The youth trend factors addiction to drugs was the purpose of this research. In the other words, it is attempted to answer to essential question what factors are caused to the addiction in the youth? To reach to answer the above question, it is used mainly from four theoretical perspectives namely anomaly theory, isolationism theory, labeling theory and Sutherland learning theory. The independe...

Differing classes of abused drugs utilize different mechanisms of molecular pharmacological action yet the overuse of these same drugs frequently leads to the same outcome: addiction. Similarly, episodes of stress can lead to drug-seeking behaviors and relapse in recovering addicts. To overcome the labor-intensive headache of having to design a specific addiction-breaking intervention tailored ...

Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs represents a substantial burden to societies worldwide. In terms of health-related outcomes, addiction results in enormous direct medical costs, premature mortality (tobacco alone may be responsible for 450,000 deaths yearly in the United States), and disability. In terms of broader social costs, addiction results in crime, negative impacts on fa...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the consumption habits of older adults in Norway with respect to alcohol and the use of drugs with addiction potential, such as benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics and opioids, among regular drinkers. We studied the prevalence of self-reported consumption of alcohol on a regular basis in community-living older men and women (≥ 65 years). Furthermore, we investigated th...

In this paper, I reflect on two of my intertwined research interests. The first is professional engagement with researching drug use and abuse in Ireland, especially heroin addiction, applied ethnographic projects, generally answering a specific set questions how services for ‘drug addiction’ work. My second interest the historical construction ‘addiction’ discursive intersections that produce ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pattern of use of opioid and other illegal drugs in patients seeking addiction treatment in Birjand, eastern Iran. METHODS The prospective study was conducted from March 21, 2009 to March 21,2010, and comprised all patients referred to the seven addiction treatment centres in Birjand. Data was obtained through pre-designed questionnaires and it was analysed using SPS...

Multidisciplinary forensic and pharmaceutical, organizational legal, technological study of alcohol-containing liquids as factors in the formation development polydrug addiction among public population Ukraine was conducted. Determined that combined intake several psychoactive substances leads to new variants addiction. Noted substances, main are containing ethyl alcohol. Classification stages ...