Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone - Osborne A, Aboagye RG, Olorunsaiye CZ, James PB, Bangura C, Seidu AA, Kangbai JB, Ahinkorah BO.
This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. DESIGN: Data for the study was sourced from the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-based Health Survey. Percentage... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
American Policies Only Make Haiti Worse
Maybe he was born with it; maybe it’s amphetamine. Iconic Maybelline slogan aside, the consensus is that Dark Brandon was doped nicely for his State of the Union address. We have been seeing signs...#iconicmaybelline #darkbrandon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Utero Rx Stimulant Exposure Not Tied to Later Neurodevelopmental Issues
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 --Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate exposure in utero does not appear to increase the risk for childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bipolar disorder due to traumatic brain injury: a case report - Altuwairqi Y.
I report an unusual case in Saudi Arabia of a 28-year-old man who had bipolar disorder due to a traumatic brain injury suffered 10 years previously. He had been evaluated and diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder as well as amphetamine and hash use disor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Amphetamine-type drug-related fatalities in the context of 8 years of methamphetamine use measured by wastewater analysis in South Australia - Jaunay EL, Simpson BS, White JM, Gerber C.
Methamphetamine is the illicit stimulant of choice in Australia. Countless initiatives have been employed to reduce methamphetamine use and drug-related harm. Wastewater analysis (WWA) has been used effectively as an objective measure of drug use at a popu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
2D:4D-ratios among individuals with amphetamine use disorder, antisocial personality disorder and with both amphetamine use disorder and antisocial personality disorder - Hashemian SS, Golshani S, Firoozabadi K, Firoozabadi A, Fichter C, D ürsteler KM, Brühl AB, Khazaie H, Brand S.
BACKGROUND: There is sufficient evidence that the index-finger-to-ring-finger-ratio (2D:4D-ratio) is associated with testosterone and estrogen exposure during the fetal stage. More specifically, a lower 2D:4D-ratio (that is; a shorter index finger, compare... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Psychostimulants Beneficial for Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use Disorder
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- For individuals with amphetamine-type stimulant use disorder (ATSUD), prescription psychostimulants (PPs) may reduce ATS use and craving, according to a review published in the November issue of Addiction.
Heidar Sharafi,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Comparison of poisoning deaths with wastewater-based consumption estimates and assessment of fatal toxicity for amphetamine-type stimulant drugs - Kriikku P, Kankaanp ää A, Gunnar T, Ojanperä I.
In this study, we aimed to compare temporal trends with respect to am... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Cannabis and amphetamine use among school-going adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis of prevalence and associated factors - Asante KO, Atorkey P.
BACKGROUND: Global evidence indicates that early onset of illicit substance use among adolescents and emerging adults is associated with negative mental-health related-outcomes that can persist into adulthood. However, the lack of quality regional data on ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
One Year Later, Where ’s All the Adderall?
The U.S. is facing a mystery of missing Adderall—one for which nobody has an answer.
Oct. 12 marked one year since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s formal announcement that pharmaceutical companies were unable to produce enough Adderall, one of the common amphetamine-based medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As a result, many of the 41 million ADHD patients nationwide who rely on the drug daily to stay focused and reduce impulsive behavior have faced refill delays and empty inventories at their pharmacies.
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Source: TIME: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Gender, sexual orientation identity, and initiation of amphetamine injecting among people who inject drugs: examination of an expanding drug era in Montreal, Canada, 2011-19 - H øj SB, Minoyan N, Zang G, Larney S, Bruneau J.
BACKGROUND: Amphetamine injection is expanding in North America and has been associated with male homosexuality among people who inject drugs (PWID). Applying subcultural evolution theory, we examined overall and gender-stratified trends in amphetamine inj... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Captagon Drug Trafficking in Middle East Worries Europe Officials
Europe is bracing for the possible influx of a drug that’s hooked the Middle East as political shifts and crackdowns in the Gulf spur producers in Syria and Lebanon to tap new markets. Selling for around $3 to $25 per tablet, the amphetamine-type pill captagon is primarily produced and trafficked…#middleeast #gulf #syria #lebanon #syrian #basharalassad #lebanese #hezbollah #usstatedepartment #treasury (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence of psilocybin use in vaping and associated factors: a study among amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) use disorder in Malaysia - Mamat R, Rashid RA, Shin SM, Ibrahim B, Wahab S, Ahmad A.
BACKGROUND: The emergence of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), including synthetic psilocybin, has raised concern among health experts due to the numerous health and socioeconomic consequences. The current trend is shifting to the hazardous use of synthet... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Be aware of (R)-methamphetamine: negative immunoassay versus positive confirmation analysis - Liut J, Madea B, Kramer M, Maas-Gramlich A.
The amphetamine-type stimulant methamphetamine exists in two enantiomeric forms, (S)-methamphetamine and (R)-methamphetamine, which are both psychoactive but with the (S)-enantiomer being more potent than the (R)-enantiomer. Illicit methamphetamine encount... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Hot weather and death related to acute cocaine, opioid and amphetamine toxicity in British Columbia, Canada: a time-stratified case-crossover study - Henderson SB, McLean KE, Ding Y, Yao J, Turna NS, McVea D, Kosatsky T.
BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that cocaine-associated deaths occur more frequently in hot weather, which has not been described for other illicit drugs or combinations of drugs. The study objective was to evaluate the relation between temperature... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
