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The lung effects of illicit drugs [PDF]
Archives 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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Drug Decriminalization and the Price of Illicit Drugs [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015 This study is an empirical assessment of the impact of the drug decriminalization policy followed by Portugal in July 2001, on the price of illicit drugs.The analysis is performed using a difference-in-differences approach and the Synthetic Control Method in order to construct a synthetic control unit from a convex combination of countries.The results ...
Sónia Félix, Pedro Portugal
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Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2019 There is a myriad of changes that can be produced in the eye by toxic drugs ranging from mild/no symptoms to severe loss of vision from endophthalmitis. The routes of administration include oral ingestion, smoking, nasal inhalation, intravenous injection, topical application or application to other mucosal surfaces.
Dhingra, Deepika +2 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 To assess the association of illicit drug use and USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia, a multicenter study was conducted at 4 Veterans Affairs medical centers during 2004–2008. The study showed that users of illicit drugs
Kristen M. Kreisel +8 more
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International Journal of Surgery, 2007 Depending on their pharmacology and the ways they are used, illicit drugs can lead to a wide range of medical and surgical problems. The drug-using patient requiring surgery or pain relief needs special attention in order to avoid interactions and complications, especially as most of these patients will be using more than one drug.
Hall, Andrew P., Henry, John A.
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Fear of COVID-19 and illicit drug use during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a case-control study [PDF]
PeerJBackground Some people use illicit drugs to relieve stress. However, these drugs cause serious damage not only to individuals but also to society as a whole.
Katsuya Nitta +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 Background and Aims: Several studies have pointed to relatively high levels of illicit drug use among students in higher education compared to the general population.
Ove Heradstveit +12 more
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Diabetes mellitus and illicit drugs [PDF]
Vnitřní lékařství, 2020 Lifetime prevalence of illicit drug use is high in the Czech Republic (CR) - it reached 31.2 % of the population in the age group 15-64 years in 2017. Diabetes mellitus (DM) applies to 8.8 % of the Czech population. Risks of illicit drug use in diabetic patients are related both to their effect on glucose metabolism and to the lifestyle associated with
Jana, Malinovská +4 more
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What can we learn from the Portuguese decriminalization of illicit drugs? [PDF]
, 2010 The issue of decriminalizing illicit drugs is hotly debated, but is rarely subject to evidence-based analysis. This paper examines the case of Portugal, a nation that decriminalized the use and possession of all illicit drugs on 1 July 2001.
A. Stevens +3 more
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Psychostimulant-related health service demand in an inner-city hospital, 2012–2015
Public Health Research & Practice, 2018 Objective: To analyse routinely collected data from a hospital database of drug health consultation-liaison (CL) assessments. We aimed to investigate changes in psychostimulant-related health service demand in an inner-city hospital to inform the ...
Alon Faingold +4 more
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