Psychoactive substance use and preventive trends in higher education institutions in Lithuania
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DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2018.1458632
Abstract: Abstract This paper focuses on the analysis of psychoactive substance use situation and preventive trends within communities of HE institutions in Lithuania. The researchers used a questionnaire, thus applying the quantitative research method. The research… read more here.
Keywords: institutions lithuania; preventive trends; psychoactive substance; substance use ... See more keywords
0480 Psychoactive Substance Use and Sleep Characteristics Among Individuals with Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0480
Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent airway obstruction causing intermittent hypoxia, arousal from sleep, and autonomic instability, and is associated with a variety of long-term health sequala. The fragmented sleep resulting from these… read more here.
Keywords: individuals untreated; psychoactive substance; use; substance use ... See more keywords
The key role of a Psychoactive Substance Use History in comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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DOI: 10.1159/000530246
Abstract: BACKGROUND Psychoactive substances have toxic effects resulting different cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular organ damage. Through a variety of mechanisms, they can trigger the onset of various forms of cardiovascular disease: acute or chronic, transient or permanent,… read more here.
Keywords: substance; history; psychoactive substance; cardiovascular risk ... See more keywords
Flualprazolam: Report of an Outbreak of a New Psychoactive Substance in Adolescents
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-2953
Abstract: A group of adolescents develop CNS depression due to intoxication with an NPS: flualprazolam. Flualprazolam is a nonregistered drug in the benzodiazepine family and constitutes a new psychoactive substance (NPS). Since 2014, a growing number… read more here.
Keywords: drug; psychoactive substance; new psychoactive; flualprazolam report ... See more keywords
Factors associated with psychoactive substance use among professional truck drivers.
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DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0187
Abstract: OBJECTIVES to identify factors associated with the use of psychoactive substances among professional truck drivers. METHODS cross-sectional study that investigated the use of at least one psychoactive substance and its association with sociodemographic, occupational, and… read more here.
Keywords: among professional; psychoactive substance; professional truck; truck drivers ... See more keywords
Prevalence of psychoactive substance use by adolescents in public schools in a municipality in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xen169722
Abstract: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychoactive substance use by adolescents from public schools. This is a cross-sectional study that used a random sample of adolescents from five public schools located in a… read more here.
Keywords: substance; public schools; psychoactive substance; substance use ... See more keywords
Consequences of psychoactive substance use: a comparative study of two services in Brazil and Portugal.
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DOI: 10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0138
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To compare the consequences of psychoactive substance use among users of mental health services in Brazil and Portugal. METHOD Cross-sectional, comparative, quantitative study, carried out with 362 users of two specialized treatment services in… read more here.
Keywords: substance use; substance; consequences psychoactive; services brazil ... See more keywords
Ketamine: from prescription anaesthetic to New Psychoactive Substance.
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DOI: 10.2174/1381612828666220510115209
Abstract: Discovered in the United States of America (USA) in the 1960s, ketamine was introduced as an anaesthetic drug to specifically replace phencyclidine. Briefly, the substance moved from the medical world to recreational users, since it… read more here.
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Prevalence of, Factors Associated with and Level of Dependence of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Ethiopia.
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17030847
Abstract: Background: Psychoactive substance use is a major public health concern globally. Though youth attending higher education institutions are considered particularly vulnerable to psychoactive substances, there is a paucity of evidence in Ethiopia. We aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: substance use; prevalence; substance; use ... See more keywords
Dental Caries and Oral Health Status of Psychoactive Substance Abusers
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19105818
Abstract: Substance-abuse disorders are universally associated with comorbid illness. Tobacco is a widely abused substance across the globe and presents a critical public health problem. The precise correlation between tobacco use and dental caries remains unclear.… read more here.
Keywords: dental caries; oral health; tobacco; psychoactive substance ... See more keywords