Economic development, alcohol consumption and life expectancy in low- and lower-middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region: a structural equation modelling study by Jürgen Rehm, Huan Jiang, Ahmed S Hassan, Pol Rovira, Kevin D Shield

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The SISAP: A New Screening Instrument for Identifying Potential Opioid Abusers in the Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Within General Medical Practice by Robert B Coambs, Josée L Jarry, Anusha C Santhiapillai, Rixi V Abrahamsohn, Cristina M Atance

“…BACKGROUND: Many physicians are overly cautious about prescribing opioids for chronic pain because of fears of iatrogenic addiction. However, in patients with chronic pain, addiction to opioid analgesics is exceedingly rare when there is no prior history of alcohol or drug abuse.…”
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The Role of Leptin in Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain: Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors by Fabio Panariello, Gina Polsinelli, Carol Borlido, Marcellino Monda, Vincenzo De Luca

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Risks of Online Health Information Seeking: Adaptation of the OHISS in the Russian Sample by A.A. Maksimenko, A.A. Zolotareva

“…The OHISS scores were statistically significantly positively correlated with scores of doomscrolling, cyberchondria, and social media addiction. The online health information seeking was not related to the age of the respondents, their income level and education level. …”
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Ambulance attendances involving personality disorder – investigation of crisis-driven re-attendances for mental health, alcohol and other drug, and suicide-related events by JH Broadbear, RP Ogeil, M McGrath, DS Scott, Z Nehme, F Moayeri, D Lubman, S Rao

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Opium the Best Remedy by Harold Merskey

“…Addiction, dependence and insanity are not mentioned, although the fact that it could occasionally promote excitement ("frenzy") was known.…”
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Wanting and liking of Facebook functions and their correlation to problematic use by Dorottya Lakatos, Balázs Kovács, István Czigler, Zsolt Demetrovics, Domonkos File

“…A central assumption of IST that addiction-related cues play a pivotal role in addictive behaviors has remained relatively understudied in the context of social media use. …”
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A Discrete Mathematical Modeling of the Influence of Alcohol Treatment Centers on the Drinking Dynamics Using Optimal Control by Bouchaib Khajji, Abderrahim Labzai, Abdelfatah Kouidere, Omar Balatif, Mostafa Rachik

“…We also focus on the importance of treatment within addiction treatment centers aiming to find the optimal strategies to minimize the number of drinkers and maximize the number of heavy drinkers who join addiction treatment centers. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA variants and their impact on epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood by Klara Mareckova, Ana Paula Mendes-Silva, Martin Jáni, Anna Pacinkova, Pavel Piler, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, Yuliya S. Nikolova

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Psychiatric morbidity among women in Norwegian prisons, 2010–2019: a register-based study by Vegard G Svendsen, Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, Torbjørn Skardhamar, Anne Bukten

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Exploring the Differentiation of Self-Concepts in the Physical and Virtual Worlds Using Euclidean Distance Analysis and Its Relationship With Digitalization and Mental Health Among... by Kai Tai Chan, Christy LM Hui, Charlton Cheung, Yi Nam Suen, Stephanie Ming Yin Wong, Corine SM Wong, Bosco PH Kam, Eric Yu Hai Chen

“…ConclusionsThe current findings provide empirical evidence for the importance of maintaining a congruent self across the physical and virtual worlds, regulating smartphone use time, preventing smartphone addiction, and safeguarding mental health.…”
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Attitudes and Practices Surrounding Opioid Prescriptions following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius and Ankle Fractures: A Survey of the Canadian Orthopaedic Assoc... by Jihad A. Abouali, Evan D. Curd, Xin Y. Mei, Ujash Sheth, Moin Khan, Darren de SA, Vehniah K. Tjong, Jesleen Rana

“…While most respondents believed patients consumed only 40–80% of the prescribed opioids (73.6%), only 28.7% of respondents counselled patients on safe storage/disposal of leftover opioids. 30.5% of respondents felt confident in their knowledge of opioid use and mechanisms of addiction. Most respondents desired further education on topics such as procedure-based opioid-prescribing protocols (74.2%), alternative pain management strategies (69.7%), and mechanisms of opioid addiction (49.0%). …”
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The relationship between physician burnout and quality of healthcare in terms of safety and acceptability: a systematic review by Sarah Bonato, Carolyn S Dewa, Desmond Loong, Lucy Trojanowski

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Opioidergic tuning of social attachment: reciprocal relationship between social deprivation and opioid abuse by Julia A. Galiza Soares, Samantha N. Sutley-Koury, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Jason M. Tucciarone

“…This disruption in social functioning further promotes addiction, creating a cycle in which increasing isolation drives drug use. …”
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The US perspective on e-cigarettes and harm reduction by Mitch Zeller

“…Now nicotine doesn’t get off the hook entirely, because of course there’s the potential for addiction. And then when we start thinking about the role of flavors and attracting young people to experiment with tobacco products, the potential for nicotine addiction is a real concern. …”
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Examination of Chinese Gambling Problems through a Socio-Historical-Cultural Perspective by Samson Tse, Alex C.H. Yu, Fiona Rossen, Chong-Wen Wang

“…The aim of this review is to highlight emerging trends about Chinese people and gambling addiction over the last 15 years, and to provide a discourse on the potential link between gambling and Chinese culture and history. …”
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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

“…The t-test comparing the expectation to treat people with opioid addiction did not show a statistically significant difference between students (P = 0.9, α = 0.05). …”
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Effect of Opioid on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Yue Zhang, Horace H. Loh, Ping-Yee Law

“…We also discuss the consequent impact of regulation of adult neurogenesis in animal’s opioid addiction behavior. We further look into the future directions in studying the convergence between the adult neurogenesis field and opioid addiction field, since the adult-born granular cells were shown to play a role in neuroplasticity and may help to reduce the vulnerability to drug craving and relapse.…”
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How Does Nursing Staff Perceive the Use of Electronic Handover Reports? A Questionnaire-Based Study by Torbjørg Meum, Gro Wangensteen, Karen S. Soleng, Rolf Wynn

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Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Potential life problems were evaluated at baseline and study completion using the Addiction Severity Index Self-Report. The 114 participants who completed both baseline and end-of-study questionnaires were included. …”
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