for pregnancy-related ailments, while rates of prenatal use of alcohol and tobacco are decreasing. It is...
Use of Menthol Cigarettes, Smoking Frequency, and Nicotine Dependence Among US Youth
Abstract
Importance Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.
Objective To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking...
Four-year health trajectories of children prenatally exposed to cocaine and/or cannabis. A retrospective, cohort study in La Pampa, Argentina
ABSTRACT
Cocaine and/or cannabis use during pregnancy is a growing problem of relevance for global public health. Exposed children may have a wide range of perinatal complications, but there is little knowledge on their course.
Object...
Opioid Facts and Figures
Opioid Facts and Figures, recorded 3-June-2022. Presented by Lauran Wirf, DO: Addiction Medicine Fellow; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, Colorado. With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is important for...
Modeling the evolution of the US opioid crisis for national policy development
Abstract
The opioid crisis is a major public health challenge in the United States, killing about 70,000 people in 2020 alone. Long delays and feedbacks between policy actions and their effects on drug-use behavior create dynamic...
Use Patterns, Flavors, Brands, and Ingredients of Nonnicotine e-Cigarettes Among Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults in the United States
Abstract
Importance Nonnicotine e-cigarettes contain chemicals, flavorants, and solvents that have known health harms and/or have not been proven safe for inhalation.
Objective To evaluate nonnicotine e-cigarette use patterns...
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