Priapism: Comorbid Factors and Treatment Outcomes in a Contemporary Series by Henry P. Gottsch, Richard E. Berger, Claire C. Yang

“…The most common general comorbid condition associated with priapism was mental illness (including substance abuse), which was present in 56% of the patients. …”
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Actigraphic Recording of Manic Symptoms Induced by Methylphenidate by Tuuli Lahti, Sami Leppämäki, Pekka Tani, Timo Partonen

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Phytochemical Screening and Cytotoxic Properties of Ethanolic Extract of Young and Mature Khat Leaves by Rashad Alsanosy, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Shahnaz Sultana, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Yassin Ibrahim, Mohammed Al Bratty, David Banji, Ibrahim Khardali, Asaad Khalid

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Recognizing Cognitive and Psychiatric Changes in the Post-Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era by Adriana Carvalhal, Jean-Guy Baril, Frederic Crouzat, Joss De Wet, Patrice Junod, Colin Kovacs, Nancy Sheehan

“…The present review focuses on strategies to ensure optimal screening and detection of HAND, depression and substance abuse in routine practice. For each topic, currently available screening methods are discussed. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of oral Neisseria from men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Hanoi, Vietnam by Huan Vinh Dong, Paul Adamson, Dieu Hoa Pham, Quynh Hoa Pham, Hai Ha Long Le, Loc Quang Pham, Hao Thi Minh Bui, Giang Minh Le, Jeffrey D. Klausner

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Exploring Caregivers’ Perceptions on the Impact of Nyaope and Alcohol Use on Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Investigation by Hulisani Matakanye, Takalani Grace Tshitangano

“…Most studies report that substance abuse is associated with high discontinuation of TB treatment, which is a barrier to the effective management of the TB control and prevention program. …”
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Regional variation of risk factors among diabetic retinopathy patients in India: Findings from the INDO EYE study by Gopal S Pillai, Bibhuti Prassan Sinha, C. S. Sheeba, Manabjyoti Barman, Alok Sen, Natarajan Sundaram, Merin Dickson, Ashid Salim, Geethu Paul, Deepthi Geetha KrishnanNair, Manjisa Choudhury, Aniket Kumar, Poonam Jangidm, Anjana Abhilash

“…The east zone exhibited higher substance abuse rates and a broader range of visual acuity outcomes. …”
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Role of toxic and essential elements in sleep duration of patients with cardiovascular diseases by Namam Ali Azadi, Samaneh Nakhaee, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Borhan Mansouri, Masoumeh Ariyaee

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Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

“…Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis identified the predictors for initial psychiatric diagnoses, including abnormal behavior (odd’s ratio [OR]: 8.29; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.04–33.65; P < 0.01) and substance abuse (adjusted OR: 17.27; 95% CI: 3.88–76.88; P < 0.01). …”
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Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment by Annabelle M Belcher, Thomas O Cole, Aaron D Greenblatt, Stephen W Hoag, David H Epstein, Michael Wagner, Amy S Billing, Ebonie Massey, Kristen R Hamilton, Zofia K Kozak, Christopher J Welsh, Eric Weintraub, Emerson M Wickwire, Eric D Wish, Ted J Kaptchuk, Luana Colloca

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Catha Edulis Active Principle, Cathinone, Suppresses Motor Coordination, Accelerates Anxiety and Alters the Levels of Dopamine and its Metabolites in the Limbic Areas of Male Swiss... by Safhi Mohammed M., Alam Mohammad Firoz, Khuwaja Gulrana, Hussain Sohail, Siddiqui Mohammed Hakeem, Islam Farah, Khardali Ibrahim, Al-Sanosi Rashad Mohammed, Alhazmi Hassan A., Khan Andleeb, Islam Fakhrul

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Youth Mentoring: Involving College Students by Emily Rickerson, Muthusami Kumaran, Kate Fogarty

“… Today’s youth are facing a number of troubling issues including substance abuse, family disturbances, bullying, low morale resulting in low academic achievement, dropping out of school, and more. …”
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School Drug Testing: A Critical Review of the Literature by Daniel T.L. Shek

“…This paper explores the question of whether school drug testing is an effective solution to tackle adolescent substance abuse problems. Research studies in major academic databases and Internet websites are reviewed. …”
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Youth Mentoring: Involving College Students by Emily Rickerson, Muthusami Kumaran, Kate Fogarty

“… Today’s youth are facing a number of troubling issues including substance abuse, family disturbances, bullying, low morale resulting in low academic achievement, dropping out of school, and more. …”
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Neural markers of error processing relate to task performance, but not to substance-related risks and problems and externalizing problems in adolescence and emerging adulthood by Olga D. Boer, Thea Wiker, Shervin H. Bukhari, Rikka Kjelkenes, Clara M.F. Timpe, Irene Voldsbekk, Knut Skaug, Rune Boen, Valerie Karl, Torgeir Moberget, Lars T. Westlye, Ingmar H.A. Franken, Hanan El Marroun, Rene J. Huster, Christian K. Tamnes

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Subdural Empyema Complicating Bacterial Meningitis: A Challenging Diagnosis in a Patient with Polysubstance Abuse by Melissa Dakkak, William Russell Cullinane, Virin Rajiv Neil Ramoutar

“…This case describes a presentation of community acquired pneumococcal pneumonia in which the diagnosis of SDE with vasculitis induced CVA was confounded by concomitant substance abuse and sedation.…”
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An analysis of ambulance re-contacts after non-conveyance: a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands by Susanne E. de Loor, Tessa Verheij, Thomas Karol, Franciscus G. M. H. M. Cuppen, Frits van Dijk, Femke Goldstein, Joyce Janssen, Remco H. A. Ebben

“…Four subreasons accounted for 68.5% of reasons for re-contacts: progression of disease (19.4%), recurrent disease process/exacerbation (18.6%), reassessment and ambulance request by another medical professional (15.9%), and psychiatric disorder and/or substance abuse (14.6%). 403/547 (73.7%) patients with a re-contact were conveyed to the hospital. …”
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Workplace Inhalant Abuse in Adult Female: Brief Report by Rohit Verma, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Smita N. Deshpande

“…We report a case of an adult female with late onset of inhalant dependence developing at workplace and recommend for greater awareness, prevention, and management of this expanding substance abuse problem.…”
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Hubble Bubble Equals Trouble: The Hazards of Water Pipe Smoking by Jacob Urkin, Rivka Ochaion, Aya Peleg

“…It is concluded that increased awareness of the expanded use of the Narghile is imperative and education programs about the prevention of cigarette smoking and substance abuse should also include Narghile smoking.…”
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Determinants of continuation on HIV pre-exposure propylaxis among female sex workers at a referral hospital in Uganda: a mixed methods study using COM-B model by Samuel Kawuma, Rodgers Katwesigye, Happy Walusaga, Praise Akatukunda, Joan Nangendo, Charles Kabugo, Moses R. Kamya, Fred C. Semitala

“…The barriers included low community awareness about PrEP, high mobility of sex workers, substance abuse, and the unfavorable daytime clinic schedules. …”
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