BACKGROUND: Prescription drug misuse among young adults is increasingly viewed as a public health concern, yet most research has focused on student populations and excluded high-risk groups. Furthermore, research on populations who report recent prescription drug misuse is limited. This study examined patterns of prescription drug misuse among high-risk young adults in Los Angeles (LA) and New ...

UNLABELLED University students aged 17 to 24 years of age are prone to many risk factors. OBJECTIVES Identify risk factors related to exploring sexuality and characteristics of consumption of psychoactive substances in students attending medical school. METHODS 465 Medical students from Santa Casa of São Paulo Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCMSCSP) were prospectively and transversely evaluat...

human serum albumin (hsa) is the most abundant protein constituent of blood plasma. this protein consists of a single polypeptide chain of 585 amino acid residues, which has many important physiological functions. hsa can bind and carry many drugs, including anticoagulants, tranquilizers, and general anesthetics. some technique such as: fluorescence spectroscopy, three-dimensional fluorescence ...

Algorithms for classification and taxonomy based on criteria as information entropy and its production are proposed. Some local anaesthetics, currently in use, are classified using five characteristic chemical properties of different portions of their molecules. Many classification algorithms are based on information entropy. When applying the procedures to sets of moderate size, an excessive n...

Introduction: Three basic strategies against substance abuse are control of distribution, treatment of dependents and prevention. Recent years experiences have shown the significant importance of prevention. Considering the decrease in age of substance abuse onset, parents’ knowledge about this phenomenon and consequently its early prevention and control in the family is very important. Method:...

Introduction Field immobilization of wildlife using various chemical immobilizing agents has been well documented (Mech et al. 1965; Bigler and Hoff 1974; Gregg and Olson 1975; Deresienski and Rupprecht 1989; Belant 1991, 2005; Kreeger 1999; Gehrt et al. 2001). The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) wildlife research and monitoring section has an ongoing research and management p...

Abimbola Farinde Address for correspondence: Dr. Abimbola Farinde, 500 Medical Center blvd, Webster, Texas, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Since the 1970s, psychiatry has experienced a transformation with regards to available treatment options which have led to the creation of practitioners who are well-trained and versed in psychopharmacology.[1] Each new year brings the opportunity for ...