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The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases and declined lung function among foundry workers [PDF]

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background Foundry workers are occupationally exposed to a variety of inhalable chemical substances. Occupational exposure to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes can lead to adverse health effects on the respiratory system and cause chronic respiratory ...
Kirsi Koskela, Lauri Lehtimäki, Jukka Uitti, Panu Oksa, Antti Tikkakoski, Riitta Sauni   +5 more
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Evaluation of Foundry Properties of Brahmaputra River Sand and its Prospects [PDF]

Archives of Foundry Engineering, 2023
The river system of the Bengal delta encompasses a huge amount of fluvial sand; however, no comprehensive studies were available on using this river sand in foundry industries.
Md. Shohel Rana, Md. Shams Shahriar, Md. Sha Alam, Md. Imam Sohel Hossain, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Mohammad Nazim Zaman   +5 more
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A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely underutilized among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis.
Roxanne Turuba, Anurada Amarasekera, Amanda Madeleine Howard, Violet Brockmann, Corinne Tallon, Sarah Irving, Steve Mathias, Joanna Henderson, Kirsten Marchand, Skye Barbic   +9 more
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“A peer support worker can really be there supporting the youth throughout the whole process”: a qualitative study exploring the role of peer support in providing substance use services to youth

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Youth (ages 12–24) rarely access services and supports to address substance use concerns. Peer support can facilitate service engagement and has been associated with positive substance use recovery outcomes in adults, yet few studies have ...
Roxanne Turuba, Ciara Toddington, Miranda Tymoschuk, Anurada Amarasekera, Amanda Madeleine Howard, Violet Brockmann, Corinne Tallon, Sarah Irving, Steve Mathias, J. L. Henderson, Skye Barbic   +10 more
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Improving Treatment Together: a protocol for a multi-phase, community-based participatory, and co-design project to improve youth opioid treatment service experiences in British Columbia

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2021
Background Opioid use is one of the most critical public health issues as highly potent opioids contribute to rising rates of accidental opioid-related toxicity deaths. This crisis has affected people from all age groups, including youth (ages 15–24) who
Kirsten Marchand, Corinne Tallon, Christina Katan, Jill Fairbank, Oonagh Fogarty, Katrina Marie Pellatt, Roxanne Turuba, Steve Mathias, Skye Barbic   +8 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol or drug use symptoms and service need among youth: a cross-sectional sample from British Columbia, Canada

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background Concerns about youth alcohol and drug use have risen since the declaration of the global COVID-19 pandemic due to the pandemic’s impact on known risk and protective factors for substance use.
Kirsten Marchand, Guiping Liu, Emilie Mallia, Nikki Ow, Krista Glowacki, Katherine G. Hastings, Steve Mathias, Jason M. Sutherland, Skye Barbic   +8 more
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Becoming our young people’s case managers: caregivers’ experiences, needs, and ideas for improving opioid use treatments for young people using opioids

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background Evidence continues to show that young people, ages 15-24, remain at significant risk of harms from non-medical opioid use and opioid use disorder (OUD), with experts calling for widespread implementation of developmentally-appropriate ...
Kirsten Marchand, Roxanne Turuba, Christina Katan, Chantal Brasset, Oonagh Fogarty, Corinne Tallon, Jill Fairbank, Steve Mathias, Skye Barbic   +8 more
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“The system always undermined what I was trying to do as an individual”: identifying opportunities to improve the delivery of opioid use services for youth from the perspective of service providers in four communities across British Columbia, Canada

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2023
Background Substance use among youth is a longstanding global health concern that has dramatically risen in the era of highly toxic and unregulated drugs, including opioids.
Kirsten Marchand, Roxanne Turuba, Christina Katan, Oonagh Fogarty, Jill Fairbank, Corinne Tallon, Steve Mathias, Skye Barbic   +7 more
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Mining and metallurgical activity in the medieval Serbia [PDF]

Mining and Metallurgy Engineering Bor, 2021
The mining and metallurgical activity has a centuries-old tradition in Serbia. Copper, iron and gold are the basic metals in the ore of Eastern Serbia.
Nikolić Branislav, Kamberović Željko, Jovanović Nikola, Vujačić Vesna   +3 more
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Infusing wellness opportunities into integrated youth services

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Appropriate health services and health promotion strategies for young people with mental health and substance use (MHSU) concerns are critical for recovery.
Krista Glowacki, Jennifer Affolder, Brooke Macnab, Alayna Ewert, Karen Tee, Matt Wenger, Godwin Chan, Steve Mathias, Skye Barbic   +8 more
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