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Identifying and preventing health problems among young drug-misusing offenders [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the health problems and treatment needs of drug-misusing offenders and to draw out the implications of the findings for health education and prevention.
Judith Aldridge, Katy Holloway, Trevor Bennett   +2 more
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A Bioresorbable Neural Interface for On‐Demand Thermal Pain Block

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioresorbable, implantable neural electronics provide dynamic, on‐demand thermal modulation of peripheral nerves for safe, drug‐free pain relief. A microscale thin‐film heater and temperature sensor embedded within biodegradable encapsulants enable precise temperature control via real‐time feedback.
Jeonghwan Park, Hak‐Young Ahn, Minho Seong, Taehoon Kim, Yulin Zhou, Yameng Xu, Jaehee Lee, Ritika Raj Menghani, Yujin Choi, Minsu Park, Nadir Muzaffar, Youngeun Lee, Seung Gi Seo, Jong Uk Kim, Sang Min Won, Jahyun Koo, Elena Aprea, Taeyeon Kim, Ying Yan, Matthew R. MacEwan, Wilson Z. Ray, Raudel Avila, Geumbee Lee, John A. Rogers   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and correlates of the misuse of z-drugs and benzodiazepines in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundBenzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (z-drugs) are commonly prescribed for their anxiolytic and hypnotic properties, though they can also be misused.
R. Kathryn McHugh, R. Kathryn McHugh, Victoria R. Votaw, Victoria R. Votaw, Emma W. Trapani, Megan D. McCarthy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statistics on misuse of drugs have been misused

BMJ, 1998
EDITOR —The government's anti-drugs strategy places great emphasis on reducing drug related crime.1 Part of its concern is based on evidence of high drug use among offenders and the assumption that crime is driven by the need to finance drug use and may be prevented if problem drug users are diverted into treatment. The white paper reports that “latest
G V, Stimson, M, Hickman, P J, Turnbull
openaire   +3 more sources

The family drug & alcohol court (FDAC) evaluation project [PDF]

, 2011
This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the first pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in Britain. FDAC is a new approach to care proceedings, in cases where parental substance misuse is a key element in the local authority ...
Alrouh, B, Harwin, J, Matias, C, Momenian-Schneider, S, Pokhrel, S, Ryan, M, Tunnard, J   +6 more
core  

Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy Among Prescription Drug Users [PDF]

, 2017
Polypharmacy, i.e., the misuse of multiple prescription drugs or prescription medication with other substances, is highly problematic. Whether unintentional or deliberate, misuse of multiple drugs can lead to adverse effects including addiction; drug ...
Greene, Marion S., Omenka, Issac
core   +1 more source

Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas, Bilal Kizilaslan, Aastha Shah, Jason F. Hou, Yoonsoo Shin, Alejandra Hernandez Moyers, Claudia Lozano, Canan Dagdeviren   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dangerous drugs, dangerous mothers: Gender, responsibility and the problematisation of parental substance use [PDF]

, 2019
If, as many would have it, the ‘drugs problem’ is among the more perilous and uncompromising challenges of our times, parental substance misuse represents one of its most insidious expressions. The past 15 years has seen the ‘hidden harms’ experienced by
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), Bacchi C, Bacchi C, Berridge V, Berridge V, Bull M, Burman E, Cain R, Courtwright D, Critcher C, Donzelot J, Foucault M, Foucault M, Foucault M, Gillies V, Gutzke D, Home Office, Home Office, Home Office, Home Office, Home Office, Home Office, Lexmond J, Muncie J, Public Health England (PHE), Room R, Shaw A, Simon Flacks, Stevens A   +29 more
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Materials and System Design for Self‐Decision Bioelectronic Systems

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights how self‐decision bioelectronic systems integrate sensing, computation, and therapy into autonomous, closed‐loop platforms that continuously monitor and treat diseases, marking a major step toward intelligent, self‐regulating healthcare technologies.
Qiankun Zeng, Hong Liu, Yongheng Zhang, Youbin Zheng, Xuyin Ding, Mengni Zhu, Guoyue Shi, Yan Wang, Hossam Haick, Min Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source