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Overview of drug issues in Ireland: 2000: a resource document. [PDF]

, 2001
This publication provides an overview of issues related to drug misuse in Ireland, focusing on information available up to mid-2000. The term 'drug misuse', as used in rhis report, refers to the taking of a legal and/or illegal drug that harms the ...
Dillon, Lucy, Mayock, Paula, O'Brien, Mary, Farrell, Eimear, Moran, Rosalyn   +4 more
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Hydrogels Augmented With Artificial Sweeteners can Inhibit Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Growth and Biofilm Formation While Demonstrating Safety in Pre‐Clinical Pilot Human Trials

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Using PVA–borax hydrogels as carriers for off‐the‐shelf artificial sweeteners to fight multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii. These soft, biocompatible hydrogels rapidly reduce bacterial viability within multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii biofilms by more than 99% within one hour and sustain antimicrobial activity over time, while demonstrating safety in both
Jie Han, Mohamed Soliman, Bin Zhang, Dominika Krawiel, Ronan R. McCarthy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineered Nanoplatforms Targeting Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells for Liver Fibrosis Therapy via TGF‐β Axis Inhibition and Ferroptosis Induction

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
FeS‐VA@lanifibranor (FVL), an activated hepatic stellate cell (aHSC)‐targeted nanoplatform comprising vitamin A‐functionalized two‐dimensional iron sulfide nanosheets and lanifibranor, is engineered for precision therapy of liver fibrosis. FVL suppresses the TGF‐β signaling pathway by inhibiting SMAD2/3 phosphorylation and induces ferroptosis in aHSCs,
Yinuo Yang, Mengyao Mu, Ke Ren, Hui Liu, Pengju Ma, Yingqi Wang, Mengmeng Zhang, Xueli Xu, Wenzhe Li, Wenshuang Gao, Xiao Sun, Qiang Zhu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting alcohol misuse at age 19 from adolescent drinking trajectories

, 2019
Background: Alcohol use in adolescence predicts future alcohol misuse. However, the extent to which different patterns of adolescent use present risk remains unclear.
Plenty, Stephanie,, Patton, G. C., Evans-Whipp, T. J., Chan, G. C., Kelly, A. B., Toumbourou, J. W., Smith, R., Hemphill, S. A.   +7 more
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Protocol for the development of a consensus practice guideline To address clinical and regulatory barriers to buprenorphine dispensing in community pharmacy

Archives of Public Health
Background Less than half of community pharmacies in the United States stock buprenorphine products indicated for the treatment of opioid use disorder. This lack of access to buprenorphine in community pharmacies is a significant barrier to care.
Tyler J. Varisco, Hannah Fish, Joshua Bolin, David Dadiomov, Lucas G. Hill, Ekere J. Essien, Matthew A. Wanat, Diane Ginsburg, Jeanne Waggener, Sahar Yazdanfard, Juhyeon Song, Whanhui Chi, Douglas Thornton   +12 more
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Accessibility and suitability of residential alcohol treatment for older adults: a mixed method study

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018
Background Whilst alcohol misuse is decreasing amongst younger adults in many countries, it is increasing in older adults. Residential rehabilitation (rehab) is a vital component of the alcohol treatment system, particularly for those with relatively ...
Sarah Wadd, Maureen Dutton
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Legal Perspectives on the Misuse of Psychotropic Drugs by Indonesian Celebrities [PDF]

Košická bezpečnostná revue, 2023
The misuse of narcotics such as drugs committed by artists and experts can be classified due to two factors, namely internal factors and external factors.
Jonaedi EFENDI, M. SHOLEHUDIN, Vera Rimbawani SUSHANTY, Juli NURAINI, INDAWATI, Siti MUNAWAROH   +5 more
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Measuring the Hall Effect in Hysteretic Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The authors highlight common pitfalls in measuring the Hall effect: in hysteretic magnets, improper data processing can create signals that look exotic but are not real. This Perspective explains the origin of these artifacts and presents practical measurement strategies that help researchers identify reliable Hall responses in complex magnetic ...
Jaime M. Moya, Anthony Voyemant, Sudipta Chatterjee, Scott B. Lee, Grigorii Skorupskii, Connor J. Pollak, Leslie M. Schoop   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chapter 4. A Self-theoretical Perspective on the Use–Misuse of Alcohol and Drugs Based on Qualitative and Narrative Data

, 2013
This article discusses different self-theoretical perspectives of the self that are of importance in the analysis of the use and misuse of alcohol and psychoactive drugs.
David Hamilton, Sjöblom, Yvonne,, Lilja, John, Hamilton, David,, von Braun, Thérèse,, Sam Larsson, Yvonne Sjöblom, Larsson, Sam,, Lilja, John,, John Lilja, Hamilton, David, Therese von Braun   +11 more
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“An antibiotic turned contraceptive”: The tale of ampicillin‐cloxacillin

Health Science Reports, 2022
Antibiotic misuse is a major public health threat globally, requiring active efforts toward halting its progression. The African sub‐region is worst hit by communicable diseases, and also possesses weak health systems to effectively combat the menace of ...
Chinonyerem O. Iheanacho
doaj   +1 more source