health service usemental healthsingle homelessyoungOne hundred people who make use of an organization housing the young, single homeless were interviewed using a semi-structured interview. There was a high prevalence of problems, including substance abuse and dependence, other mental health problems, ...
The objective of this paper was to analyze the impact of the transition period on illicit drug use and its health consequences in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Available data were compiled to illustrate the trends and policy responses since 1991, when the countries had become politi...
Mental health problems, mainly anxiety, and depression, are the leading cause of disability worldwide (COVID-19 Mental Disorders Collaborators, 2021). The main characteristic symptoms of anxiety include concern, avoidance, and muscle tension whereas depression-associated symptoms are feelings of loss an...
Four factors have confounded the association between drug use and morbidity: (a) known drug users may be less healthy than unknown drug users; (b) drug users are rarely compared to control subjects; (c) the socio-economic status of drug users predisposes them to ill-health; (d) the person...
Parents of adult children with drug use problems at risk for ill health.The article discusses the result of a research which shows that the parents who have adult children with drug use problem experience high levels of sorrow and emotional suffering that can lead to health risk. The parental ...
The Health Risks of Drug Use Mrs. Vogel Health 10-12 Substance Abuse Substance abuse- any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes. Overuse, or multiple use of a drug, use of an illegal drug or use of a drug with alcohol. Illegal Drugs- chemical substances...
Sexualised drug use is associated with a range of other problems, including dependence, mental health issues, accident and overdose. A growing body of work in the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) field demonstrates the action of drugs and their purported effects to be a product of their ...
Health problems of parents were not related to dropping out of school for any of the ethnic or sex groups. However, dropouts were more likely to have had serious illness within the preceding year than members of the control group. Many dropouts live in a violent and dangerous world. As an...
drug usemental health serviceOBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of mental health service use among US adults, examine the associations of mental health service use with health insurance coverage, mental health problems and drug use, and detect health disparities. METHODS: This was a cross-...
According to the Institute of Medicine in the US, SM experience unique health disparities and worse health outcomes (e.g., being at higher risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), mental health problems, discrimination and stigmatization; less frequent use of preventive ...