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SODAS: Surveillance of Drugs of Abuse Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective: Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) as a form of recreational drug use has become increasingly popular. There is a paucity of information with regards the prevalence and clinical sequalae of these drugs.
Bloeck, Felix   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Promoting Safe Opioid Disposal: Experimental Evidence on Behavioral Messaging With Financial Incentives

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some patients prescribed opioid pills fail to properly dispose of their unused pills, posing a risk for others. We report results from a pre‐registered field experiment testing whether behaviorally informed reminder cards increase participation in a financial incentive program for returning unused opioid pills among U.S. Veterans.
Mattie Toma   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demand for Illicit Drugs by Pregnant Women [PDF]

open access: yes
We use survey data that have been linked to medical records data and city-level drug prices to estimate the demand for illicit drugs among pregnant women.
Dhaval Dave   +3 more
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Low levels of chemsex among men who have sex with men, but high levels of risk among men who engage in chemsex: analysis of a cross-sectional online survey across four countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: This paper establishes the prevalence of chemsex drug use among men who have sex with men (MSM), the extent to which these drugs are used in a sexual context, as well as their associated behaviours and circumstances of use. Methods: Data from
Bourne, Adam   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Gout in pregnancy: Obstetric and neonatal outcomes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 349-355, April 2025.
Abstract Objective The pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gout have yet to be evaluated in a population‐based study. We sought to evaluate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant patients with gout using a national population database.
Sam Amar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A 2 year retrospective study of vegan patients and their pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary level Irish hospital

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Recent previous studies have revealed outcomes of higher risk of low birth weight, small for gestational age, and pre‐eclampsia for vegan pregnant women compared to other diets. This review examined if patients with vegan diet in our tertiary hospital had similar outcomes.
Mona Abdelrahman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine on Newborn Costs and Length of Stay [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper determines newborn costs and lengths of stay attributable to prenatal exposure to cocaine and other illicit drugs, using as a data source all parturients who delivered at a large municipal hospital in New York City between November 18, 1991 ...
Andrew D. Racine   +3 more
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OR14-1PATTERNS AND TRANSITIONS IN SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUNG SWISS MEN [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction. The stages of involvement in illicit drugs other than cannabis remain vague and few studies focused on the last steps of drug-use trajectories. This study investigated this topic. Methods.
Baggio, S., Gmel, G., Studer, J.
core  

Understanding Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ+ College Students Post‐COVID‐19

open access: yesJournal of Addictions &Offender Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the reported frequency of substance use, levels of suicide risk, and their relationships among LGBTQ+ college students (N = 192) following the COVID‐19 pandemic. Participants most commonly reported alcohol and marijuana use, and least commonly reported unprescribed prescription opioid or heroin use.
Afroze N. Shaikh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contested cultural spaces: exploring illicit drug-using through Trainspotting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Contending that culture is one of the most potentially divisive signifiers of human activity, this paper probes some of the complexities that attend the (un)popular culture of illicit -using with which many young people in contemporary Britain are ...
Hemingway, Judy
core   +2 more sources

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