Engaging with the Private Sector for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control: Is it Possible to Create “Shared Value?” by Téa E. Collins, Svetlana Akselrod, Lina Mahy, Vladimir Poznyak, Daria Berlina, Arian Hatefi, Luke Allen

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Linguagem e memória autobiográfica de adolescentes usuários de drogas Language and autobiographical memory of adolescent drug users by Christian César Cândido de Oliveira, Cláudia Scheuer, Sandra Scivoletto

“…METHODS: Twenty five male adolescents, alcohol/drugs users and 25 nonusers, with ages between 13 and 17 years, took part on this study. …”
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Developing a remotely delivered intensive outpatient program adapted for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder: A qualitative study by Veronica Szpak, Sara Prostko, Roger D. Weiss, Joji Suzuki

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Aripiprazol and Hypersexuality: when partial is to much by P. Espada-Santos, J. Facucho-Oliveira, B. Mesquita, A. Fraga, M. Albuquerque, M. Costa, M. Marinho, P. Cintra

“…Although it is difficult to predict who would develop these behaviors, the literature suggests that patients at a higher risk of developing impulsive behaviors include those with a personal or family history of obsessive-compulsive disorder, impulse control disorder, bipolar disorder, impulsive personality, alcoholism, drug abuse, or other addictive behaviors. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with treatment-seeking and treatment receipt: cross-sectional analysis of UK Biobank participants with lifetime generalised anxiety or major dep... by Christopher Rayner, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Kirstin L. Purves, Ewan Carr, Rosa Cheesman, Molly R. Davies, Jaime Delgadillo, Christopher Hübel, Georgina Krebs, Alicia J. Peel, Megan Skelton, Gerome Breen, Thalia C. Eley

“…Method Two binary retrospective reports of lifetime treatment-seeking (n = 44 810) and treatment receipt (n = 37 346) were regressed on sociodemographic factors (age, gender, UK ethnic minority background, educational attainment, household income, neighbourhood deprivation and social isolation) and alternative coping strategies (self-medication with alcohol/drugs and self-help) in UK Biobank participants with lifetime generalised anxiety or major depressive disorder. …”
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Amelioration of alcohol-induced acute liver injury in C57BL/6 mice by a mixture of TCM phytochemicals and probiotics with antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects by Zhiguo Li, Xuexun Fang, Xin Hu, Congcong Li, Youzhong Wan, Dahai Yu

“…BackgroundThere are many causes of acute liver injury (ALI), such as alcohol, drugs, infection, and toxic materials, which have caused major health problems around the world. …”
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Polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter and receptor genes: susceptibility to substance abuse by Herman AI, Balogh KN

“…Together, these methods will build on the work already conducted with the aim of utilizing 5-HT genetics in SUD treatment settings.Keywords: serotonin, genetic, substance dependence, addiction, alcohol, drug…”
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Prevention of suicide and reduction of self-harm among people with substance use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Prianka Padmanathan, Katherine Hall, Paul Moran, Hayley E. Jones, David Gunnell, Victoria Carlisle, Anne Lingford-Hughes, Matthew Hickman

“…Keywords: Suicide, Substance use disorder, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug…”
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Supporting addiction affected families effectively: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a psychosocial intervention delivered by lay counsellors in Goa, India by Urvita Bhatia, Richard Velleman, Gill Velleman, Alison Garber, Alexander Catalano, Abhijit Nadkarni

“…The primary outcome was mean difference in symptom score assessed by the Symptom Rating Test and secondary outcomes were difference in coping, impact and social support scores measured by the Coping Questionnaire, Family Member Impact Questionnaire, and Alcohol, Drugs and the Family Social Support Scale. Process data examining feasibility and acceptability were also collected. …”
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Serious Violence Victimization and Perpetration among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda by Monica H. Swahn, Lindsay Gressard, Jane B. Palmier, Rogers Kasirye, Catherine Lynch, Huang Yao

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The interrelationship between unemployment and indicators of socio-economic development by M. Litvina

“…Unemployment has negative socio-economic consequences, among which the main ones are: the growth of marginal population groups, the criminalization of society, the psychological depression of the unemployed is expressed by suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and as a result, a decrease in natural population growth and life expectancy. …”
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Heart failure in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients by O. G. Goryacheva, A. N. Koziolova

“…In group 1, there was a significantly higher prevalence of smoking, chronic alcoholism, drug use, chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis (especially manifested by hepatomegaly and splenomegaly in combination with ascites and hepatic cytolysis), chronic pancreatitis, pneumonia and inflammatory diseases accompanied by higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein concentration, and lower hemoglobin level. …”
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Breaking Free Online Health and Justice program for substance misuse in prison settings by Sarah Elison-Davies, Glyn Davies, Jonathan Ward, Stephanie Dugdale, Samantha Weston, Andrew Jones, Michelle Brides, John Weekes

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Disorders of carbohydrate-lipid metabolism and galectin-3 level as factors of liver fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C by V. A. Kovalevа, N. S. Zhevnerova, T. V. Antonova

“…Exclusion criteria: age younger than 20 and older than 65 years, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, alcoholism, drug addiction. Laboratory examination (biochemical blood test, enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) with determination of HCV-Ab antibodies, viral load) was supplemented with liver elastometry (Fibroscan) with fibrosis assessment (kPa, METAVIR scale). …”
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Interventions to improve latent and active tuberculosis treatment completion rates in underserved groups in low incidence countries: a scoping review by Janine Dretzke, David J Moore, Anjana Roy, Lauren Ahyow, Carla Hobart, Anamika Basu, Ahimza Nagasivam, Roger Gajraj

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Daily and situational reports of substance use and dating violence among college students: A 10-week prospective study by Tara M. Neavins, Christopher M. Murphy, Themis A. Yiaslas, Marilyn E. Demorest

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The challenges and benefits of analyzing feedback comments in surveys: Lessons from a cross-national online survey of small-scale cannabis growers by Tom Decorte, Aili Malm, Sharon R Sznitman, Pekka Hakkarainen, Monica J Barratt, Gary R Potter, Bernd Werse, Gerrit Kamphausen, Simon Lenton, Vibeke Asmussen Frank

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The use and satisfaction with healthcare services of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at boarding schools: Baseline results by Janya McCalman, Roxanne Bainbridge, Tessa Benveniste

“…Overall, 81% of the secondary cohort had seen a doctor at home or school. 12% had attended a service for mental health, alcohol, drugs, violence or other wellbeing issues, but there was no association with psychological distress. …”
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Substance use in rural trauma patients admitted for motor vehicle injuries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Toni Marie Rudisill, Lucie Steinmetz, James M. Bardes

“…During COVID-19, 17% of patients tested positive for alcohol and 58% tested positive for non-alcohol drugs. After adjusting for patients’ sex and age, the number of drugs that patients tested positive for was 31% higher during COVID-19 (aOR 1.31; 95% CI 1.08, 1.58). …”
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Programme evaluation – Case work with families and children in Riga by Filipova M., Moors M.

“…The total number of people served reached 11,947 persons; the number included 7.565 adults and 4.868 children.1 These families frequently suffer from depression, alcoholism, drug addiction; they are exposed to potential risks of poverty and family violence, as well as may develop criminal cases. …”
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