Epidemiology and Etiology

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022 Presentation: Pattern and Socio-Demographic Correlation of Substance Use Among Patients Attending the Drug Unit of the...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022 Presentation: Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Factors Influencing Alcohol Abuse Among School-Attending...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022 Presentations: Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow Abstracts: Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022 Presentations: Wired For Addiction - Dr. Evelyn Higgins Prevalence and predictors of relapse among recovering...

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...

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 frequency and...

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. Objective...

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...

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 complexity...

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, including...