Previous chapters in this monograph have noted a general lack of epidemiological data concerning illicit drug use in rural America, a lack that extends to the health consequences of substance misuse behaviors among rural dwellers. Urban population studies indicate that the major health risks associated with illicit drug use are hepatitis (users are 12 times as likely as nonusers to contract hep...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of illicit methylphenidate use among undergraduate college students at a large university, and to identify alcohol and other drug use behaviors, as well as the negative consequences and risk factors, associated with illicit methylphenidate use. DESIGN Internet survey. SETTING Large public university. SUBJECTS Thirty-five hundred randomly selected ...

Background: The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of resilience training upon ego-control and hardiness of the addicted persons.Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with pretest and posttest control groups which was conducted in Sari, Iran, during 2014-2015. Thirty persons were selected among 240 illicit drug users who underwent screening. Resilience training was pe...

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 ...

were most common. We designed this study to update the pulmonary complications associated with illicit drug use in the 1990s. Design: Concurrent and retrospective chart review. Setting: Inner-city municipal hospital. Patients: All illicit drug users with pulmonary compli¬ cations seen by the pulmonary consult service were enrolled in the study. There were 105 hospital admis¬ sions of 97 patient...