Search
Public Health
The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
One Minute of Marijuana Secondhand Smoke Exposure Substantially Impairs Vascular Endothelial Function
Abstract
Background: Despite public awareness that tobacco secondhand smoke (SHS) is harmful, many people still assume that marijuana SHS is benign. Debates about whether smoke‐free laws should include marijuana are becoming increasingly...
¿Quiénes fuman en un hospital general? Comentario clínico
RESUMEN
Justificación y objetivo: El consumo de tabaco es un problema de salud pública. En los hospitales existe un grupo de trabajadores que fuman, debe investigarse quiénes son fumadores activos.
Método: Se realizó una encuesta con...
Annual Total Binge Drinks Consumed by U.S. Adults, 2015
Introduction
Binge drinking (four or more drinks for women, five or more drinks for men on an occasion) accounts for more than half of the 88,000 U.S. deaths resulting from excessive drinking annually. Adult binge drinkers do so frequently...
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.
The study has, to date...
Sexual Minority Youth Continue to Smoke Cigarettes Earlier and More Often Than Heterosexuals: Findings from Population-Based Data
Research carried out in North America has highlighted differences in youth smoking habits for individuals who identify as heterosexual and those who identify as Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual (LGB).
The study builds on historical evidence to...
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release
Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.
How Collegiate Fraternity and Sorority Involvement Relates to Substance Use during Young Adulthood and Substance Use Disorders in Early Midlife
Abstract
Purpose
To assess how social fraternity involvement (i.e., membership and residence) in college relates to substance use behaviors and substance use disorder symptoms during young adulthood and early midlife in a national sample...
Motivation and Main Flavour of Use, Use with Nicotine and Dual Use of Electronic Cigarettes in Barcelona
Abstract
Objective: This study seeks to describe current e-cigarette users’ patterns of use including primary motivation for use, dual use, use with nicotine and principal flavour used, according to individuals’ sociodemographic...
Tratamiento de tabaquismo intenso después de un infarto agudo de miocardio
Resumen
El tabaquismo es una enfermedad crónica que afecta a una quinta parte de nuestra población. No obstante, la mayoría de los fumadores no busca tratamiento de su enfermedad ni la considera tal. Algunos pacientes logran controlar la...
Cue-Induced Brain Activation in Chronic Ketamine-Dependent Subjects, Cigarette Smokers, and Healthy Controls
Background: Observations of drug-related cues may induce craving in drug-dependent patients, prompting compulsive drug-seeking behavior. Sexual dysfunction is common in drug users. The aim of the study was to examine regional brain...
Genomic and Bioinformatics Approaches for Analysis of Genes Associated with Cancer Risks Following Exposure to Tobacco Smoking
Cancer is a significant health problem in the Middle East and global population. It is well established that there is a direct link between tobacco smoking and cancer, which will continue to pose a significant threat to human health. The...
A Web-Based Toolkit to Provide Evidence-Based Resources about Crystal Methamphetamine for the Australian Community
ABSTRACT
Background: The use of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and the associated harms for individuals, families, and communities across Australia has been the subject of growing concern in recent years. The provision of easily accessible...
The Proportion of Dementia Attributable to Common Modifiable Lifestyle Factors in Barbados
Abstract
Objective: To understand what number and proportion of dementia cases in Barbados are attributable to modifiable lifestyle factors and what effect a reduction in these risk factors would have on future dementia prevalence.
Method...
Identifying Viable Theoretical Frameworks with Essential Parameters for Real-Time and Real World Alcohol Craving Research
Abstract
Background: Substance use is known to be episodic, dynamic, complex, and highly influenced by the environment, therefore a situational and momentary focus to alcohol craving research is appropriate. Current advances in mobile and...
Factors That Make Thai Teenagers Drink Alcohol
Abstract
Thailand teenagers currently have more alcohol consumption habits. Especially in the younger age group, which the government has banned the sales of alcohol to children under 18 years old. However, the legislation was not...
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...
Smoking and Dementia
Introduction
Dementia is a set of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. This can include problems with memory loss, thinking, mental agility, language and understanding. Dementia is common – around 90...
