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Tobacco use and khat chewing among adolescents in Yemen: a large-scale school-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Objective The present study sought to assess the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use (cigarette smoking and shisha use) and khat chewing among Yemeni adolescents, and to evaluate their knowledge and attitudes toward these habits.
Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri, Mohammed Nasser Alhajj, Walid A. Al-Soneidar, Anas Shamala, Baleegh Abdulraoof Alkadasi, Abdullah Ghalib Amran, Faisal Abu-lohom, Hesham Mohammed Al-Sharani, Mohammed Abdullah Basalamah, Zakarya Al-Muaalemi, Asma Saleh Almeslet, Saleem Abdulrab, Abdulaziz Abdullah Asiri, Saba Kassim, Esam Halboub   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

FDI in Services: How Data Provisions Are Shaping the New Global Economy

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coinciding with a process of slowbalization in goods, cross‐border flows of services have experienced a sharp increase, with FDI through commercial presence emerging as the dominant mode of international services supply. At the same time, a growing number of trade agreements have incorporated binding data‐related provisions aimed at regulating
Carmen Díaz‐Mora, Erena García‐López, Belén Gonzalez‐Díaz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should Khat Be Banned? The Development Impact [PDF]

.Khat, Controversy, Answer, Global trade ...
Degol Hailu
core  

Estimating thresholds for risk of cannabis use disorder using standard delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) units

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Lower risk guidelines for safer levels of cannabis use could help to reduce the health burden posed by cannabis use disorder (CUD). We aimed to estimate risk thresholds for CUD based on delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) consumption using standard THC units (1 unit = 5 mg THC).
Rachel Lees Thorne, Will Lawn, Kat Petrilli, Katie Trinci, Anya Borissova, Shelan Ofori, Claire Mokrysz, H. Valerie Curran, Lindsey A. Hines, Tom P. Freeman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
Tesfa M. Yimer, Wubalem Fekadu, Janni Leung, Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variability in river temperature, discharge, and energy flux from the Russian pan‐Arctic landmass [PDF]

, 2007
We introduce a new Arctic river temperature data set covering 20 gauges in 17 unique Arctic Ocean drainage basins in the Russian pan‐Arctic (ART‐Russia).
Lammers, Richard B., Pundsack, Jonathan W., Shiklomanov, Alexander I.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Effect of Khat (Catha edulis) Use on the Bioavailability, Plasma Levels and Antimalarial Activity of Chloroquine. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the effect of khat (Catha edulis) on chloroquine (CQ) bioavailability in healthy Yemeni adults and its effect on CQ plasma levels and parasite clearance among malaria patients.
Al-Habori, Molhem, Chance, Michael, Issa, Faiza H   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Are Social Media Platforms an Effective Forum for Engaging Early‐Onset Cancer Survivors? Insights From X (Formerly Twitter)

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel approach to understanding whether social media can be used to effectively communicate with cancer survivors. Posts generated by early‐onset cancer survivors were scarce, while clinician‐ and researcher‐produced content dominated.
Abby Dawson, Savio George Barreto
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic khat (Catha edulis) and alcohol marginally alter complete blood counts, clinical chemistry, and testosterone in male rats

Journal of Experimental Pharmacology, 2013
Paul E Alele,1 Abayomi M Ajayi,2 Lawrence Imanirampa11Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biomedical ...
Alele PE, Ajayi AM, Imanirampa L
doaj  

Exploring the association between khat use and psychiatric symptoms: a systematic review. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2022
Edwards B, Atkins N.
europepmc   +1 more source