Alcohol misuse in young people is of growing concern, even though alcohol consumption among adolescents has declined over recent years. Many 15 year olds have already consumed alcohol and adolsecents tend to consume large quantities of alcohol in one sitting. This article describes the problem of alcohol misuse in young people and the nurse’s role in the prevention and treatment of alcohol misu...

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been found to be an effective method for minimizing antibiotic misuse. Method: A study comparing the quality of antibiotic prescriptions between a one-year period before ASP implementation and a one-year period after its implementation. For each period, antimicrobial prescriptions were evaluated by an antimicrobial stewardship team and ...

BACKGROUND Suicide rates have increased over the past three decades, especially in young men. Depression, conduct disorder, crime and substance misuse have also increased. This study tested hypotheses on the possible links between the secular increase in the rates of these behaviours. METHOD A data set on 6091 subjects aged 8-18 years (58.4% boys) referred to psychiatric services over a 21-ye...

Objectives: This paper deals with the methylphenidate (MPH) misuse by adults in Germany. Results of a survey among primary care physicians/internists have been supplemented by a comparison with the literature. Methods: In the period from October 5-20, 2015, a survey was sent to 414 primary care physicians/internists in four German cities (n = 10 were undeliverable). The response rate was 58% (n...

OBJECTIVE Misuse of prescription stimulant medication is a prevalent problem on American college campuses; however, few studies have been conducted beyond the United States. Although Iceland has the highest methylphenidate prescription rates in the world, prevalence of stimulant misuse within the Icelandic college student population remains to be investigated. METHOD We examined the prevalenc...

The misuse of drugs in sport is not a new phenomenon. It has occurred for centuries but adequate documentation is only available for the last 50 years. It was the deaths in sport because of misuse of drugs and also the increasing problem of drug misuse in society which called into play national and international reactions to deal with the problem. It has been stated that in the few years before...

Cooperative bioengagement efforts, as practiced by U.S. government-funded entities, such as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Cooperative Biological Engagement Program, the State Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program, and parallel programs in other countries, exist at the nexus between public health and security. These programs have an explicit emphasis on developing projects that add...

Background: Alcohol misuse represents a substantial risk to insurance companies. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identities alcohol as the second (to tobacco) most prevalent avoidable public health risk with alcoholic cirrhosis and hepatitis being the most common liver diseases seen in clinical practice.1 Public Health reported prevalence of chronic alcohol misuse in the general populatio...

In a recent randomized field trial, Ellickson et al. found the Project ALERT drug prevention curriculum curbed alcohol misuse and tobacco and marijuana use among eighth-grade adolescents. This article reports effects among ninth-grade at-risk adolescents. Comparisons between at-risk girls in ALERT Plus schools (basic curriculum extended to ninth grade with five booster lessons) and at-risk girl...