Estilo de vida, aspectos de saúde e trabalho de motoristas de caminhão Estilo de vida, aspectos de la salud y trabajo de los conductores de camiones Life style, health aspects and... by Valéria Aparecida Masson, Maria Inês Monteiro

“…The outcomes showed that all drivers interviewed were men, the majority were married, had kids, low study level and more than 30 years old. 54,2% reported abuse psychoactive drugs. The majority was aware of the importance of using condoms with casual partners; 47,5% reported relationship with casual partners and 86 always used condoms. …”
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A man stitches his mouth in the context of a personality disorder by A. Monllor Lazarraga, P. Marques Cabezas, L. Rojas Vazquez, M. Rios Vaquero, G. Lorenzo Chapatte, T. Jimenez Aparicio, C. De Andres Lobo, C. Vallecillo Adame, M. J. Mateos Sexmero, N. Navarro Barriga, B. Rodriguez Rodriguez, M. Fernandez Lozano, M. A. Andreo Vidal, M. Calvo Valcarcel, M. P. Pando Fernandez, P. Martinez Gimeno, G. Guerra Valera

“…Additionally, it should be taken into account the possible ongoing consumption of psychoactive drugs that could also derive in psychopathological decompensation. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and use of anabolic-androgenic steroids among male gym users: A community based survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Fares F Alharbi, Islam Gamaleddin, Samar F Alharbi, Omar Almodayfer, Fahad Allohidan, Mohammed Alghobain, Asaad Arafah, Khaled Al-Surimi

“…Most of the gym users (90.1%) reported never having used any narcotics or psychoactive drugs. Regression analysis revealed that use of anabolic-androgenic steroids is significantly associated with “weight lifting practice” OR [95%CI] = 1.9[1.02 − 3.61], P = 0.044; “using supplementary vitamins, OR [95%CI] = 7.8[4.05 − 15.03], P < 0.0001, knowing anyone using anabolic-androgenic steroids’ OR [95%CI] = 7.5[3.78 − 14.10], P < 0.0001, and someone advised Gym users to take anabolic-androgenic steroids” OR [95%CI] = 2.26[1.23 − 4.14], P < 0.008. …”
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Motywy podejmowania prób samobójczych przez młodzież w wieku 13-19 lat = Motives for suicide attempts by youth aged 13-19 by Agnieszka Gmitrowicz, Urszula Wolanek, Agata Madej, Marta Makara-Studzińska

“…The most serious health problems of adolescence include: depression, inability to deal with stressful situations, anxiety, anorexia / bulimia, personality disorders, social maladjustment, psychoactive drugs abuse. There are moments when their intensity becomes so strong that it leads them to delinquencies and suicides. …”
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Motywy podejmowania prób samobójczych przez młodzież w wieku 13-19 lat = Motives for suicide attempts by youth aged 13-19 by Agnieszka Gmitrowicz, Urszula Wolanek, Agata Madej, Marta Makara-Studzińska

“…The most serious health problems of adolescence include: depression, inability to deal with stressful situations, anxiety, anorexia / bulimia, personality disorders, social maladjustment, psychoactive drugs abuse. There are moments when their intensity becomes so strong that it leads them to delinquencies and suicides. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…The condition includes cases where PCT is believed to be necessary to demonstrate efficacy, such as in trials of psychoactive drugs where evidence is inconsistent due to disease heterogeneity and demonstrating equivalence to an established treatment is insufficient. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…The condition includes cases where PCT is believed to be necessary to demonstrate efficacy, such as in trials of psychoactive drugs where evidence is inconsistent due to disease heterogeneity and demonstrating equivalence to an established treatment is insufficient. …”
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Enemy within? The silent epidemic of substance dependency in GCC countries by Abdullah Al-Harthi, Samir S. Al-Adawi

“…Though most smokers consider sheesha less harmful to health than cigarette smoking,48 this has not been substantiated in regional studies.48,49 Experimental and clinical studies have found that nicotine, an active ingredient of both sheesha and cigarettes, not only triggers cardiovascular diseases, but also predisposes frequent users to various neuropsychiatric disorders.50 The question remains whether smoking triggers mental illness or people with mental illness are more likely to smoke.51 Pharmacological studies have  unequivocally shown that nicotine is as addictive as other well-known psychoactive drugs such as cocaine and amphetamines.52 However, GCC countries have given a low priority to this a public health issue. …”
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