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Problem drug use [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2006
A 24 year old man asks you for help with his heroin problem. He has been taking the drug for about a year and is spending at least £60 (€90; $110) a day on it. You should do a full assessment before deciding on any action; this is likely to take more than one consultation.
openaire   +2 more sources

Neurobiological Mechanisms That Contribute to Stress-related Cocaine Use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The ability of stressful life events to trigger drug use is particularly problematic for the management of cocaine addiction due to the unpredictable and often uncontrollable nature of stress.
Ahmed   +149 more
core   +2 more sources

Validation of myocarditis diagnoses in the Swedish patient register for analyses of potential adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

open access: yesUpsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccines are associated with an increased risk of myocarditis using hospital discharge diagnoses as an outcome. The validity of these register-based diagnoses is uncertain. Methods: Patient records for
Rolf Gedeborg   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth Work? A Qualitative Exploration From the Perspectives of Youth Clients in Diverse Settings

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2018
Runaway and homeless youth (RHY) comprise a large population of young people who reside outside the control and protection of parents and guardians and who experience numerous traumas and risk factors, but few buffering resources.
Marya Gwadz   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Universal cannabis outcomes from the Climate and Preventure (CAP) study: a cluster randomised controlled trial

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018
Background The Climate and Preventure (CAP) study was the first trial to assess and demonstrate the effectiveness of a combined universal and selective approach for preventing alcohol use and related harms among adolescents.
Nicola C. Newton   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adverse reactions of amiodarone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Adverse drug reaction is defined by the World Health Organization as any response to a drug that is noxious and unintended and occurs at a dose normally used in man.
Calvosa, Leonardo   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pathways to prevention: protocol for the CAP (Climate and Preventure) study to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of school-based universal, selective and combined alcohol misuse prevention into early adulthood

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background Alcohol use and associated harms are among the leading causes of burden of disease among young people, highlighting the need for effective prevention.
Nicola C. Newton   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Policies and Cocaine Use in the U.S., 1985–2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: As of May 2017, the United States federal government renewed its prioritization for the enforcement of mandatory minimum sentences for illicit drug offenses.
Mezuk, Briana, Walker, Lauryn Saxe
core   +2 more sources

Understanding Vaccine Perceptions and Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination: Opportunities to Strengthen Public Health Responses and COVID-19 Services for People Who Use Drugs

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
Background: People who use drugs (PWUD) are at high risk for COVID-19 infection, morbidity, and mortality. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Ashly E. Jordan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond ‘peer pressure’: rethinking drug use and ‘youth culture’ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The study of drug use by young people in the West has been transformed over the last decade by the development of sociological approaches to drug use which take serious account of the cultural context in which young people encounter drugs.
Applebaum   +41 more
core   +1 more source

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