scholarly journals Prophylaxis of narcomany in pre-adolescent age

2021 ◽  
pp. 146-151
Author(s):  
Pavel Abraham ◽  
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Maria Virlan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
A Current

Drug use among adolescents and children is a current medical-pedagogical problem. In the prophylaxis and timely detection of drug users and other substances with narcotic effect among students of pre-university institutions are required to participate all persons involved in the education of children and adolescents: educators, pedagogues, parents, doctors. The detection of students using drugs and other substances with narcotic effect must be carried out through the collaboration of the management of pre-university and university educational institutions with narcological institutions, the offices for adolescents in polyclinics and the police [6].

Recreational Prescription Drug Use Among College Students

NASPA Journal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan A Kolek
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Research University ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Prescription Drug Use ◽  
Other Substances

The purpose of this study was to explore recreational prescription drug use among undergraduate students. Although anecdotal accounts on this subject abound, empirical research is extremely limited. Data from a survey of a random sample of 734 students at a large public research university in the Northeast were examined. Results indicate that a substantial proportion of students reported having used prescription drugs for recreational purposes in the year prior to survey administration. Recreational prescription drug use was positively associated with the use of other substances including alcohol. Recreational prescription drug users were also more likely than other drug users to report negative consequences as a result of their drug use. Implications for future research and for student affairs are discussed.

Screening for Drugs of Abuse in Children and Adolescents

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 396-398
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Psychoactive Drugs ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Screening Programs

BACKGROUND Increasing concern about the widespread use of psychoactive drugs has been accompanied by an increase in drug screening. Concerns about the potential harms of drug use are compounded in the pediatric population because of the diminished capacity of minors to make informed, autonomous decisions and the added possibilities of long-term effects in a developing person. The purpose of this statement is to clarify the issues and state the Academy's position on screening programs. The abuse of psychoactive drugs among both adolescents and adults has been an issue of increasing national interest. Concerns have focused not only on the physiologic and behavioral impact of drug use upon the developing adolescent but also on the public health hazard that drug abusers may pose to others in the population. In this statement the topic of illegal drugs (such as marijuana, cocaine, and narcotics) used for socalled "recreational" purposes, and some prescribed drugs (such as barbiturates and amphetamines) used for illicit purposes, is addressed. The focus of this statement is not on drug use in children and adolescents, which the Academy strenuously opposes but on proposals for involuntary screening for drug use, whether in schools, athletic programs, or the physician's office. INVOLUNTARY VS VOLUNTARY SCREENING True voluntary screening is an ambiguous concept in a population that is considered incompetent to consent. Therefore, there can only be voluntary screening among young people considered competent, such as many olden adolescents. However, it is not clear why such individuals would volunteer to be screened, because those who are using drugs will know who they are and presumably decline to be screened. Truly voluntary screening, therefore, is likely to miss detection of most drug users.

scholarly journals SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DRUG ADDICTION IN UKRAINE AND IMPACT OF IT ON HEALTH OF HUMAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 752-759
Author(s):  
S.I. Rudavka
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Technical Schools ◽  
The Individual

The main factor of the disease of the psyche and the entire human body, which leads to the degradation of the individual, to complete disability and premature death, is the use of drugs. The purpose of the work is to consider the state of drug addiction in Ukraine, impact of it on human health, to determine socio-economic losses from drug use and to outline measures to prevent and combat drug addiction. According to information sources, in Ukraine consumption of drugs are from 1 to 1.5 million people, their number annually increases by 8-10%. This trend is one of the highest in the world. About 1,000 people in the country every year die from drug addiction, and 120,000 people die from drug addiction and related illnesses. 74% of drug addicts do not work or study anywhere. Among drug addicted 2% - students of technical schools and vocational schools, 0.4% - students of higher educational institutions. 70% of drug addicts in Ukraine are young people aged over 25 years. 73% of drug users are urban residents. Drug addicted patients spent significant funds on the purchase drugs and drug addiction dispensaries of the country - on their examination and treatment. So, in order to prevent and prohibition the use drugs by citizens of Ukraine it is necessary in each administrative- territorial region of the country inform the population, especially young people, about the dangers of drug use, and for state authorities need to ensure prevented illicit circulation and distribution the drags in the country.

scholarly journals Framingham Heart Study (FHS) 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Is Associated With Marijuana Use in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) Cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 103-103
Author(s):  
Jose Bastida Rodriguez ◽  
Jacqueline Hernandez ◽  
Colby Teeman ◽  
Yongjun Huang ◽  
Qingyun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Infection Status ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Objectives Illicit drug use can lead to adverse cardiovascular events; it is an additional risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Thus, we sought to determine the association between CVD and drug use in people living with HIV (PLWH) using the FHS 10-year risk. Methods Participants were selected from the MASH cohort. Demographics, anthropometrics, bioimpedance analysis, and fasting blood samples were collected by trained personnel. HIV Viral Load (VL, copies/ml) was abstracted from medical charts. Urine toxicology was used to determine current illicit drug use. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze demographics, HIV status, and VL (undetectable VL < 50 copies/ml). CVD (10-year risk) score was calculated using a formula based on CVD risk factors. An independent sample t-test was used to compare the mean CVD risk score between drug users and non-users. Linear regression was used to find an association between drug users and CVD 10-year risk while controlling for sex and infection status. Results Participants’ mean age was 54.6 ± 7.9 years (n = 1034), 58% male and 63.8% Black. About 46.8% were PLWH and 90.9% had an undetectable VL. The average CVD 10-year risk of all participants was 15.1% and 49.6% of participants used illicit substances. A univariate linear regression showed a positive association between FHS 10-year risk and marijuana use (b = 2.260 SE = 1.036, 95% CI: 0.227–4.293; P = 0.029). After adjusting for sex and HIV status the association remained significant (b = 2.322 SE = 1.028, 95% CI: 0.304–4.340; P = 0.024). Comparing the mean 10-year risk between groups, a significant difference between marijuana users and non-users was seen regardless of infection status and age (95% CI: −4.293- −0.227; P = 0.029). Separating by sex, only males showed a significant difference in 10-year risk when comparing marijuana users to non-users irrespective of infection status and age (95% CI: −6.394- −0.8373; P = 0.011). No association was determined between 10-year risk and other substances, including cocaine, fentanyl, and amphetamines. Conclusions Marijuana use seems to be a strong predictor of CVD risk in minority populations. However, other substances of abuse did not exhibit a cardiovascular effect regardless of HIV status or sex. Further studies are needed to examine the relationship between the use of marijuana and CVD. Funding Sources National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Addiction and Liver Disease

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Md Akmat Ali ◽  
Farida Yeasmin ◽  
MN Nag
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
Excessive Alcohol ◽  
Medicine Today

Drug induced liver disease is a global problem. The aims of the study are to know the recreational drugs causing harmful effect on liver, epidemiology of addiction; pathophysiology and their consequences. The major findings published to date concerning different agents causing addiction and liver disease, their implications with regard to understanding disease mechanisms and their amplitude or spectrum are described. Addiction not only invites lot of sufferings to the family and the country, but also responsible for different types of liver disease including fatty liver, hepatitis and liver failure; responsible for mortality and morbidity. Among the addiction causing substances alcohol playing the main role for liver disease worldwide. Indirect effects of addiction on liver are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and their complication, mainly due to contamination of sharing needle. Majority of people in Bangladesh are life long abstainer. Excessive alcohol beverages and other substances like heroin, amphetamine are not harmless, rather they can cause serious liver diseases. There are some differences in prevalence of addiction and liver diseases among countries. Intravenous drug users are affected both directly and indirectly due to contaminated needle sharing . DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v25i2.17926 Medicine Today 2013 Vol.25(2): 75-83

scholarly journals Illicit Drug Use in Canada and Implications for Suicidal Behaviors, and Household Food Insecurity: Findings from a Large, Nationally Representative Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6425
Author(s):  
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi ◽  
Dan Beamish ◽  
Jude Dzevela Kong ◽  
Jianhong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Suicidal Attempts ◽  
Nationally Representative

Background and Aims: Illicit drug use is an ongoing health and social issue in Canada. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of illicit drug use and its implications for suicidal behaviors, and household food insecurity in Canada. Design: Cross-sectional population survey. Setting: Canada, using the 2015–2016 Canadian Community Health Survey, a nationally representative sample selected by stratified multi-stage probability sampling. Participants: A total of 106,850 respondents aged ≥ 12 years who had completed information on illicit drug use. Measurements: Illicit drug use was assessed through a series of questions about illicit drug use methods. Respondents who reported lifetime illicit drug use but no past-year use were considered to have prior illicit drug use. In this survey, illicit drug use included cannabis use. Findings: Overall, the prevalence of lifetime, past-year, and prior illicit drug use was 33.2% (9.8 million), 10.4% (3.1 million), and 22.7% (6.7 million), respectively. In models adjusting for sociodemographic covariates, prior illicit drug use was significantly associated with increased odds of past-year suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.21, 95% CI 1.04–1.40), and plans (1.48, 1.15–1.91), and past-year household food insecurity (1.27, 1.14–1.41), and the odds were much higher among prior injecting drug users than prior non-injecting drug users. No significant correlation was found between prior illicit drug use and past-year suicidal attempts, but there was a strong association between past-year illicit drug use and past-year suicidal attempts. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that even after people have stopped taking illicit drugs, prior illicit drug use, especially for prior injecting drug use, continues to be associated with increased risks of subsequent suicidal ideation, and plans, and household food insecurity.

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