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Australian University Students’ Coping Strategies and Use of Pharmaceutical Stimulants as Cognitive Enhancers

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Background: There are reports that some university students are using prescription stimulants for non-medical ‘pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement (PCE)’ to improve alertness, focus, memory, and mood in an attempt to manage the demands of study at ...
Charmaine Jensen, C. Forlini, Brad Partridge, W. Hall   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prescription Stimulant Use [PDF]

, 2017
This study examines whether GPA affects the rate at which students use nonmedical prescription stimulants for academic purposes. A web-based survey was sent to students at a public northeastern university via email and social media.
Dudzisz, Robert
core   +1 more source

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
core   +2 more sources

Why and When Are Evidence‐Based Interventions Adopted in Paediatric Supportive Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Photobiomodulation Implementation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie, Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Peter F. Day, Bob Phillips, Carl A. Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-prescription with psychotropic medications by healthcare professionals working at mental health institutions in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals who work in mental health institutions are more exposed to psychotropic medications than those in other healthcare institutions and are, therefore, more likely to self-prescribe.
Ibrahim M. Albawardi, Layla A. Abu Abdullah, Fatimah S. Alzouri, Hawra M. Aldar, Manar A. Al-Shiban, Dalal M. AlBakr, Jawaher A. AlMusailhi, Saleh M. AlSaidan, Ali M. Sonbaa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Alleviate COVID-19 Pain? A Case Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Among the symptoms of COVID-19 fever, general malaise, pain and aches, myalgia, fatigue, and headache can affect the quality of life of patients, even after the end of the acute phase of the infection and can be long lasting.
Antonio Metastasio, Antonio Metastasio, Elisabeth Prevete, Darshan Singh, Oliver Grundmann, Walter C. Prozialeck, Charles Veltri, Giuseppe Bersani, Ornella Corazza, Ornella Corazza   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Substance abuse in rural and small town America [PDF]

, 2006
Alcohol abuse exceeds illicit drug abuse in rural America and is a serious problem among rural youth, as highlighted here. The report also confirms that the abuse of stimulants, including methamphetamine, is high among certain rural populations ...
Van Gundy, Karen T.
core   +1 more source

An evaluation of the stimulants and impediments to innovation within PFI/PPP projects [PDF]

, 2006
This paper identifies the theoretical stimulants and impediments associated with the implementation of PFI/PPP (Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Partnership) projects. A current defect of this procurement approach is the unintentional constraint
Amabile T.M., Amabile T.M., Amabile T.M., Atkin B., Barrett P.S., Csikszentmihalyi M., David Eaton, Eaton D., Egbu C.O., Geroski P., Guilford J.P., King N., Manseau A., Michael Dickinson, Porter M., Rifat Akbiyikli, Robertson M., Sturges J.L., Swan W., West M.A., Winch G., Woodman R.W., Zaltman G.   +22 more
core   +2 more sources

Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and pattern of stimulants use among long-distance truck drivers in a truck part in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background: Stimulant use is recognized as an important factor in road safety worldwide, and concerns are growing over the incidence of road traffic accidents among drivers who drive under the influence of stimulants.
S Babandi Zaharaddeen, Abdulhakim A. Olorukooba, Aminu Lawal, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Salamatu Belgore, Bashar M. Jibril   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source