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Cigarette, electronic cigarette, and marijuana use among young adults under policy changes in California

open access: yesAddictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Introduction: Since 2016, California has implemented a series of policies, including prohibiting the sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to persons under 21, cigarette tax increase, and recreational marijuana legalization ...
Ying-Ying Meng, Yu Yu, Ninez A. Ponce
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Differences in Smoking Among an Urban Emergency Department Sample. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
BackgroundUrban emergency department (ED) patients have elevated smoking and substance use compared with the general population. We analyzed gender differences in smoking among an urban ED sample and assessed the contribution of substance use ...
Alter, Harrison J   +4 more
core  

A Population Pharmacokinetic Approach to Understand the Effect of Efavirenz on CYP3A Activity in Healthy Volunteers Using Midazolam as a Probe

open access: yesCPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efavirenz induces and inhibits multiple drug‐metabolizing enzymes, contributing to significant drug–drug interactions. This study quantified the impact of multiple doses of efavirenz on CYP3A activity via midazolam metabolism using a population pharmacokinetic approach.
Kimberly S. Collins   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of school-based alcohol and other drug prevention programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Alcohol use in adolescents constitutes a major public health concern. Europe is the heaviest drinking region of the world. Several school-based alcohol prevention programs have been developed but it is not clear whether they are really ...
Agabio R   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Illicit Drug‐Derived Volatile Organic Compounds as Markers for Application in Noncontact Detection Technology

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, EarlyView.
This review highlights the characteristic odor markers of illicit drugs, emphasizing volatile markers from both natural and synthetic sources, and explores the shift from canine‐based detection to emerging noncontact sensing technologies. Illicit drug use remains a global concern, requiring effective detection methods to counter evolving concealment ...
Minwoo Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Additive drug-specific and sex-specific risks associated with co-use of marijuana and tobacco during pregnancy: Evidence from 3 recent developmental cohorts (2003-2015). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: Methodologic challenges related to the concomitant use (co-use) of substances and changes in policy and potency of marijuana contribute to ongoing uncertainty about risks to fetal neurodevelopment associated with prenatal marijuana use.
Eiden, Rina D   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Bad Trip: Drug Prohibition and the Weakness of Public Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
The case against prohibition is overwhelming precisely because so many different types of considerations all point to a single solution: the legalization of illicit drugs.
Barnett, Randy E
core   +2 more sources

In Vitro Contamination of Hair by Marijuana Smoke [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Chemistry, 2004
AbstractBackground: The deposition of cannabinoids on/into hair from environmental smoke can be considered as a potential source of drug findings in hair. We studied external uptake of cannabinoids from marijuana smoke, investigating possible influencing factors on drug uptake and the efficiency of decontamination procedures.Methods: Strands of a ...
Jana, Thorspecken   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Differences in Risk Factors for Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome in Singleton Versus Twin Pregnancies: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether the associations between pre‐pregnancy risk factors and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (SPE) and/or HELLP syndrome differ between singleton and twin pregnancies. Design A population‐based retrospective cohort study. Setting British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Mackenzie Campbell   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gray-matter volume, midbrain dopamine D2/D3 receptors and drug craving in methamphetamine users. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Dysfunction of the mesocorticolimbic system has a critical role in clinical features of addiction. Despite evidence suggesting that midbrain dopamine receptors influence amphetamine-induced dopamine release and that dopamine is involved in ...
Dean, AC   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

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