Effectiveness of web-based personalised feedback interventions for reducing alcohol consumption among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Pueyo-Garrigues M, Carver H, Parr A, Lavilla-Gracia M, Alfaro-D íaz C, Esandi-Larramendi N, Canga-Armayor N.
ISSUES: Meta-analysis was conducted to examine standalone web-based personalised feedback interventions (PFI) delivered in non-structured settings for reducing university students' alcohol consumption. Subgroup analyses by gender-focus, type-of-content and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Trends in substance use among sexual minority adolescents in South Korea - Joung KH, Okoye H, Rana M, Saewyc EM.
PURPOSE: Substance use, that is of cigarettes, alcohol and chemical inhalants, is a major contributor to health-compromising behaviors and the related consequences among adolescents around the world. The purpose of this paper is to examine trends in this p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
"Everybody is impacted. Everybody's hurting": grief, loss and the emotional impacts of overdose on harm reduction workers - Kolla G, Khorasheh T, Dodd Z, Greig S, Altenberg J, Perreault Y, Bayoumi AM, Kenny KS.
BACKGROUND: The emotional impacts of witnessing and responding to overdose and overdose-related deaths have been largely overlooked during the drug toxicity overdose crisis in North America. Scarce research has analyzed these impacts on the health and well... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Association of buprenorphine retention and subsequent adverse outcomes following non-fatal overdose: an analysis using statewide linked Maryland databases - Sugarman OK, Saloner B, Richards TM, Lasser EC, Heath T, Idries S, Weiner JP, Bandara S.
INTRODUCTION: Patients receiving buprenorphine after a non-fatal overdose have lower risk of future nonfatal or fatal overdose, but less is known about the relationship between buprenorphine retention and the risk of adverse outcomes in the post-overdose y... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Environmental scanning of cocaine trafficking in Brazil: evidence from geospatial intelligence and natural language processing methods - Jes ús Pinto Hidalgo J, Antonio Silva Centeno J.
Cocaine trafficking threatens countries' national security and is a major public health challenge. Cocaine is transported from producer countries to consumer markets using various routes, methods, and transportation means. These routes develop in the geogr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Racial/ethnic inequality in homelessness and drug overdose deaths in US States - Cano M, Zachmeyer M, Salinas LA, Ferguson KM.
This study examined whether state-level racial disproportionality in homelessness is associated with racial disproportionality in overdose mortality. METHODS: Counts of individuals experiencing homelessness (2015-2017; by state and racial/... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Street drugs associated with acute poisoning: description and analysis of differences in women attended in a hospital emergency department - Vallecillo S ánchez G, Chen Quin J, Losada Parente A, Ochoa S, Smithson Amat A, Anaya S, Saubi Roca N, Supervía Caparrós A, Perello Carbonell R.
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of street drug abuse is difficult to establish in women because of stigma associated with the practice. The main objective of this study was to analyze possible differences between men and women in a sample of patients attended f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The return of drugs courts: some important considerations - Ward DJ, Kawalek DA.
Drugs courts can be praised for the rehabilitative health-treatment response they deliver to people with drugs dependence problems. This is when contrasted with traditional courts that operate on adversarial and retributive justice principles and do little... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Midlife Deaths of Despair Increased From 1999 to 2022
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- Midlife deaths from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholic liver disease, collectively known as deaths of despair, increased from 1999 through 2022, according to a research letter published online April 10 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Northeast Delta HSA launches "Sticker Shock" campaign to target underage drinking, partners with Now Save 76 gas stations
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) launches "Project Sticker Shock" campaign, an awareness campaign to educate the public and change attitudes about selling and serving alcohol to anyone under 21. The project organizes youth and community members to place stickers on drink... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC PSF NPT CHI Source Type: news
Virtue Recovery Announces Expansion with New Treatment Center in Las Vegas
Recent data from Las Vegas, Nevada, has expanded on the difficulties from drug and alcohol misuse, showcasing the critical need for increased community involvement, preventative measures, and support networks. This information underscores the widespread nature of substance abuse, alcohol... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news
AUD Meds at Discharge Dramatically Cuts Rehospitalization AUD Meds at Discharge Dramatically Cuts Rehospitalization
Prescribing medication for alcohol use disorder on hospital discharge was associated with a significant decrease in the risk for an alcohol-related rehospitalization.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Overcoming stigma: community support for overdose prevention sites - Grisamore SP, DeMatteo D.
Overdose prevention sites (OPS) are beginning to be examined for their feasibility of implementation in the United States to curb the fatality of overdoses. Support for these sites varies greatly and can impact local policy, implementation, and the long-te... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Psychosocial sequalae of sexual assault in a sample of partnered adults experiencing alcohol use disorder and intimate partner violence - Fleming CE, Giff ST, Forkus SR, Flanagan JC.
Research has shown that experiencing a sexual assault results in significant and lasting effects in many psychosocial domains. However, most studies on the impact of sexual assault examine university samples or the immediate aftermath of the assault, not t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Quantitative morphological analysis of age structural changes in prostate of experimental animals with ethanol poisoning - Hnatiuk MS, Nesteruk SO, Fedoniuk LY, Yakymchuk OA, Smachylo II, Tverdochlib VV.
OBJECTIVE: Aim: To find out the age remodeling of the structural components of the prostate gland at alcohol poisoning using quantitative morphological analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and Methods: The structure of the prostate gland of 4 ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
