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Type and Context of Alcohol-Related Injury among Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments in a Caribbean Country
Abstract
There is an association between alcohol consumption and injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This cross-sectional study explores the socio-contextual factors of alcohol-related injuries in Trinidad and Tobago. Data on...
Synthetic Cathinone and Cannabinoid Designer Drugs Pose a Major Risk for Public Health
As part of an increasing worldwide use of designer drugs, recent use of compounds containing cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids is especially prevalent. Here, we reviewed current literature on the prevalence, epidemiology, bio-behavioral...
Trends in Deaths Involving Heroin and Synthetic Opioids Excluding Methadone, and Law Enforcement Drug Product Reports
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Opioid overdose deaths in the United States have been increasing since 1999, initially driven by prescription opioid misuse and more recently by heroin and other illicit opioid use.
W...
Predicting the Size and Characteristics of the Drug Treatment Population – Technical Methods
Aim and data specification
This analysis was based on monthly data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) from December 2005 to November 2016. NDTMS is taken to be a comprehensive description of drug treatment...
Acculturation and Drug Use Disorders among Hispanics in the U.S.
Abstract
The authors’ objective was to examine the relationship between degree of acculturation across five different dimensions of acculturation and risk of drug use disorders (DUD) among US Hispanics.
Data were derived from a large...
New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids.
In 2015, opioid-involved drug...
World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals
The World Health Statistics series is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual compilation of health statistics for its member states. The latest World Health Statistics provides data on 21 health-related Sustainable Development Goals...
Sexual Orientation and Estimates of Adult Substance Use and Mental Health
Abstract
Background: Research suggests that sexual minorities (e.g. people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual) are at greater risk for substance use and mental health issues compared with the sexual majority population that...
Еуропалық ауыз үстелі: Тізімде кім топшылап тұр?
Еуропалық әлеуметтік сауалнаманың жақында жарияланған нәтижелері бізге Еуропада кімнің ішімдікті көп тұтынатынын көрсетеді.
Алынған қорытындылардың ішінде мыналар бар:
- Неғұрлым әл-ауқатты болсаң, соғұрлым көп ішесің.
- Сіз неғұрлым...
Хош иістендіргіштер жас популяциялар арасында Е-сигареттерді сіңіруде маңызды рөл атқарады
«Темекіні реттеу ғылымы» журналында жарияланған жаңа қорытындылар хош иісті е-сигареттер әсіресе жастар мен жас ересектерге жүгінетінін көрсетеді.
Зерттеудің іріктемелі популяциясынан 12-17 жастағылардың 99%-ы және жас ересектердің...
Estimation of National, Regional and Global Prevalence of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Background
Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and FAS in the general population and, by linking these two indicators...
Sporting Activity and Substance Abuse among Teens: What’s the Link?
A recent survey which looked at the drug habits of over 20,000 US high-school athletes has found those who play high-contact sports, such as hockey, are more likely to use heroin and prescription opioids for non-medicinal purposes.
The...
Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: CDC Grand Rounds
Public Health Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...
Beyond Cigarettes: The Risks of Non-Cigarette Nicotine Products and Implications for Tobacco Control
BACKGROUND
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...
Қараңғы вебті жарықтандыру
Экономисттің хабарлауынша , есірткі саудасы көшеден онлайн «криптоморкеттерге» немесе құпия виртуалды-дүкен-фронттарға ауысады.
Қазiргi уақытта онлайн-рыноктар есiрткiнi заңсыз сатудың салыстырмалы түрде аз көлемiн жеңiлдетедi. Дегенмен...
Crime and Social Impacts of Alcohol
Alcohol-related crime and social disorder is estimated to cost UK taxpayers £11bn per year, at 2010/11 prices.[1]
Alcohol-related crime makes up a substantial portion of violent offences across the UK (47% in England and Wales in 2014/15...
Бала ретінде сипап, ересек адам ретінде алкоголь проблемалары бар ма?
Балаларды өз сусындарын сипап немесе тастерлеуге мүмкіндік беретін ата-аналары арқылы ішімдікпен таныстыру, әдетте, Еуропа елдерінде қолданылатын төрағалық ету әдісі ретінде қарастырылады.
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Key Points from EMCDDA’s 2016 European Drug Report
As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...
Is There a Link Between Body-Image and Alcohol Consumption among Teenage Girls?
A study published in the latest volume of Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has sought to identify whether weight and body-image misconception is associated with alcohol use and heavy consumption.
The investigation found that among...
Мальтамент және марихуананы пайдалану
Марихуананы қолданумен байланысты балалардың қатыгездігі кейінірек өмірде ме? Жасөспірім кезінде марихуананы темекі шегуге байланысты мінез-құлық проблемалары мен темекі мен алкогольді тұтыну бар ма?
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