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Disordered social media use and risky drinking in young adults:Differential associations with addiction-linked traits [PDF]
, 2018 Background Excessive or compulsive use of social media has been likened to an addiction, similar to other behavioural addictions such as pathological gambling or Internet addiction.
Lyvers, Michael +2 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background Housing environments shape injection drug-related risks and harms and thus represent a critical implementation setting for syringe services programs (SSPs).
Koharu Loulou Chayama +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Lines in the sand: Social representations of substance use boundaries in life narratives [PDF]
, 2012 This study identifies social representations in interviews about alcohol and substance use in the discourse of 129 young adults, who were interviewed for 2.5 to 3.5 hr each for their life histories and use or nonuse of alcoholic beverages and drugs ...
Drabble, Laurie A +2 more
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, 2023 AbstractThis chapter starts out with a theoretical discussion of the meaning of “drug”. As it turns out, three different kinds of psychoactive drugs can be distinguished. Central to this distinction is the understanding of appropriate medical use, which is subject to change.
David A. Leon +2 more
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Integrating basic research with prevention/intervention to reduce risky substance use among college students [PDF]
, 2015 Too often basic research on etiological processes that contribute to substance use outcomes is disconnected from efforts to develop prevention and intervention programming.
Dick, Danielle, Hancock, Linda C.
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background There is concern that cannabis use negatively affects vulnerable groups such as youth; however, the relationship between cannabis use and health care utilization has not been well characterized in this population.
Hudson Reddon +5 more
doaj +1 more source
, 2013 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/arsh_annualreport/1002/thumbnail ...
Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Use of withdrawal management services among people who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018 Background For many individuals with substance use disorders, the entry point for addiction treatment can be through withdrawal management (e.g. detoxification) services.
Sharon Vipler +6 more
doaj +1 more source
, 2012 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/arsh_annualreport/1001/thumbnail ...
Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities
core +1 more source