BACKGROUND Nitrous oxide (N2O), a long-standing anesthetic, is also neurotoxic by interfering with the bioavailability of vitamin B12 if abused. A few case studies have reported the neurological and psychiatric complications of N2O. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we reported a patient of N2O induced subacute combined degeneration (SCD) with longitudinally extensive myelopathy with inverted V-sign ex...

Introduction: Substance abuse confers enormous health, psychosocial and economic cost on the society, it has been found to be prevalent among young people in both developing developed countries alike. Depression is one of commonest byproducts drugs abuse. In this study we evaluated knowledge long term effects its prevalence students college health sciences Nnamdi Azikiwe. Methodology: The a des...

There is a rise in substance abuse Nigeria and prescription drugs, particularly opioid analgesics, which are increasingly becoming target of abuse. Abuse the opiod tramadol has potential to precipitate seizures. We present 3 cases tramadol-induced seizures presenting at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife. The three patients were men, aged 22-40 years abused other dru...

BACKGROUND Substance use disorders, which include substance abuse and substance dependence, are present in all regions of the world including Middle Eastern Arab countries. Bibliometric analysis is an increasingly used tool for research assessment. The main objective of this study was to assess research productivity in the field of substance use disorders in Arab countries using bibliometric in...

BACKGROUND Informal employment is common in developing countries, including Egypt. This type of employment may have significant consequences on mental health. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and risk factors of common mental disorders and substance abuse among temporary hired hospital cleaners. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 242 adult temporary cleaners and 209 perma...

BACKGROUND There has been noticed a systematic growth of using psychoactive substance (SP) in last years. The co-occurrence of mental and physical disorders related to substance abuse of treated patients is more often a serious problem to medical services. Dual diagnosis (DD) is a clinical term referring to co-morbidity or the co-occurrence in the same individual of a psychoactive substance use...

There is growing recognition of the complex needs of women with dual diagnoses of substance abuse and mental health disorders. Recent research indicates that 55% to 99% of women with co-occurring disorders have experienced trauma from abuse and that abused women tend to engage in self-destructive behaviors. These women often are not well served by the services found in their communities, which ...

The comorbidity of schizophrenia and substance abuse has attracted increasing attention in the past years, with multiple potential links, including genetic vulnerability, neurobiological aspects, side effects of medications, and psychosocial factors being under discussion. The link between the use of substances and the development of psychoses is demonstrated by the high prevalence of substance...

A residential treatment program has been developed specifically for substance-abusing pregnant and parenting women in Finland, focusing on simultaneously supporting maternal abstinence from substances and the mother-baby relationship. The aims of the study are to explore maternal pre- and postnatal reflective functioning and its association with background factors, maternal exposure to trauma, ...