Bitboy Crypto says goodbye to Ben Armstrong
The parent firm of the Bitboy Crypto brand removed Ben Armstrong from the brand, citing substance abuse and harm.#bitboycrypto #benarmstrong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?
The U.S. has reached peak therapy. Counseling has become fodder for hit books, podcasts, and movies. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians routinely go public with their mental health struggles. And everyone is talking—correctly or not—in the language of therapy, peppering conversations with references to gaslighting, toxic people, and boundaries.
All this mainstream awareness is reflected in the data too: by the latest federal estimates, about one in eight U.S. adults now takes an antidepressant and one in five has recently received some kind of mental-health care, an increase of almost 15 mil...
Source: TIME: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
A model to prevent substance use/abuse by student nurses at Limpopo College of Nursing, South Africa - Netshiswinzhe MD, Ramathuba DU, Lebese TR, Makhado L.
BACKGROUND: Substance use/abuse is a global challenge that has detrimental effects on nations' health, wealth, and security. Substance users in Africa make up roughly 17% to 21% of global illicit drug users in Africa and cannabis abuse (63%) (UNODC, 2010).... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles as correlates of students' tendency to abuse drugs in Rivers State, southern Nigeria - Amadi U, Chujor CJ.
The study investigated Authoritarian and Authoritative parenting styles and as correlates of student's abuse of drugs in Rivers State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three corresponding null-hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted correlation... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Study of fractional-order alcohol-abuse mathematical model using the concept of piecewise operator - Sher M, Shah K, Sarwar M, Abdallab B, Abdeljawad T.
In this paper, we study a novel model of the dynamics of alcohol consumption under induced complications. The mentioned model is considered under some advanced concept of fractional derivative called piecewise fractional-order derivative. Currently, most r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse in Iranian adults: results of Azar Cohort Study - Naghizadeh S, Faramarzi E, Akbari H, Jafari N, Sarbakhsh P, Mohammadpoorasl A.
BACKGROUND: Substance abuse has significant health impacts on families and society as a whole. We aimed to provide detailed prevalence estimates of substance abuse among the Azar Cohort Study respondents in Tabriz, Iran. METHODS: Data on 15006 part... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Retrospective chart review of substance abuse in patients with psychiatric emergencies in an emerging urban county - Koura S, White A, Masdon J, Brewer KL, Parker-Cote JL, Meggs WJ.
OBJECTIVES: Substance abuse is common in patients with psychiatric emergencies. To further understand the connection between substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, a retrospective chart review was done that included positive drug screens among patients... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Use of psychoactive substances by goods carriage drivers associated with Kerala, India - Siva Prasad MS, Priyatha CV, K Joseph J, Aneesh EM.
This study aimed to measure the prevalence of drugs of abuse (DOA) among the goods carriage drivers associated with the southern State of India, Kerala. METHODS: Point-of-collection testing (POCT) of oral fluid collected from the partici... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Adult Interpersonal Violence or Childhood Abuse, Neglect Increase Later Diabetes Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 -- Both adult interpersonal violence or abuse and childhood abuse or neglect increase the risk for adult-onset diabetes, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
SAMHSA: Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS); Solicitation of Nominations for Additional Non-Voting Representatives on the Maternal Mental Health Task Force
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking applications from qualified individuals or organizations to be considered for non-voting representative positions on the Maternal Mental Health Task Force subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS). ACWS advises the Associate Administrator for Women's Services (AAWS) on appropriate activities to be undertaken by SAMHSA with respect to women's substance use and mental health services. The Maternal Mental Health Task Force subcommittee will focus on maternal mental health and substance use including prevention, screening...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - August 24, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Developing the Weaving Healthy Families Program to promote wellness and prevent substance abuse and violence: approach, adaptation, and implementation - McKinley CE, Lilly J, Liddell JL, Knipp H, Solomon TA, Comby N, Comby H, Haynes P, Ferris K, Goldberg M.
Family prevention programs that enhance mental health, wellness, and resilience-while simultaneously addressing violence and alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse-among Indigenous families are scarce. This gap in culturally grounded and community-based progra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Molecular insights into GPCR mechanisms for drugs of abuse - Sanchez-Reyes OB, Zilberg G, McCorvy JD, Wacker D.
Substance abuse is on the rise, and while many people may use illicit drugs mainly due to their rewarding effects, their societal impact can range from severe, as is the case for opioids, to promising, as is the case for psychedelics. Common with all these... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Pregabalin: Bereaved mother warns of drug abuse dangers
Pauline Duddy's 21-year-old daughter, Jasmin, died with pregabalin in her system in February. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adverse childhood experiences and mental health in an adolescent partial hospital program - deSteiguer AJ, Frazier EA, Gelman DJ, Hedrick MA, Micalizzi L.
Childhood adversity has been associated with myriad physical, emotional, and mental health symptoms across the lifespan, including higher risk for substance abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and premature mortality. The current study evaluates the asso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Family dysfunction and parental role abdication as predisposing factors for drug abuse among secondary school adolescents and youths in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria - Gidado BK, Diffang AD.
This study aimed at deciphering how factors such as family dysfunction and parental role abdication influence drug abuse among youths in the Federal Capital Territory. Two objectives, two research questions, and two hypotheses guided the study. A correlati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
