epidemiology

Drug Use on Both Sides of the US-Mexico Border

Scientific article

1 July 2018

Abstract Objective: To compare drug use for cities along the US-Mexico border. Materials and methods: Data are from the US-Mexico Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions (UMSARC, 2011-2013), a survey of 4,796 randomly selected Mexican and...

Diploma de Especialización en Intoxicaciones Agudas por Drogas de Abuso

17 January 2019

Sevilla

Spain

El consumo de drogas de abuso, es uno de los que más impacto tiene sobre la salud y la vida de las personas. En las sociedades occidentales se están produciendo cambios en los patrones de consumo de alcohol y drogas en jóvenes y adolescentes, con consumos intensivos, asociados fundamentalmente a contextos recreativos y de ocio .

Diploma de Especialización en Intoxicaciones Agudas por Drogas de Abuso

Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use: 2017 Status Report

Scientific article

10 May 2018

Abstract Aims This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the data are also discussed, including how these...

First and Subsequent Lifetime Alcoholism and Mental Disorders in Suicide Victims with Reference to a Community Sample

Scientific article

3 May 2018

Background: Suicide victims have been found to frequently suffer from mental disorders, often more than one, and comorbidity has also been found to be a risk factor for suicide. The aim of the present study was to determine the first...

Alcohol and Other Substance Use among a Sample of Young People in the Solomon Islands

Scientific article

14 June 2017

Abstract Objective: Investigate alcohol and other substance use, with a focus on harmful alcohol use patterns, among young people in the Solomon Islands. Methods: A structured, interviewer‐administered questionnaire was administered to...

How Collegiate Fraternity and Sorority Involvement Relates to Substance Use during Young Adulthood and Substance Use Disorders in Early Midlife

Scientific article

1 March 2018

Abstract Purpose To assess how social fraternity involvement (i.e., membership and residence) in college relates to substance use behaviors and substance use disorder symptoms during young adulthood and early midlife in a national sample...

Association between Attempted Suicide and Academic Performance Indicators among Middle and High School Students in Mexico

Scientific article

24 January 2018

Abstract Background Students’ mental health is associated with academic performance. In high income countries, higher students’ grades are related to lower odds of suicidal behaviors, but studies on other indicators of academic performance...

Medical Marijuana Laws and Adolescent Marijuana Use in the United States

Scientific article

22 February 2018

Abstract Aims To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in order to estimate the effect of US medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on past-month marijuana use prevalence among adolescents. Methods A total of 2999 papers from 17...

2016 Indonesia National Drug Use Survey

Book

1 February 2017

Indonesia's anti-drug agency, BNN, produced its national drug use survey in collaboration with the University of Indonesia. Released in February 2017 and covering data from 2016, this report reports on drug use among 11 to 27 year olds. The...

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health

Book

18 November 2016

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a seven-chapter report covering all forms of drug and alcohol addiction, including public policy recommendations for prevention and treatment. The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and...