the relationship between religiosity, self-control and drug abuse     kazemi y [1] , nikmanesh z [2]    received: 18 oct, 2010 accepted: 8 mar, 2011   abstract background & aims: some investigations show that social disorders have been increasing in iran recently. examining related factors helps to reduce these disorders. the present study aimed to investigate the relationships between religios...

Intraosseous (IO) access is a recommended technique in cases of an emergency situation where IV cannot be obtained. Despite advancements IO devices and FDA approval many types devices, it has various complications that although are rare, can potentially life-threatening. We report case acute tibial osteomyelitis adult female with history polysubstance drug abuse few weeks after from previous ho...

CONTEXT Comprehensive descriptions of substance use and abuse trajectories have been lacking in nationally representative samples of adolescents. OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence, age at onset, and sociodemographic correlates of alcohol and illicit drug use and abuse among US adolescents. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of adolescents using a modified version of the Composite International...

A 30-year-old African American man with sickle cell disease (SCD) presented with diffuse joint pain, shortness of breath, nonproductive cough, and chest pain. Chest x-ray and computed tomography scan revealed cavitary lesions in the lungs. In addition, transthoracic echocardiogram showed moderate tricuspid value regurgitation and a 3 2.8 cm mass at the base of the posterior tricuspid valve cons...

objectives to examine the military service predictors resulting in worsening drug abuse status. patients and methods a cross-sectional study with 3140 young soldiers was conducted in summer and autumn of 2010 and; the participants completed three questionnaires, namely the texas christian university drug screen (tcuds) ii, the addiction severity index and a questionnaire designed by the researc...

Leanne Cook is Vascular Specialist at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust and Lecturer Practitioner at the University of Huddersfield; Karen Jordon is Lead Well-being Nurse, Wakefield Integrated Substance Misuse Service, Wakefield Individuals with a history of intravenous (IV) drug abuse can develop a degree of venous insufficiency either through the damage of veins from the injection, or the formation of ...

objective: the current research is to investigate the relation between deterministic thinking and mental health among drug abusers, in which the role of  cognitive distortions is considered and clarified by focusing on deterministic thinking. methods: the present study is descriptive and correlative. all individuals with experience of drug abuse who had been referred to the shafagh rehabilitati...

BACKGROUND Chronic drug abuse and sexual dysfunction specifically erectile dysfunction may lead drug abusers to seek over-the-counter or non-prescription medications, out of which Sildenafil citrate, sold as the trade name of Viagra® can be considered as a prime and important treatment. Therefore, the research purpose was to draw a comparison and review the role of methamphetamine abuse and sil...