Problems of the population health security and selected types of chemical and psychoactive substance dependence

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Henryk Kromołowski
Keyword(s):  
Population Health ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
Health Security

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Outbreak in North Africa: A Legal Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962098358
Author(s):  
Francesco Tamburini
Keyword(s):  
Population Health ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Legislative Measures

North African nations, especially Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco, have been heavily affected by COVID-19 if compared to other African countries. Governments in North Africa took proactive legal measures to manage the virus threat, safeguarding population health, but also triggering repressive and invasive mechanisms that in some cases jeopardized basic freedoms and rights. This work will analyze comparatively the anti-COVID-19 legislations, pointing out how the legislative measures mirrored the level of transition of democracy, the opacity of some regimes, exploitation of the pandemic to foster repressive control, and highlighting the weakness of new democratic institutions unprepared to balance health security and democracy.

scholarly journals Views on treatment adherence among psychoactive substance-dependent women in the outpatient setting: a qualitative study

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
Dione Viégas Almeida Ribeiro ◽  
Egberto Ribeiro Turato ◽  
Renata Cruz Soares de Azevedo ◽  
Claudinei José Gomes Campos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Clinical Method

INTRODUCTION: In the female population, adherence to specialist clinical treatment for psychoactive substance dependence has peculiar characteristics in terms of therapeutic approaches available to addicts in general. A smaller number of women seek specialist treatment in comparison with men. Traditionally, most health care services specializing in chemical dependence provide similar therapies to both men or women, including the use of mixed-sex groups at some facilities. OBJECTIVE: To discuss the views or psychological meanings attributed by women with substance use disorders to phenomena associated with adherence to treatment at a specialist university outpatient clinic. METHODS: The qualitative-clinical method was used, i.e., an approach characterized by the typically qualitative focus of human sciences adapted to health care settings. The semi-structured interview technique with open questions was used for data collection, combined with observation of the women interviewed. Data were processed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Three categories of treatment outcomes emerged: 1) significant motivations to seek and follow the treatment proposed; 2) symbolic meanings attributed to the drug; 3) psychological representations of lack of motivation to explain difficulties adhering to treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the motivations of addicted women to seek treatment vary, but highlight the fact that the substance used becomes perceived as something that causes significant losses and hinders the proper exercise of women’s role in family and social contexts. A warm welcoming is considered essential for a patient to adhere to treatment, offsetting the strong physical pleasure associated with psychoactive substance use.

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Profile Of Psychoactive Substance Users Attending a Centre For Mental Health, Rupandehi

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
M. Dhungana ◽  
M. Thapa ◽  
D. Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
Substance Users ◽  
Public Health Burden ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Psychoactive Substance Use ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Substance Disorder

Introduction: Psychoactive substance use is known since the origin of mankind and has been global problem that is influenced by social, economic, political and psychosocial factors. The menace of psychoactive substance abuse is that it is not only a socially unacceptable reality but in itself a disorder and is emerging as a major public health burden. Material and Method: A descriptive study was carried out with the view to find out the prevalence of psychoactive substance disorder in de-addiction unit at Centre for Mental Health (Chautari Nepal Health Foundation) in Rupandehi district of province-5, Nepal. All patients who were admitted during the study period with psychoactive substance use Disorder were interviewed by using semi structured performa for addiction. Total 387 patients with psychoactive substance dependence (according ICD-10) were enrolled in the study after providing written informed consent. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS software version 16. Results: Among 387 psychoactive substance users, majority of them (34.1%) were in the age group 35 years and above, 57.1% were belonged to Brahmin/ Chhetri ethnic group. Greater proportion 44.4% of psychoactive substance abuser had started taking the drugs between the age of 16-20 years of age. Alcohol was most commonly used psychoactive substance as 47.5% were dependent to alcohol. Conclusion: Based on the study findings, it is concluded that addiction is a global burden. Youth is a vulnerable group. Therefore, special attention, Psycho education related to psychoactive substance should be started before adolescent.

Reliability of individual diagnostic criterion items for psychoactive substance dependence and the impact on diagnosis.

1995 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 500-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
K K Bucholz ◽  
V M Hesselbrock ◽  
J J Shayka ◽  
J I Nurnberger ◽  
M A Schuckit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Diagnostic Criterion
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