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Substance Use among a Sample of Healthcare Workers in Kenya
ABSTRACT
This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking and...
Motivation to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Subsequent Attempts at Reduction and Changes in Consumption in Increasing and Higher-Risk Drinkers in England
Abstract
Aims
To assess how far motivation to reduce alcohol consumption in increasing and higher-risk drinkers in England predicts self-reported attempts to reduce alcohol consumption and changes in alcohol intake during the...
Encuestas Nacionales de Consumo de Drogas, Alcohol y Tabaco (México)
Se presentan las últimas Encuestas Nacionales de Consumo de Drogas, Alcohol y Tabaco en México.
Oxytocin Prevents Ethanol Actions at δ Subunit-Containing GABAA Receptors and Attenuates Ethanol-Induced Motor Impairment in Rats
Abstract
Even moderate doses of alcohol cause considerable impairment of motor coordination, an effect that substantially involves potentiation of GABAergic activity at δ subunit-containing GABAAreceptors (δ-GABAARs). Here, we...
Low Cigarette Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
Abstract
Objective: To use the relation between cigarette consumption and cardiovascular disease to quantify the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke for light smoking (one to five cigarettes/day).
Design: Systematic review and...
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Self-Reported Measures of Alcohol Consumption
Abstract
Purpose
To review studies about the reliability and validity of self-reported alcohol consumption measures among adults, an area which needs updating to reflect current research.
Methods
Databases (PUBMED (1966-present)...
Kemiskinan dan Merokok
Bab ini membahas hubungan antara kemiskinan dan penggunaan tembakau. Ini memberikan tinjauan komprehensif tentang data prevalensi merokok dan tingkat konsumsi dalam kelompok sosial ekonomi yang berbeda, baik di masing-masing negara maupun...
Prevalence of Tobacco Consumption among Young Physicians at a Regional University Hospital in Southern Spain
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the study is to analyse the prevalence of smoking among resident physicians at a regional university hospital. In addition, we examined the trends in the smoking behaviour of physicians in relation to...
Penggunaan ganja dan dampaknya
FRAGMEN
Selama 20 tahun terakhir, penggunaan ganja rekreasi telah menjadi sangat umum, mirip dengan penggunaan tembakau, terutama di kalangan remaja dan dewasa muda.
Dokter umum sering dihadapkan dengan pasien yang, selain ketidaknyamanan...
Association of Parental Supply of Alcohol with Adolescent Drinking, Alcohol-Related Harms, and Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms
Summary
Background
Some parents supply alcohol to their children, reportedly to reduce harm, yet longitudinal research on risks associated with such supply is compromised by short periods of observation and potential confounding. We...
Pharmacotherapy of Apnea by Cannabimimetic Enhancement, the PACE Clinical Trial: Effects of Dronabinol in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Abstract
Study Objectives
There remains an important and unmet need for fully effective and acceptable treatments in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). At present, there are no approved drug treatments. Dronabinol has shown promise for...
Alcohol and Older People: A Systematic Review of Barriers, Facilitators and Context of Drinking in Older People and Implications for Intervention Design
Abstract
Background
Harmful alcohol consumption in older people has increased and effective approaches to understanding and addressing this societal concern are needed.
Methods
Systematic review of qualitative studies in older...
Prevalensi Khusus Negara Bagian penggunaan produk tembakau di kalangan orang dewasa
Ringkasan
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Penggunaan tembakau adalah penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas yang dapat dicegah di Amerika Serikat. Meskipun ada penurunan prevalensi merokok baru-baru ini, lanskap produk...
Paparan Metadon Prenatal Dikaitkan dengan Perubahan Perkembangan Otak Neonatal
Abstrak
Metadon digunakan untuk pengobatan kecanduan heroin dengan bantuan obat selama kehamilan. Hasil perkembangan saraf anak-anak dengan paparan metadon prenatal bisa kurang optimal. Kami menguji hipotesis bahwa perkembangan otak...
Beragam Alasan untuk Menggunakan Zat Psikoaktif Baru
Abstrak
Latar
Meningkatnya jumlah Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) yang ambigu secara hukum dan genting merupakan tantangan bagi pembuat kebijakan dan kesehatan masyarakat. Pengetahuan ilmiah dan lebih mendalam tentang motivasi...
"Tidak Ada Alkohol yang Direkomendasikan, tapi . . . ": Sikap Siswa Perawatan Kesehatan tentang Konsumsi Alkohol selama Kehamilan
Abstrak
Temuan Kanada menunjukkan bahwa penyedia layanan kesehatan memerlukan pelatihan dan pendidikan lebih lanjut untuk mendukung pekerjaan mereka mencegah gangguan spektrum alkohol janin (FASD). Namun, pengetahuan dan pelatihan siswa...
Sikap Mahasiswa Perawatan Kesehatan tentang Konsumsi Alkohol selama Kehamilan
Abstrak
Artikel ini mengeksplorasi sikap mahasiswa medis, kebidanan, dan praktisi perawat tentang wanita yang mungkin mengonsumsi alkohol selama kehamilan mereka. Dua puluh satu siswa perawatan kesehatan menanggapi sketsa berbasis...
Saat ini Merokok di kalangan Orang Dewasa AS
Ringkasan
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Ahli Bedah Umum AS telah menyimpulkan bahwa beban kematian dan penyakit akibat penggunaan tembakau di Amerika Serikat sangat disebabkan oleh rokok dan produk tembakau yang terbakar...