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A comparison of substance use stigma and health stigma in a population of veterans with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
OBJECTIVE: This pilot study examined whether substance use or mental illness was more stigmatizing among individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems.
Byrne, Thomas H.   +5 more
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Women and substance use disorders

open access: yesMens Sana Monographs, 2009
Substance use disorders belong to the class of externalizing behaviours that are generally more common among men than women. Those women who do have substance disorders therefore deviate more from the norms of society compared with men, tend to live in an environment characterized by high risk of violence and other forms of abuse, and tend to be ...
Hecksher, Dorte, Hesse, Morten
openaire   +5 more sources

Polysubstance Use: A Broader Understanding of Substance Use During the Opioid Crisis.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 2019
Objectives. To understand important changes in co-occurring opioid and nonopioid drug use (i.e., polysubstance use) within the opioid epidemic in the United States.Methods.
T. Cicero   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Juvenile substance use and effects of substance use disorder on incarceration and grade retention in a sample referred for court clinic mental health evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A significant amount of adolescents are involved in the drug court system. Within a few of the systems are mental health clinics providing more specific services to youth introduced into the courts.
Oliveira, Cassandra
core   +1 more source

Youth Marijuana and Prescription Drug Abuse in Anchorage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Complete issue of Alaska Justice Forum 33(1), Spring 2016 at https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/6883.This article examines results of the Adult Perceptions of Anchorage Youth: 2015 Survey (APAYS) to examine perceptions and concerns of Anchorage
Lepage, Cory R., Rivera, Marny
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Substance Use Disorders

open access: yesDeckerMed Medical Cannabis, 2018
There is a consistent body of evidence showing that substance abuse and dependence can worsen preexisting medical conditions, can temporarily mimic medical and psychiatric disorders, and can themselves cause medical problems, including life-threatening overdose.
openaire   +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
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