In a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, a thorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem is essential if society, public health initiatives and government policies are to successfully address the issue. The obesogenic environment describes all the possible ...
Cocaine is a special case because it riveted our attention of the problem of drug use by pregnant women, it became a moral as well as a public health issue and has forever changed the way we think about substance use by pregnant women. Cocaine has a long history of use in this country....
FAS is caused by prenatal exposure to high levels of alcohol; however, the definition of "high" is not specific. For example, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) definition includes terms such as "substantial, regular intake or heavy episodic drinking" as well as associated alcohol related effects,...
Background and Method: A systematic literature review was conducted to examine associations between self-harm, substance use, and negative affect in nonclinical samples. Results: Forty-two articles describing 36 studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicated that individuals ...
Substance Use during Pregnancy and a Women Centered Harm Reduction Approach : challenging the mother and baby divide...3 Literature Review ...
substance use & misuse a framework for the evaluation of activities and programs with harm-reduction objectives 来自 Taylor & Francis 喜欢 0 阅读量: 3 作者: Alan C Ogborne, Carol Birchmore-Timney 摘要: This paper presents a framework for the evaluation of activities and programs with harm-...
For many parents, talking to their children about substance use is like navigating a field of landmines. It's difficult to know exactly what to say and how to say it.
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AS A HARM REDUCTION STRATEGY AMONG PERSONS IN TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111161Drug and Alcohol DependenceI Gallardo-CastilloS NahviM HeKB GeeA BayronER StevensJD LeeDT DuncanCM ClelandSE ShermanD SchatzO El-Shahawy...
Housing and harm reduction: What is the role of harm reduction in addressing homelessness? Homelessness and drug use often overlap and the harms of substance use are exacerbated by homelessness. Responding to the twin problems of homelessness and... B Pauly,D Reist,L Belle-Isle,... - 《...
In response to Hathaway’s challenge, Keane takes a rather opposing stance. She argues that ‘one of the distinguishing elements of harm reduction has been its commitment to an amoral approach to drug use. This may not be achievable in practice, but it is a powerful rhetorical intervention in...