Alcohol and prescription drug safety in older adults by Zanjani F, Hoogl, AI, Downer BG

“…Future research should focus on interventions whereby pharmacists disseminate prescription drug safety information to older adults in order to improve healthy prescription drug and alcohol behavior and reduce medical and health costs associated with interactions between alcohol and prescription drugs.Keywords: aging, alcohol, drug, pharmacist, prescription drugs, safety…”
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Treatment for problematic substance use in Nordic youth: a narrative review from the viewpoint of social services by Janika Kosonen, Katja Kuusisto

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Factors predicting drug and psychoactive abuse among Applicants for Driving License in Hamadan using the Theory of Planned Behavior in 2012 by Babak Moeini, Vahid Kafami, Saeid Bashirian, Majid Barati, Amir Abbas Mousali

“…Also, there was a significant relationship between the experiences of drug abuse and the following variables: intention to drug abuse, having friends who had experienced alcohol, drug abuse and medications addiction treatment, having the experience of alcohol consumption, drug abuse consumption and medications addiction treatment (P<0.05). …”
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Epidemiological and Etiological Factors Associated with Oropharyngeal Cancers in Tehran by Mehdi Ghandehari Motlagh, Ahmad Jafari, Ghasem Meighani, Pouryia Motahhary, Farshad Moradi, Shamsoulmolouk Najafi

“…The mean age of patients was 60 years. Alcohol, drug and tobacco consumption were the most important factors in the development of oropharyngeal cancer. …”
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The impact of mental illness on potentially preventable hospitalisations: a population-based cohort study by Sanfilippo Frank M, Holman C D'Arcy J, Mai Qun, Emery Jonathan D

“…The ARR of a PPH was highest in MHCs with alcohol/drug disorders, affective psychoses, other psychoses and schizophrenia.…”
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How Did COVID-19 Affect Suicidality? Data from a Multicentric Study in Lombardy by Camilla Gesi, Federico Grasso, Filippo Dragogna, Marco Vercesi, Silvia Paletta, Pierluigi Politi, Claudio Mencacci, Giancarlo Cerveri

“…Women were more likely than men to receive inpatient psychiatric treatment, while men were more likely to be discharged with a diagnosis of acute alcohol/drug intoxication. Our study provides hints for managing suicidal behaviors during the still ongoing emergency and may be primary ground for further studies on suicidality in the course of or after massive infectious outbreaks.…”
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What Is the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Pre-Existing Mood or Anxiety Disorder? An Observational Prospective Study by Antonio Tundo, Sophia Betro’, Roberta Necci

“…A total of 34.2% had lifetime comorbid Axis I disorders and 15.3% had alcohol/drug abuse disorders. Using a semi-structured interview, we investigated if the impact of COVID-19 stress for patients has been similar, higher or lower than that of their family and friends and, for patients with relapse/symptoms worsening, if there was a relationship between the clinical condition worsening and the pandemic stress. …”
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Neurosurgical Consequences of e-Scooter Use: Strategies to Prevent Neurological Injury by William McKay, William Kerscher, Muhammad Riaz, Alexander Mason

“…Injuries often occur in the evening hours and are often associated with alcohol/drug use and lack of helmet use. Policy changes to help mitigate the risk of these injuries are recommended.…”
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Changes in expression of BDNF and its receptors TrkB and p75NTR in the hippocampus of a dog model of chronic alcoholism and abstinence by R. Xu, S.R. Duan, J.W. Zhao, C.Y. Wang

“…A stable alcoholism model was established through ad libitum feeding, and anti-alcohol drug treatment (Zhong Yao Jie Jiu Ling, the main ingredient was the stems of watermelon; developed in our laboratory), at low- and high-doses, was carried out. …”
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Stress, self-regulation, and context: Evidence from the health and retirement survey by Briana Mezuk, Scott Ratliff, Jeannie B. Concha, Cleopatra M. Abdou, Jane Rafferty, Hedwig Lee, James S. Jackson

“…In this study we use a novel instrument designed to explicitly measure the self-regulatory motivations and perceived effectiveness of eight health-related self-regulatory behaviors (smoking, alcohol, drug use, overeating, prayer, exercise, social support, talking with a counselor) in a subset of the Health and Retirement Study (N=1354, Mean age=67, 54% female). …”
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Beliefs and expectations of driving learners about autonomous driving by Ana Martí-Belda, Patricia Bosó, Ignacio Lijarcio

“…Regarding preferences, 73.2% preferred to drive themselves rather than ride in an autonomous vehicle because driving is a pleasure for 51.4%, and they would only use it in case of alcohol, drug, or medicine consumption, or when fatigued, stressed, or in a monotonous driving situation. …”
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Adverse Effects of Anti‐Covid‐19 Drug Candidates and Alcohol on Cellular Stress Responses of Hepatocytes by Atousa Khalatbari, Zahra Aghazadeh, Cheng Ji

“…Conclusion: These results suggest that the anti‐COVID‐19 drugs, especially with drug–drug or alcohol–drug combinations, cause cellular stress responses and injuries in the liver cells.…”
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The Study of Sexual Satisfaction in Iranian Women Applying for Divorce by Farzad Gheshlaghi, Gholamali Dorvashi, Farzaneh Aran, Faranak Shafiei, Gita Montazeri Najafabadi

“…There were also significant relationships between sexual satisfaction and the following variables: age, economic status, amount of income, duration of marriage, number of children, hous- ing, alcohol/drug abuse by spouse, being beaten by spouse, compulsory marriage, second marriage of spouse, and being happy with current partner. …”
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Personality Traits, Approval Motivation, and Empathy as Predictors of Cognitive Regulation of Emotions and Behavioral Self-Control in Codependent Women by Anastasia Kolenova, Ekaterina Denisova, Anna Kukulyar, Pavel Ermakov

“…A total of 102 women (mean age 30.39 years) in relationships or related to alcohol, drug, or non-chemical addicts participated. …”
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Predictors of warfarin use in atrial fibrillation in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Baczek Victoria L, Chen Wendy T, Kluger Jeffrey, Coleman Craig I

“…Those associated with a significant reduction in the odds of warfarin use included alcohol/drug abuse (OR = 0.62), perceived barriers to compliance (OR = 0.87), contraindication(s) to warfarin (OR = 0.81), dementia (OR = 0.32), falls (OR = 0.60), gastrointestinal hemorrhage (OR = 0.47), intracranial hemorrhage (OR = 0.39), hepatic (OR = 0.59), and renal impairment (OR = 0.69). …”
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Changes in expression of BDNF and its receptors TrkB and p75NTR in the hippocampus of a dog model of chronic alcoholism and abstinence by R. Xu, S.R. Duan, J.W. Zhao, C.Y. Wang

“…A stable alcoholism model was established through ad libitum feeding, and anti-alcohol drug treatment (Zhong Yao Jie Jiu Ling, the main ingredient was the stems of watermelon; developed in our laboratory), at low- and high-doses, was carried out. …”
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The co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences and mental health among Latina/o adults: A latent class analysis approach by Michael Niño, Kazumi Tsuchiya, Shaun Thomas, Christian Vazquez

“…Results from the LCA revealed four classes: (1) high ACEs, (2) emotional and physical abuse, (3) low ACEs, and (4) household alcohol/drug use and parental separation/divorce. Regression analyses indicate, when compared to the low ACEs class, Latina/os in the high ACEs class and emotional/physical abuse class were more likely to report high depressive symptoms. …”
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Sense of coherence and strategies for coping with stress among nurses by Katarzyna Betke, Małgorzata Anna Basińska, Anna Andruszkiewicz

“…In stressful situations nurses most often used active strategies to cope with stress: Planning M = 2.10 (SD = 0.54), Seeking Emotional Social Support M = 1.95 (SD = 0.68) and Seeking Instrumental Social Support M = 1.95 (SD = 0.69), and the least frequently: Alcohol/Drug Use M = 0.28 (SD = 0.48). The level of the sense of coherence and its components differentiated the strategies of coping with stress used in the examined group of nurses. …”
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Effects of behavioural activation on substance use and depression: a systematic review by Carmela Martínez-Vispo, Úrsula Martínez, Ana López-Durán, Elena Fernández del Río, Elisardo Becoña

“…Three studies addressed smoking behaviour; two targeted opiate dependence; two focused on alcohol/drug dependence; and, one on crystal methamphetamine abuse. …”
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Suicide, hospital-presenting suicide attempts, and criminality in bipolar disorder: examination of risk for multiple adverse outcomes. by Webb, RT, Lichtenstein, P, Larsson, H, Geddes, J, Fazel, S

“…Three factors independently predicted raised risk of all 4 adverse outcomes: if the first 2 patient episodes for bipolar disorder required admission, a history of attempted suicide, and a history of diagnosed alcohol/drug disorder. Criminal offending before bipolar diagnosis was an especially strong independent predictor of criminality after diagnosis. …”