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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"illicit drug use"”.
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Illicit Drug Use and Unmet Healthcare Needs In Ontario: An Exploratory Study
… healthcare and unmet healthcare needs among the illicit drug using population in Ontario, and to determine if the decriminalisation of recreational cannabis consumption had any significant effects on the unmet healthcare needs of the cannabis-using population. Methods: Data from the 2017-2018 and …
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Demographic and psychosocial correlates of illicit drug use in pregnancy: a mixed methods study
… demographic and psychosocial correlates of illicit drug use among pregnant women and to explore the life experiences and circumstances that contribute to women’s use of illicit drugs during pregnancy. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design consisting of quantitative and qualitative …
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Perceptions of illicit drug use and risky sexual behaviour among first year psychology students at the University of the Western Cape
… between risky sexual behaviour and alcohol and illicit drugs. In the Western Cape drug-related behaviours is a growing concern among young people because of relatively high prevalence rates of drug abuse, particularly methamphetamine. Previous South African studies have tended to focused on the …
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Community, Family and Peer Influences on Alcohol, Marijuana, and Illicit Drug Use of Native American Youth: An Analysis of Protective Factors
… in self-reported lifetime and thirty day use of alcohol, marijuana, and illicit drugs of Native American youth residing on and off reservations. The results derived from ordinary least squares regression equations show significant predictability for family, peer, and community variables …
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Community, Family and Peer Influences on Alcohol, Marijuana, and Illicit Drug Use of Native American Youth: An Analysis of Protective Factors
… in self-reported lifetime and thirty day use of alcohol, marijuana, and illicit drugs of Native American youth residing on and off reservations. The results derived from ordinary least squares regression equations show significant predictability for family, peer, and community variables …
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Crossing over the line : becoming a marijuana user alters perceptions of source and message credibility in anti-drug campaigns
Illicit-drug use is a major problem in our society. Policing, charging and incarcerating offenders incurs a significant strain on government resources, and results in criminal records for those found guilty. This study examines the attitudes and beliefs of young adults (18-24 years) toward social …
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The War on Who? An Analysis of Drug Possession Arrests in Four U.S. Cities
For over half a century, the “War on Drugs” has entailed strict control and policing of illicit drug use in American cities. Despite this policy of criminalization and punishment, large numbers of Americans from all backgrounds continue to use illegal substances, despite the risk of arrest or …
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Meth, fear and government: a case study of political pressure and public policy-making in British Columbia.
Between 2003 and 2007, concerns about the illegal drug crystal methamphetamine (meth) increased dramatically in British Columbia despite research data that indicated usage rates were low among the general youth and adult populations. This dissertation draws on the insights of social constructionist …
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The victimization-substance relationship: an examination of nonconsensual sexual experiences and post-assault substance use
… and engaging in post-NSE substance use. Though the risk of college women experiencing NSEs has been well-established, high school women have been mostly overlooked in the literature, especially in relation to revictimization pathways. Substance use post-high school NSE, post-college …
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Determinants of Dating Violence Among Youth in the U.S.
… the 2005 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey was used for this analysis. The study population included 6.951 male and 6,807 female students in grades 9 through 12. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted and three predictor models were generated. The first model examined predictors of …
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Adolescent substance use in relation to school-based extracurricular activities according to individual and school-level characteristics
… adolescent alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and illicit substance use, while taking into account important individual and sociodemographic variables. Research was conducted with 49 12th grade students in two public high school in North Central West Virginia. Data were collected using an internet …
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Comorbid opioid dependence and chronic pain: Clinical implications
… incidence of iatrogenic opioid dependence or abuse following opioid analgesic treatment?<br/>(4) Is there evidence of opioid-induced hyperalgesia in humans?<br/><br/><b>Methods</b>:<br/><i style="">Primary data</i><br/>Participants were 467 treatment-seeking, opioid-dependent …
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Patterns of cannabis use in first-episode psychosis
… patients with psychosis are more likely to<br/>use illicit substances than the general population, with cannabis being the most<br/>popular. Research has also shown that cannabis use is associated with poor<br/>prognostic outcomes in patients with an established psychotic disorder. It …
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Early-onset depressive disorders,related mental health disorders and substance use-A prospective : longitudinal study of Finnish twins born 1983-1987
… mental health disorders and developing substance use in a large population-derived sample of adolescent Finnish twins. The participants of this study, FinnTwin12, an ongoing longitudinal population-based study, came from Finnish families with twins born in 1983-87 (exhaustive of five birth …
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Factors Affecting Condom Use Among College Students
… active students, approximately half never used condoms during vaginal intercourse. Further among students engaging in anal sex, an alarmingly high proportion --95%- reported never using condom during this act. These findings along with differences noted in various subgroups (gender, Greek …
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Disparities in Mental Health, Physical Health, and Substance Use Across Sexual Orientations in Adults
… health, poor physical health, and substance use, existing study designs may be improved by using representative samples, wider ranges of health outcomes, heterosexual comparison groups, and disaggregated data. The goal of this study is to provide estimates of multiple health disparities …
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Heroin and methadone substitution treatments : harm reduction and the effectiveness of 'flexible' prescribing for the treatment of opioid dependency
… UK government began to focus on problem heroin use mainly as a drug related crime issue, and so attracting and retaining clients became a treatment priority. The concept of flexible prescribing, matching individual clients to treatment programmes appropriate to their drug using history and …
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A Longitudinal Study of Alcohol and Drug Use in the Workplace
Alcohol abuse and illicit drug use in the United States are major concerns of American households, as well as of the White House. This dissertation research evaluates alcohol abuse and controlled drug use by American workers in the context of various individual, organizational, and occupational …
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The Influence of Dad: An Investigation of Adolescent Females' Perceived Closeness with Fathers and Risky Behaviors
Substance use and sexual behaviors are prominent college campus activities, often co-occurring. An evolutionary perspective illuminates the unique impact of father-daughter relationships on substance use and sexual risk-taking. Female adolescents who experience early physical separation from their …
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