Tobacco use and substance abuse in students of Karaj Universities by Kourosh Kabir, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Razie Esmaeelpour, Fatemeh Aghazamani, Fatemeh Rostami

“…Background: It is clear that tobacco smoking and substance abuse have negative consequences on adolescent and youth′s health. …”
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Substance Use and Occupational Therapy by Emily F Rothman, Christine Jimenez

“…Readers of this journal are undoubtedly already aware that substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant public health problem. …”
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Chronic pain and substance use in patients with Hepatitis C by Morasco Ben

Prenatal Substance Use: Exploring Assumptions of Maternal Unfitness by Mishka Terplan, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Margaret S. Chisolm

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Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders by Steven L. Bernstein, Gail D’Onofrio

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Substance use and sexual function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis by Marlon van Weelden, Benito Lourenço, Gabriela R. Viola, Nadia E. Aikawa, Lígia B. Queiroz, Clovis A. Silva

“…Further analysis of JIA patients regarding alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use showed that the median current age [17(14–19) vs. 13(10–19)years, p < 0.001] and education years [11(6–13) vs. 7(3–12)years, p < 0.001] were significant higher in those that used substances. …”
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Bipolar disorder and substance use: Risk factors and prognosis by M. Fernández Lozano, B. Rodríguez Rodríguez, M. J. Mateos Sexmero, N. Navarro Barriga, C. Vallecillo Adame, C. de Andrés Lobo, T. Jimenez Aparicio, M. Queipo de Llano de la Viuda, G. Guerra Valera, A. A. Gonzaga Ramírez, M. P. Pando Fernández, M. Calvo Valcárcel, M. A. Andreo Vidal, P. Martínez Gimeno

“…Objectives The objective of this article is to highlight the impact of substance use on the course and prognosis of bipolar disorder, as well as to make a differential diagnosis of a manic episode in this context. …”
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Sudanese Medical Students’ Perceptions of Psychoactive Substance Use by Anas Ibn Auf, Mohamed A. Alnor

“…Background: Psychoactive substance use is a significant problem and the perception of physicians andmedical students for this problem is important since it may affect their behavior regarding managing patientswho suffer from substance-related problems. …”
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Is sensory processing sensitivity associated with psychoactive substance use? by Murielle Mary-Krause, Joel José Herranz Bustamante, Laurène Collard, Maria Melchior

“…Specifically, high « sensory processing sensitivity » (SPS) can make it difficult to adjust to certain demands. Psychoactive substance use can sometimes be used as a means to reduce external stimulation, but to date there have been few community based studies on this topic. …”
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The semantic sphere of adolescents who use psychoactive substances by D.S. Oshevsky, T.A. Kudimova

“…The main group included minors who use psychoactive substances and undergo rehabilitation at the narcological dispensary. …”
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Prevalence, perceptions, and consequences of substance use in medical students by Erin E. Ayala, Destiny Roseman, Jeffrey S. Winseman, Hyacinth R.C. Mason

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Co-occurring intellectual disability and substance use disorders by Nita V Bhatt, Julie P Gentile

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Correlates of psychoactive substance use among Nigerian adolescents by Oluyemi O Akanni, Ehigiator O Adayonfo

“…Adolescents usually start by abusing the gateway substances. They suffer social, economic, physical, and legal consequences on account of use of substances, and this is very worrisome because of the increasing prevalence of use. …”
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Potassium Channels and Their Potential Roles in Substance Use Disorders by Michael T. McCoy, Subramaniam Jayanthi, Jean Lud Cadet

“…Substance use disorders (SUDs) are ubiquitous throughout the world. …”
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Use of psychoactive substances in students at a public university by Meire Luci da Silva, Franciele Santos Rego, Nathalia Fagundes Roque, Vitor Engrácia Valenti

“…<p>Introduction: The use of psychoactive substances by the student population has been the object of various studies in Brazil. …”
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Trends of poly-substance use among Canadian youth by Alexandra M.E. Zuckermann, Gillian Williams, Katelyn Battista, Margaret de Groh, Ying Jiang, Scott T. Leatherdale

“…Introduction: Poly-substance use, increasingly understood as a behaviour with uniquely adverse consequences, is on the rise among Canadian youth. …”
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Adolescent Suicidal Behavior and Substance Use: Developmental Mechanisms by Donald M. Dougherty, Nathalie Hill-Kapturczak, Dawn M. Richard, Charles W. Mathias, Michael A. Dawes

“…Adolescent suicidal behaviors and substance use are disturbingly common. Research suggests overlap of some of the etiological mechanisms for both adolescent suicidal behavior and substance use, yet clear understanding of the complex relations between these behaviors and their causal underpinnings is lacking. …”
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Substance use Among Street Children in Tehran, Iran by Masoumeh Dejman, Meroe Vameqhi, Fatemeh Dejman, Payam Roshanfekr, Hassan Rafiey, Ameneh Setareh Forouzan, Majid Rezazadeh, Parisa Fazeli, Shervin Assari

“…This study intended to assess substance use among street children in Tehran, Capital of Iran. …”
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Substance use patterns among university students in Egypt by Manar Khafagy, Zeinab Gomaa, Mohamed Elwasify

“…Abstract Background In the past few years, there has been an expanding global interest in the problem of substance use. A variety of studies conducted within the past decade have investigated the prevalence of substance use among university students. …”
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Effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment as an alternative to imprisonment by Suvi Virtanen, Mikko Aaltonen, Antti Latvala, Mats Forsman, Paul Lichtenstein, Zheng Chang

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