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The illicit drugs reporting system [PDF]

open access: yesNew South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2000
This article outlines the purpose and methodology of the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), an initiative funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care; and presents major trends identified by the IDRS in 1999.
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Deaths in custody in the Irish prison service: 5-year retrospective study of drug toxicology and unnatural deaths

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2018
Mental health and substance misuse disorders are associated with unnatural deaths in prisoners. Deaths in Irish prisons between 2009 and 2014 were retrospectively analysed using coroner's findings, including post-mortem toxicology.
Madeeha Iqtidar   +7 more
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Influence of parental smoking on the use of alcohol and illicit drugs among adolescents

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo)
Objective: To evaluate the association between parental smoking and the use of alcohol and illicit drugs among adolescent children. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 6,264 adolescents (59.7% female) aged between 14 and 19 years.
Luciano Machado Ferreira Tenório de Oliveira   +5 more
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El Diálogo entre la Comunidad Andina y la Unión Europea sobre drogas ilícitas

open access: yesColombia Internacional, 2007
Colombian relations with European Union on the issue of illicit drugs are mediated by the « Diálogo Especializado de Alto Nivel entre la Unión Europea y la Comunidad Andina sobre drogas », of which Colombia currently occupies the vice presidency.
Giovanni Molano Cruz.
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The lung effects of illicit drugs [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2018
Illicit drugs use is a real public health issue, especially among young people. The totality of the drugs harmful effects on the body is difficult to quantify, especially because of poor epidemiological data and ethical concerns about the inclusion of ...
Crista Laslo   +4 more
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Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Medical Students and the Relationship With Illicit Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use

open access: yesSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2018
Nonmedical use of prescription medications is a growing health problem including not only the opioid painkiller overdose epidemic but also benzodiazepine and stimulants misuse.
Georgios Papazisis   +2 more
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Profiles of drug users in Switzerland and effects of early-onset intensive use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis on other illicit drug use

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2013
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY / PRINCIPLES: The main aim of this study was to investigate profiles of drug users, with a particular focus on illicit drugs other than cannabis, and to explore the effect of early-onset intensive use (drunkenness, daily ...
Stéphanie Baggio   +4 more
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THE EFFECT OF ILLICIT TRADE IN NARCOTICS ON GLOBAL ECONOMY [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2013
Illicit markets especially those dealing with narcotics constitute grievous issues to the world’s economies, putting to test global safety, economic progress as well as security and many other aspects.
ALASMARI Khaled
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Illicit Drugs and Insurgency in Afghanistan

open access: yesPerspectives on Terrorism, 2012
It is argued that the relationship between illicit drugs and the insurgency in Afghanistan cannot be captured by the simplistic concept of “narco-terrorism”.
Ekaterina Stepanova
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HIV IN ILLICIT DRUG USERS

open access: yesClinics in Chest Medicine, 1996
Illicit drug users comprise a substantial and growing proportion of the HIV-infected population. Although they develop pulmonary complications common to all HIV transmission groups, they also have unique respiratory illnesses due to the direct effect of the illicit drugs on the lung.
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