Examining the impact of legalization on the prevalence of driving after using cannabis: a comparison of rural and non-rural parts of Canada - Wrathall M, Cristiano N, Walters D, Cullen G, Hathaway A.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the likelihood of driving after using cannabis, and of being a passenger with someone who is driving after using cannabis, in rural areas and non-rural areas before and after legalization. METHODS... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A systematic review of binge drinking interventions and bias assessment among college students and young adults in high-income countries - Bonsu L, Kumra P, Awan A, Sharma M.
This study aimed t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Free spring break day camp @ alcohol justice
Canal District Youth Are Invited to Learn Story Telling, Public Speaking Skills, Self-Empowerment, and Strategies for Resisting Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcohol Justice, in collaboration with SPEAKLYFE and Youth for Justice, will hold a…#selfempowerment #speaklyfe #springbreakdaycamp #belvederest #sanrafael #ca94901 #chauncey #susanbryant #michaelscippa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. That represents 54 percent of the…#justicedepartment #atf #stevedettelbach #merrickgarland #haiti (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel Due to Presence of Methanol
Oranjestad, Aruba, Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. is voluntarily recalling 40 lots of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel to the consumer level. The products have been found to contain alcohol denatured with methanol. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - April 5, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Determinants of poison-related mortality in tertiary care hospital, south india - Krishnasamy N, Narmadhalakshmi R, Prahalad P, Jayalakshmi R, Lokesh R, Ramesh J, Reddy GMM, Durai L.
Aims and background: Acute poisoning is one of the most common emergencies in India and around the world. Understanding the factors associated with mortality can aid us in devising appropriate preventive strategies to curtail deaths due to poisoning. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The acute toxicity of Novichok's degradation products using quantitative and qualitative toxicology in silico methods - Noga M, Michalska A, Jurowski K.
This study focuses on the degradation produc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Back to backlash: is Amy Winehouse biopic trashing her legacy?
Critics are accusing filmmakers of cashing in on Amy Winehouse with a new biopic that comes just 13 years after her death from alcohol-poisoning at the age of 27. Named after the title track of her 2007 album, "Back to Black" stars Marisa Abela as Winehouse and is expected to chronicle the…#amywinehouse #named #marisaabela #winehouse #blakefieldercivil #jackoconnell #abela #strongerthanme #ntwinehouse #tanyasweeney (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Implementation of an intervention aimed at deprescribing benzodiazepines in a large US healthcare system using patient education materials: a pre/post-observational study with a control group - Le TM, Campbell S, Andraos A, Ahlmark P, Hoang H, Isserman S, Goldzweig CL, Mays AM, Bradley K, Keller MS.
OBJECTIVES: Long-term benzodiazepine use is common despite known risks. In the original Eliminating Medications Through Patient Ownership of End Results (EMPOWER) Study set in Canada, patient education led to increased rates of benzodiazepine cessation. We... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Improving state medicolegal death investigation: does system level reform improve public health data concerning drug-related mortality? - Zaychik D.
In the United States, the governance of unnatural death certification varies greatly by state. Although cross-sectional research has linked mortality data quality with variation in medicolegal death investigation systems across states-especially with regar... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Male sex and hazardous alcohol use following military sexual assault increase suicide risk among US service members and veterans - Blais RK, Xu B, Tannahill H, Dulin P.
BACKGROUND: Higher alcohol use and military sexual assault (MSA) are associated with increased risk of death by suicide. Risk for death by suicide is rapidly increasing among females, who report higher rates of MSA, yet actual death by suicide and alcohol ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiology - Jaunay EL, Bade R, Paxton KR, Nadarajan D, Barry DC, Zhai Y, Tscharke BJ, O'Brien JW, Mueller J, White JM, Simpson BS, Gerber C.
Users of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are at risk, due to limited information about the toxicity and unpredictable effects of these compounds. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been used as a tool to provide insight into NPS use at the populat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Psychometric properties of the cannabis abuse screening test (CAST) in a sample of Moroccans with cannabis use - El Malki H, Moutawakkil SG, El-Ammari A, Ragala MEA, El Hilaly J, El Gnaoui S, El Houari F, El Rhazi K, Zarrouq B.
BACKGROUND: The Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) is a widely used screening tool for identifying patterns of cannabis use that have negative health or social consequences for both the user and others involved. This brief screening instrument has been t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Unveiling the link between chronic pain and misuse of opioids and cannabis - Dagher M, Alayoubi M, Sigal GH, Cahill CM.
Over 50 million Americans endure chronic pain where many do not receive adequate treatment and self-medicate to manage their pain by taking substances like opioids and cannabis. Research has shown high comorbidity between chronic pain and substance use dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A qualitative study of military service members undergoing medical separation - Lee-Tauler SY, LaCroix JM, Huppert TK, Winters AM, Stivers M, Arellano-Euribe AP, Grammer J, Cobb E, Alvarado KJ, Boyd D, Patterson LE, Golle MF, Ghahramanlou-Holloway M.
OBJECTIVE: Little research explores military perspectives on medical disability-related transition. A qualitative study sought to understand transition experiences of United States military Service members found unfit for duty following medical and physica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
