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Overdose Prevention and Response A guide for people who use drugs and harm reduction staff in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [PDF]

, 2009
Provides an overview of the drug overdose problem in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; describes overdose symptoms, factors that affect overdose risk, prevention methods, and step-by-step responses to an overdose.
Curtis, Matt, Guterman, Lydia
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Health Preferences and Sorting in the City

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are large health inequalities between neighborhoods in many cities of the world. This paper studies individuals' sorting based on health amenities and exposes an important connection between health preferences and the housing market. I estimate a neighborhood choice model using geolocated data from a health survey in New York City and ...
Manuela Puente‐Beccar
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of Policing as Protection: A Harm Reduction Approach to Prostitution Using Safe Injection Sites as a Guide [PDF]

, 2014
Hälsofrågan har blivit betydelsefull över världen. Med en plattform som exempelvis smartphone kan begreppet gamification förstärka möjligheterna till beteendeförändringar och läkarbehandlingar.
Walks, Emani
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Bidirectional associations between parental negativity and child externalising problems: Social support and neighbourhood cohesion as moderators

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This study, using data from Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children across ages 4, 7 and 8, found bidirectional associations between parental negativity and child externalising behaviour across ages 7 to 8 but not ages 4 to 7. Contrary to expectations, social support and neighbourhood cohesion did not moderate any of the cross‐lagged paths ...
Jasmine A. L. Raw, Jon Heron, Bonamy R. Oliver, Jane Gilmour, Emily Midouhas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Failure to replicate effects of parent‐delivered early language intervention: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial with implications for universal language intervention

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Parent‐led, preschool language interventions may help to mitigate the risk of poor language and literacy outcomes associated with lower socioeconomic status. This study builds on two previous evaluations of a parent‐led early language teaching programme, which demonstrated mixed findings.
Kelly Burgoyne, Laura Boundy, Paivi Eerola, Qing Zhang, Jochen Einbeck, Helen Cramman, Vic Menzies   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Faster Recalls of Dangerous Medical Devices: Does Ownership by Large Institutional Investors Matter?

Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recall delays expose consumers to prolonged risk and undermine a firm's long‐term performance and reputation. Building on agency theory's conceptualization of principal‐agent relationships, we theorize that large institutional investors play an important monitoring role wherein their ownership encourages faster recalls. We then build on agency
Jessica L. Darby, Kaitlin D. Wowak, David J. Ketchen Jr., Brian L. Connelly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring production of social and economic value in social enterprises through a business model framework

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how social enterprises create social and economic value through business models that support ex‐offenders. The work was motivated by a request for help from an entrepreneur wishing to establish a business that supports ex‐offender rehabilitation.
Elizabeth Green, Peter Bradley, Glenn Parry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Narcotic Use in Street Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From a Low-Middle-Income Country

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Worldwide, indulgence in high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse is on the rise in street children. Though substance abuse among street children has been investigated and reported in Pakistan, few studies have explored the relationship between ...
Anum Waheed MBBS MSPH, Mariyam Sarfraz MSc, PhD, Amna Mahfooz MBA, MSPH, Tahira Reza MBBS, MSc, Faran Emmanuel MBBS, MSc   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of geographical proximity to the October 7th, 2023, attack on Israel: Mental health disorders and related risk factors

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract The current study assessed how mental health outcomes and related risk factors varied by proximity to the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas among a community sample from Ofakim, a town in southern Israel. Established cutoff scores on self‐report measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized ...
Ohad Gilbar, Ruth Pat‐Horenczyk, Mario Mikulincer, Jonathan D. Huppert, Eitan Shahar, Miriam Schiff   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Knowledge of Rural High School Students in Yazd About Drugs

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2010
Introduction: Considering high prevalence of addiction, the age range of drug abuse and availability of new synthetic drugs, evaluation of knowledge of adolescents about drugs would be a priority in research.
Z Kalani, K Dehghani, M Ahmadieh, M Yassini Ardakani, Z Pourmovahed   +4 more
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