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Public Health
The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Diagnosis of Stroke Due to Cocaine and Its Complications
Introduction: Cocaine is an independent cerebrovascular risk factor both for ischaemic and haemorrhagic events, above all among persons under 55 years of age.
Report: A case report of stroke due to the consumption of cocaine is used to...
The Restriction of Hours, Sales and Liquors: Lima 2010-17: Traffic Accidents (TA) and other Violent Deaths
Abstract
Objective: Determine the relationship between the hours of sale of spirits "Safe Time" and those killed by traffic accidents (TA).
Material and Methods: Descriptive research based on the monthly report made by the Metropolitan...
How Do People with Mood and Anxiety Disorders Perceive and Interpret the Drinking Motives Questionnaire?
Abstract
Background
Research has identified drinking motives as the final common pathway to alcohol use, and associations between specific drinking motives and drinking patterns have consistently been demonstrated. Data on drinking...
Association of Low Blood Pressure with Suicidal Ideation
Abstract
Background
Whether constitutional low blood pressure (BP) causes substantive health problems has been controversial, and subjects with hypotension exhibit a range of symptoms, from mild typical conditions such as tiredness and...
تمباکو نوشی اور ڈیمنشیا
تعارف
ڈیمنشیا علامات کا ایک مجموعہ ہے جو دماغ اور اس کی صلاحیتوں کے مسلسل زوال سے وابستہ ہے۔ اس میں یادداشت کی کمی ، سوچ ، ذہنی تیز رفتاری ، زبان اور تفہیم کے مسائل شامل ہوسکتے ہیں۔ ڈیمنشیا عام ہے - اسکاٹ لینڈ میں تقریبا 90،000 افراد میں...
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS) among Young People
Abstract
Background: Annually, 600 000 deaths are attributed to exposure of non-smokers to secondhand smoke (SHS). These include 165 000 among children, about 60% of which occur in Africa and Southeast Asia. As of 2017, only seven...
The Association between Smoking and Electronic Cigarette Use in a Cohort of Young People
Abstract
Purpose
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is associated with smoking initiation among young people; however, it is also possible that smoking is associated with e-cigarette initiation. This study explores these associations...
Stressful Experiences Affect Likelihood of Remission of Drug Dependence, Continued Drug Use, and Relapse
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Centre for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health have been exploring the link between drug dependence, ongoing drug use, relapse and exposure to stress or experience of stressful events...
Treatment for Opioid Use and Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review
A new study published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal focuses on an often-neglected topic – opioid use in older adults. This systematic literature review, Treatment for Opioid Use and Outcomes in Older Adults, included 76 papers...
NIDA Scientists Review Impact of Smoking among Adolescents with ADHD
Two studies funded by NIDA have highlighted a correlation between ADHD symptoms and initial smoking age.
Research Suggests Changes to the Way Opioids Are Prescribed after Surgery Could Prevent Misuse
A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston has published a new study suggesting changes to the way opioids are prescribed after surgery could be a way to reduce misuse.
Featured in the British Medical Journal, the study Po...
ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے سے نئی: اوپیوئڈ کے استعمال کی خرابی کے لئے دوائیں
ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے نے ٹریٹمنٹ امپروومنٹ پروٹوکول سیریز کے حصے کے طور پر ایک نئی اشاعت جاری کی ہے۔
محققین اور پریکٹیشنرز کے لئے صحت میں پھیلاؤ اور نفاذ
اگر ہم اپنے ملک کی صحت کو بہتر بنانے میں کامیاب ہونا چاہتے ہیں تو تحقیقی دریافت اور کلینیکل اور کمیونٹی پریکٹس کے درمیان فرق کو ختم کرنا ضروری ہے۔
نامناسب یا غیر ضروری خدمات کو نافذ نہ کرتے ہوئے ثبوت پر مبنی صحت کی دیکھ بھال اور روک تھام...
Repeated Exposure to the “Spice” Cannabinoid JWH-018 Induces Tolerance and Enhances Responsiveness to 5-HT1A Receptor Stimulation in Male Rats
Naphthalen-1-yl-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)methanone (JWH-018) is a synthetic compound found in psychoactive “spice” products that activates cannabinoid receptors. Preclinical evidence suggests that exposure to synthetic cannabinoids increases 5...
Adolescent Exposure to Toxic Volatile Organic Chemicals from E-Cigarettes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need to understand the safety of e-cigarettes with adolescents. We sought to identify the presence of chemical toxicants associated with e-cigarette use among adolescents.
METHODS: Adolescent e...
Electronic Cigarette Use and Progression from Experimentation to Established Smoking
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been shown that never-smoking adolescents who try electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are at increased risk of subsequent conventional cigarette smoking. We evaluated associations between e-cigarette use and...
National Trends in Alcohol Consumption in Mexico
Abstract:
Introduction: Worldwide, binge drinking of alcohol has increased, especially among young people. In Mexico, various epidemiological sources allow us to account for the growth this pattern of consumption has had. Given this...
Proportion of Patients in South London with First-Episode Psychosis Attributable to Use of High Potency Cannabis
Summary
Background
The risk of individuals having adverse effects from drug use (eg. alcohol) generally depends on the frequency of use and potency of the drug used. We aimed to investigate how frequent use of skunk-like (high-potency)...
e-Addictology: An Overview of New Technologies for Assessing and Intervening in Addictive Behaviors
Background: New technologies can profoundly change the way we understand psychiatric pathologies and addictive disorders. New concepts are emerging with the development of more accurate means of collecting live data, computerized...
Medical Marijuana Laws and Adolescent Marijuana Use in the United States
Abstract
Aims
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in order to estimate the effect of US medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on past-month marijuana use prevalence among adolescents.
Methods
A total of 2999 papers from...