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Race/ethnicity and gender differences in drug use and abuse among college students [PDF]

, 2007
This study examines race/ethnicity and gender differences in drug use and abuse for substances other than alcohol among undergraduate college students.
Boyd, Carol J., Cranford, James A., Delva, Jorge, McCabe, Sean Esteban, McPherson, Melnee D., Morales, Michele   +5 more
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Personal and Social Consequences of Psychotropic Substance Use: A Population-Based Internet Survey

Medicina, 2022
Background and objectives: Drug abuse has become a major worldwide health concern among all age groups. The present study analyses substance misuse and its social and personal consequences using a population-based internet survey in Spain.
María Luisa Ballestar-Tarín, Vanessa Ibáñez-del-Valle, Omar Cauli, Rut Navarro-Martínez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unemployment rate, opioids misuse and other substance abuse: quasi-experimental evidence from treatment admissions data

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The relationship between economic conditions and substance abuse is unclear, with few studies reporting drug-specific substance abuse. The present study examined the association between economic conditions and drug-specific substance abuse ...
Sunday Azagba, Lingpeng Shan, Fares Qeadan, Mark Wolfson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association of at-risk, problem, and pathological gambling with substance use, depression, and arrest history [PDF]

, 2010
We examined at-risk, problem, or pathological gambling co-occurrence with frequency of past-year alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use; depressive symptoms; and arrest history.
Delva, Jorge, Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew, Momper, Sandra L., Sanchez, Ninive, Volberg, Rachel A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner, Erica N. Browne, Marissa Raymond‐Flesch, Mary Kate Shapley‐ Quinn, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Alondra Jaime‐Aguilar, Carmen Ramirez, Jessica Huante, Daisy Gallardo, Sue Napierala, Megan Comfort, Alexandra M. Minnis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marijuana use among young people in an era of policy change: what does recent evidence tell us? [PDF]

, 2016
R25 DA030310 - National Institute on Drug ...
Salas-Wright, Christopher P., Vaughn, Michael G.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Electronic Cigarette Use and Associated Risk Factors in U.S.-Dwelling Pacific Islander Young Adults. [PDF]

, 2020
Background: E-cigarette use is rapidly increasing among US young adults, heightening their risk for vaping-related illnesses. Yet, little is known about e-cigarette use among young adult Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI): an indigenous ...
Aitaoto, Nia, Guerrero, Erick, Iwamoto, Derek, Moss, Howard B, Subica, Andrew M, Wu, Li-Tzy   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substance Abuse and Its Association with Adherence to ART Drugs Among HIV-positive Pregnant Women at Selected Hospitals of East Ethiopia

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Substance abuse among Human Immune Deficiency Virus-positive patients causes depression, carelessness, and anxiety, which in common results in a decrease in adherence to antiretroviral treatment.
Teshome Sosengo, Eyassu Mathewos
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence for the use of ‘‘medical marijuana’’ in psychiatric and neurologic disorders [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Cannabis is listed as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, meaning the US federal government defines it as an illegal drug that has high potential for abuse and no established medical use; however, half of the
Noel, Christopher
core   +2 more sources