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Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Ghana's response to substance use has long been dominated by criminalisation, yet limited research has examined how this policy environment shapes addiction treatment delivery. This study explored the perspectives of mental health nurses providing care to people who use drugs (PWUDs) using a socio‐ecological framework.
Evans F. Kyei +4 more
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Fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens in Vienna.
, 2013 11 March 2013 - The Fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) kicks off today with over 1,000 representatives from Member States and civil society, as well as high level speakers and government ministers from across the globe.
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Disentangling the stigma of HIV/AIDS from the stigmas of drugs use, commercial sex and commercial blood donation – A factorial survey of medical students in China [PDF]
, 2007 Background: HIV/AIDS related stigma interferes with the provision of appropriate care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. Currently, programs to address the stigma approach it as if it occurs in isolation, separate from the co-stigmas related ...
Yang, Y +3 more
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Pattern and Inclination of Adolescents Towards Substance Abuse
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2008 Introduction: Narcotic drug abuse and illicit use of drugs is a major, complicated multifactorial phenomenon affecting most of the societies today. Incidence of drug abuse among adolescents is very high.
H Mahjoob +3 more
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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017 Objectives: In order to help combat opioid addiction, our objective is to see, through a randomized prospective study design, if patient education on proper use of narcotic medication would decrease narcotic consumption in the post-operative period after
Fotios P. Tjoumakaris MD +9 more
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Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to improve concomitant insomnia symptoms, but whether treating OSA translates into reducing sedative medication use is unknown. We evaluated the association between initiating incident positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy and continued benzodiazepine drug receipt among chronic ...
Nicholas T. Vozoris +3 more
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The development impact of the illegality of drug trade [PDF]
This paper reviews the unintended consequences of the war on drugs, particularly for developing countries, and weighs them against the evidence regarding the efficacy of prohibition to curb drug use and trade.
Keefer, Philip +2 more
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Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs for Chronic Insomnia in Primary Care
Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder in adults, representing a major public health problem. Healthcare management in a specific area first requires analysing its current practices and issues. We conducted a retrospective observational study of over 100,000 patients from two large primary care databases in the public healthcare ...
Jesús Escribá‐Alepuz +5 more
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, 2015 Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the differences in the scores relating to brain/behavioral systems in two groups of narcotic and stimulant substance abusers. Method: An Expos Facto research design was used in this study.
Majid mahmoudAlilou, Parastoo Amiri
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The Effect of Drug Addiction on Education from University Students’ Point of View
Journal of Community Health Research, 2013 Introduction: Higher education system in each country is mainly responsible for training specialists and efficient personnels in different levels of government.
Mohammad Afkhami Aqda +2 more
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