The article focuses on a study, appeared in the periodical "Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry", regarding the impact of childhood trauma increases the risk for teen drug misuse. It mentions that trauma is also known as risk factor for substance use disorders (SUDs) ...
College students are especially vulnerable to prescription drug misuse due to social and academic stressors. This study investigated associations between ACE and prescription drug misuse (e.g., antidepressants, opiates, sedatives and stimulants) among a diverse college population, as well as gender ...
In a recent study of women undergraduate students, 30 years and older, 15 disclosed a history of problematic alcohol and/or drug use. Of these, 10 had experienced sexual trauma as children; five had not. This report compares these two subsamples with respect to problematic experiences and ...
Four participants (1 FH+, 3 FH−) had positive drug tests (see Table 1 for urine toxicology results). Assessment of childhood maltreatment and alcohol/cannabis use Childhood maltreatment All individuals completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), a 28-item retrospective self-report test ...
A total of 385 Turkish university students recruited by snowball sampling agreed to complete the Addiction Profile Index Risk Screening Scale, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and Meaning and Purpose of Life Scale. The results showed a significant positive relationship between the risk of substance misuse...
Childhood trauma victims exhibit low self-esteem, and experience depression and anxiety. Some deny their trauma history, while others create a false self-image and engage in alcohol and drug misuse in attempts to prevent their traumatic experiences from impacting their life. Early interventions may ...
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Previous studies have linked childhood trauma tochronic health conditions,chronic pain, mental health conditions and health risk behaviors, including illicit drug use. But it's unclear whether ACEs might influenceprescription drug misuseand, in particular,prescription opioid misuse. ...
other traumas themselves, the resultant disrupted neurodevelopment, subsequent social, emotional and cognitive impairment, the adoption of health risk behaviors, and the development of disease, disability and social problems, all resulting in premature mortality by means of fatal complications and/or ...
ACEs such as abuse and domestic violence are strongly associated with substance misuse, most commonly tobacco, in adolescent and young adult males in India. The results suggest enhancing current ACE resilience programmes and ‘trauma-informed’ approaches to tackling longer-term impact of ACEs in Indi...