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Tobacco Smoking and Mortality in Asia: A Pooled Meta-Analysis

Scientific article

29 March 2019

Key Points Question: How are secular trends of tobacco smoking associated with mortality across countries or regions by birth cohorts in Asia? Findings: This pooled meta-analysis of 1 002 258 participants in 20 prospective cohort studies...

Alcohol Consumption Behaviours in the Immediate Aftermath of Earthquakes: Time Series Study

Scientific article

7 March 2019

Abstract Objectives: Earthquakes are a distressing natural phenomenon that can disrupt normal health-related behaviours. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in alcohol consumption behaviours in the immediate aftermath of mild...

Adiktologie Journal

Book

11 June 2018

Adiktologie is an international journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific reports on psychoactive substance use, behavioural addictions and related issues.

Sex-Specific Association of Depressive Disorder and Transient Emotional States with Alcohol Consumption in Male and Female Alcoholics

Scientific article

11 January 2019

Highlights Negative and positive mood differentially impact alcohol use in males and females. Previous research did not differentiate impact of mood states vs lifetime diagnoses. This study confirmed positive association of mood with...

Quality Measurers of Therapeutic Communities for Substance Dependence: An International Collaborative Study Survey in Latin America

Scientific article

20 December 2017

Abstract Background In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment strategies...

Treatment Gap, Help-Seeking, Stigma and Magnitude of Alcohol Use Disorder in Rural Ethiopia

Scientific article

18 January 2019

Abstract Background Although alcohol use disorders contribute a high proportion of population disease burden, the treatment gap is large, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To narrow this gap, contextually relevant evidence is...

Acute Effects of Smoked and Vaporized Cannabis in Healthy Adults Who Infrequently Use Cannabis

Scientific article

30 November 2018

Key Points Question: How does smoked and vaporized cannabis acutely influence subjective drug effects, cognitive and psychomotor performance, and cardiovascular measures in healthy adults who infrequently use cannabis (>30 days since last...

Triggering Myocardial Infarction by Marijuana

Scientific article

12 June 2001

Abstract Background: Marijuana use in the age group prone to coronary artery disease is higher than it was in the past. Smoking marijuana is known to have hemodynamic consequences, including a dose-dependent increase in heart rate, supine...

SPIRITUALITY/RELIGIOSITY AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR AGAINST THE USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN ADOLESCENCE

Scientific article

24 February 2017

Review article published in the Journal of Debates in Psychiatry - Jul/Aug 2017 Abstract Objective: To analyze the impact of spirituality and/or religiousness on the use of psychoactive substances in the adolescent population in both...

The Links Between Substance Use and Gambling in Schizophrenia

Scientific article

16 February 2018

Highlights High rates of both problem and pathological gambling and substance use disorders have been reported in schizophrenia The research shows that problem and pathological gambling and substance use is linked with increased impulsivity...