Development and initial validation of the cannabis-related psychosis risk literacy scale (CPRL): a multinational psychometric study - Fekih-Romdhane F, Alhuwailah A, Shuwiekh HAM, Stambouli M, Hakiri A, Cheour M, Loch AA, Hallit S.
BACKGROUND: Public education efforts to address and reduce potential harms from cannabis use in Arab countries are either slow or inexistent, and do not follow the steadily increasing trends of cannabis use in Arab youth. Several decades of research on sub... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Comprehensive analysis of prohibited substances and methods in sports: unveiling trends, pharmacokinetics, and WADA evolution - Oleksak P, Nepovimova E, Valko M, Alwasel S, Alomar S, Kuca K.
This review systematically compiles sports-related drugs, substances, and methodologies based on the 2023 Prohibited List. Aligned with the list's structure, it covers all proscribed items and details the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of five repre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Clinical presentation and management of methanol poisoning outbreaks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective analysis - Alhusain F, Alshalhoub M, Homaid MB, Esba LCA, Alghafees M, Al Deeb M.
BACKGROUND: Acute methanol intoxication, whether unintentional or deliberate, necessitates prompt intervention to prevent severe morbidity and mortality. Homemade alcoholic beverages are a frequent source of such poisoning. This retrospective analysis exam... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Chemical cousins with contrasting behavioural profiles: MDMA users and methamphetamine users differ in social-cognitive functions and aggression - Zacher A, Zimmermann J, Cole DM, Friedli N, Opitz A, Baumgartner MR, Steuer AE, Verdejo-Garc ía A, Stock AK, Beste C, Quednow BB.
Methamphetamine (METH, "Crystal Meth") and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") share structural-chemical similarities but have distinct psychotropic profiles due to specific neurochemical actions. Previous research has suggested that their ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Characterizing alcohol cue reactive and non-reactive individuals with alcohol use disorder - Kirsch DE, Grodin EN, Ray LA.
PURPOSE: Exposure to alcohol-related cues is thought to elicit a conditional response characterized by increased craving in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD). In the context of AUD research, it is important to consider that not all individuals wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Capacity, rationality, and the promotion of autonomy: a trauma-informed approach to refusals of care after opioid poisoning - Cattell C, Hyshka E, Leier B, Mack C.
No abstract was provided. However, the first page of this article is available by following the DOI.
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Cannabis and alcohol involvement in motor vehicle crashes: reflections in the era of legalization - Asbridge M, Brubacher J.
No abstract was provided. However, the first page of this article is available by following the DOI.
Keywords: Cannabis impaired driving
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Brief interventions 2.0: a new agenda for alcohol policy, practice and research - Stewart D, Madden M, McCambridge J.
BACKGROUND: Alcohol problems are increasing across the world and becoming more complex. Limitations to international evidence and practice mean that the screening and brief intervention paradigm forged in the 1980s is no longer fit for the purpose of infor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Availability of dispensing and storage facilities at public and community pharmacies at Bahir Dar and Gondar towns - Limenh LW.
BACKGROUND: The availability of various facilities that aid in providing expected services is necessary for the practice of pharmacy, which aims to make the best use of medications and other healthcare products and services. Therefore, the aim of this stud... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Associations of U.S. state-level COVID-19 policies intensity with cannabis sharing behaviors in 2020 - Assaf RD, Hamad R, Javanbakht M, Arah OA, Shoptaw SJ, Cooper ZD, Gorbach PM.
BACKGROUND: Cannabis use before the COVID-19 pandemic for many involved sharing prepared cannabis for inhalation, practices that were less prevalent during the pandemic. State-level COVID-19 containment policies may have influenced this decrease. This stud... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Alcohol misuse and gun violence: an evidence-based approach for state policy - Villarreal S, Bornhorst A, Bonnie RJ, Chavis K, Davis A, Frattaroli S, Roskam K, Swanson J, Horwitz J.
Alcohol use and gun violence are leading causes of preventable injury and death in the United States. Alcohol kills 140,000 people annually;2 guns kill more than 48,000.3 Both of them are public health crises demanding strong policies.
These issues are ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Age differences in patterns of cannabis use among an online US sample of adults who consume cannabis frequently - Livne O, Budney A, Borodovsky J, Shmulewitz D, Walsh C, Struble CA, Habib M, Aharonovich E, Hasin DS.
BACKGROUND: Cannabis use is increasing among middle-aged and older US adults, populations that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of cannabis. Risks for adverse effects differ by cannabis use patterns, which have become increasingly heterog... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Acute rotenone poisoning: a scoping review - Tat J, Heskett K, Boss GR.
CONTEXT: Rotenone is a toxic chemical found in various plants, including some used as food. Rotenone poisoning can be fatal and there is no antidote. Mechanistically, rotenone inhibits mitochondrial complex I, leading to reduced ATP production, compensator... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Outcomes for young adults with suicide admitted to adult versus pediatric hospitals - Jacobson E, Salada K, Sturza J, Hazle M, Malakh M, Stewart D, Shaw R.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate differences in care and outcomes for young adults admitted with suicide ideation (SI) or attempt (SA) to medical units of an adult (AH) versus pediatric hospital (PH). METHODS: Demographic and clinical characteristics were c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
Engaging students in large classroom discussions about bullying in nursing - Fennimore L.
No abstract was provided. However, the first page of this article is available by following the DOI.
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
