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Smoking Linked to Irregular Menstruation and Early Menopause
A study exploring the factors leading to menstrual cycle irregularity and menopause has discovered smoking may contribute to irregular menstrual cycles. The research, carried out in Korea, also found an association with the early initiation...
E-Cigarette Use among Adolescents: An Overview of the Literature and Future Perspectives
Background: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are rapidly emerging into a new trend among adolescents, signaling a new époque, that of vapers. E-cigarettes are battery-powered nicotine delivery devices that heat a typically flavoring...
بچپن کا زہر: چھوٹے بچوں کو نشہ آور مادوں سے بچانا
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امریکہ میں نشے کی موجودہ وبا کے نتیجے میں، بچوں اور اسکول سے پہلے کی عمر کے بچوں کو حادثاتی طور پر نکوٹین، شراب، کیفین، نسخے کی منشیات، چرس اور غیر قانونی منشیات سمیت زہریلے، نشہ آور مادوں کی ناقابل قبول حد تک زیادہ شرح سے سامنا...
Barriers and Facilitators Affecting the Implementation of Substance Use Screening in Primary Care Clinics: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Providers, and Staff
Abstract
Background
Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality that frequently go unidentified in medical settings. As part of a multi-phase study to implement electronic health record-integrated substance use...
Drug Facts from the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Digital health information about the risks of drugs is available through the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) website. The searchable online database, Drug Facts, features information about a range of substances which may pose...
Childhood Predictors of Lung Function and Future COPD Risk
A study published in the Lancet details the discovery of a link between the respiratory disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and childhood exposure to parental smoking or childhood illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis...
Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life.
The study followed 10 989...
الکحل کے استعمال کی خرابی کے علاج کے لئے ادویات
نیشنل انسٹی ٹیوٹ آن الکوحل ایبیوز اینڈ الکوحلزم (این آئی اے)، ہیلتھ اینڈ ہیومن سروسز یو ایس گورنمنٹ ڈپارٹمنٹ (ایچ ایس ایس) اور سبسٹنس ایبیوز اینڈ مینٹل ہیلتھ سروسز ایڈمنسٹریشن (ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے) نے الکحل کے استعمال کی خرابی کے علاج میں...
New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources.
Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital...
منشیات کے غلط استعمال کی روک تھام کے معیار کے معیار
یہ معیار بچوں، نوجوانوں اور بالغوں کی طرف سے منشیات کے نقصان دہ استعمال کی روک تھام یا تاخیر کا احاطہ کرتا ہے جو منشیات کا استعمال شروع کرتے ہیں، یا پہلے سے ہی کبھی کبھار تجربات یا منشیات کا استعمال کرتے ہیں. اس میں غیر قانونی نفسیاتی مادے،...
Vulnerability for Alcohol Use Disorder and Rate of Alcohol Consumption
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...
نوعمر وں کے دماغ کی نشوونما کے مطالعہ سے نیا ڈیٹا سیٹ دستیاب کرایا گیا
فروری 2018 میں امریکہ کے نیشنل انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف ہیلتھ (این آئی ایچ) نے "نوعمر وں کے دماغ کی نشوونما کے غیر معمولی مطالعہ" سے پہلا ڈیٹا سیٹ جاری کیا، جو نوعمر وں کے دماغ کی علمی ترقی (اے بی سی ڈی) مطالعہ ہے.
اس مطالعے میں اب تک 7500 سے زائد...
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...
Cost‐Effectiveness of Alternative Smoking Cessation Scenarios in Spain
Abstract
Aims
To assess the cost‐effectiveness of alternative smoking cessation scenarios from the perspective of the Spanish National Health Service (NHS).
Design
We used the European study on Quantifying Utility of Investment...
Characteristics of and Precipitating Circumstances Surrounding Suicide among Persons Aged 10–17 Years
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Suicide is a major public health problem. It is the third leading cause of death among U.S. persons aged 10–17 years. In Utah, the rate of suicide among persons aged 10–17 years has...
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...
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.
Me...
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...
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