New Agreement to Double Number of American Workers in Drug-Free Workplace: Industry Joins With Federal Government to Reduce Drug Use

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Double Number ◽  
Drug Free

Drug Screening

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-233
Author(s):  
ROBERT L. DUPONT
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Screening ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Wide Margin ◽  
Drug Free ◽  
Joint Report

To the Editor.— The joint report of the committee on Adolescence, the Committee on Bioethics, and the Provisional Committee on Substance Abuse (Pediatrics 1989;84:396-398) appears to miss the mark by a wide margin. Drugs and kids are a bad combination. Those of us concerned about children and youth need to work to help them grow up drug free. Screening for drug use is no more a violation of privacy than is screening for diabetes or tuberculosis.

‘Better safe than sorry’: Women’s stories of sex and intimate relationships on the path out of drug abuse

Sexualities ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Skårner ◽  
Sven-Axel Månsson ◽  
Bengt Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Sexual Scripts ◽  
Sexual Practice ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Drug Free

This article focuses on the role of sexuality and intimate relationships during women’s exit processes from drug abuse. Drawing from qualitative interviews with Swedish women the article explores how their sexual practice is played out both during drug use and in the new drug-free life situation. The conflictual transition process evolves around the individual’s attempts to adapt to various sexual scripts made available to them. An element of shame regarding past sexual experiences is enforced by a strong desire to create a new identity as ‘ordinary’. The safest option then is to abstain from sex even if it may lead to frustration and longing. To some, toning down sexuality is a welcome respite, to others a meaningless wait. Why does the beautiful, lovely sexuality never come?

MODELING THE IMPACT OF REHABILITATION, AMELIORATION AND RELAPSE ON THE PREVALENCE OF DRUG EPIDEMICS

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350001 ◽  
Author(s):  
HATSON JOHN BOSCOH NJAGARAH ◽  
FARAI NYABADZA
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Globally Asymptotically Stable ◽  
Susceptible Population ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Drug Free ◽  
Globally Stable ◽  
Different Levels

Substance abuse remains a global menace in spite of recurrent warnings, seizures, social and pharmacological effects associated with addiction to drugs. In this paper, we use a mathematical model which is a combination of the classical SIS and SIR models to investigate the dynamics of substance abuse. Initiation into drug use is based on contact of those at risk (the susceptible population) with drug users at different levels of drug use. We evaluate the threshold number and use it to analyze the model. We show that when this threshold number is less than unity, the drug-free steady state is globally asymptotically stable and when this threshold number is greater than unity the drug-persistent steady state is also globally stable. The impact of amelioration, rehabilitation and re-initiation on drug epidemics is investigated. Amelioration in presence of quitting for light users is observed to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse and this is supported by numerical simulations. The results show that both prevention and treatment/rehabilitation are necessary strategies for reduction of drug epidemics. Our recommendation is that preventive strategies should be directed toward reducing the contact rate and treatment should be combined with psychotherapy to accelerate quitting and reduce re-initiation.

scholarly journals Specificity of working memory mechanisms in individuals

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 10019
Author(s):  
Elena Nikolaeva ◽  
Polina Ivashina ◽  
Evgeniy Berezhnoy ◽  
Inna Kalabina
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Central Mechanism ◽  
Self Control ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Induced Forgetting ◽  
Repeated Retrieval ◽  
Drug Free

The research analyzes the capacity of working memory and the mechanisms which determine effectiveness of retrieval in people with long-lasting (from 5 to 20 years) drug use history. The relevance of the research is supported by the fact that the working memory is considered to be a central mechanism of self-control, which, in turn, is considered a leading parameter when an indi-vidual chooses the path to addiction. The research studied 258 people, 151 of whom, 37.1±10.7 years old, have never used substances, and the group of 107, 35.8±7.8 years old, who have long-lasting (from 5 to 20 years) drug use history. The working memory specifics were evaluated by O.Razumnikova’s technique, which allows retrieval of the same set of stimuli presented in different consequence and in three series to be described. The research studied the most discussed mechanisms functioning in the working memory separately: retrieval-induced forgetting and retrieval-based learning. Our data suggest that the structure of the working memory mechanisms does not change along with long-lasting substance use while in case of the RBL effect the difference is threefold: in case of repeated retrieval, the addicts demon-strate insignificant improvement of memorization ability in comparison to the drug-free controls.

scholarly journals Television, Attitudes, and Drugs in Adolescents: Research on their Effects

Comunicar ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (33) ◽  
pp. 185-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Luisa Sevillano-García ◽  
María del Pilar González-Flores ◽  
Luis Rey-Yedra
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Uso De Sustancias ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Drug Free

Studies related to the use of addictive substances usually reflect the point of view of consumers. In this paper we present a qualitative analysis of the answers of non-users related to the impact of television on their attitudes and behaviour. This article is the result of extensive research carried out in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that aimed to describe the relationship between television and the identification and promotion of values that protect the city’s teenagers from drug use. The data obtained provide those in charge of television programming with suggestions from the teenagers to help them stay drug-free. Los estudios relacionados con el uso de sustancias adictivas recaban, habitualmente, la opinión de los consumidores. En este trabajo presentamos un análisis cualitativo de las respuestas de los usuarios respecto de la incidencia de la televisión en su comportamiento y actitudes. Es fruto de una investigación realizada en la ciudad de Xalapa, Veracruz (México) que tuvo la finalidad de describir la relación que guarda la televisión con la identificación y promoción de los valores que protegen a los adolescentes de la localidad del uso de drogas. Los datos obtenidos ofrecen a los encargados de la programación televisiva las sugerencias emanadas de los propios adolescentes, obtenidas de forma científica para ayudarlos a mantenerse al margen de las drogas.

Substance Abuse in Sixth Grade: Results of a Prevention Program on Adolescents' Self-Reported Drug-Related Attitudes and Behavior

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-226
Author(s):  
Thomas Tatchell ◽  
Joan Kaderavek ◽  
Philip Waite ◽  
Stephen Strobel ◽  
Renny Tatchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Intent To Use ◽  
K 12 ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Drug Free

Effectiveness of the Preventive Dimensions Program, a K-12 Utah plan for safe and drug-free schools, was assessed among 150 sixth-grade students. Participants' knowledge about drug use increased, as did all children's intent to use marijuana.

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