The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Premenstrual Syndrome and Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract Objective: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a very common disorder worldwide which carries an important economic burden. We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis to assess the role of alcohol in the occurrence of PMS...
Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes
This report presents information on four types of outcomes from the four different data sources: Opioid prescribing, 2006-2016, from QuintilesIMS Health® Drug use, misuse, and substance use disorder, 2014-2015, from the National Survey on...
The Health, Poverty, and Financial Consequences of a Cigarette Price Increase among 500 Million Male Smokers in 13 Middle Income Countries
Abstract Objective: To examine the impact of a 50% increase in market prices of cigarettes on health, poverty, and financial protection. Design: Compartmental model study. Setting: 13 middle income countries, totalling two billion men...
First Drugs, Alcohol, Women and Families Conference
The first Drugs, Alcohol, Women and Families Conference will focus on women, families and young people affected by
Cellular and molecular basis of behavior
Monday 23 April 2018, 12:00 pm (time of the city of Mexico)
Coordinates: Ranulfo Romo (ECN)
Professor: John Lerma (Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and the Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Spain)
Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption: Combined Analysis of Individual-Participant Data for 599,912 Current Drinkers in 83 Prospective Studies
Summary Background Low-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across different national guidelines. To define thresholds associated with lowest risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, we studied...
Thresholds for Safer Alcohol Use Might Need Lowering
Summary Guidelines for levels of alcohol use that pose a low risk to drinkers' health are provided by many countries, usually based on meta-analyses of epidemiological studies.1–3 However, to devise such guidelines is challenging because...
Current Marijuana Use by Industry and Occupation — Colorado, 2014–2015
Summary What is already known about this topic? Eight states, including Colorado, have legalized recreational marijuana use among persons aged ≥21 years. The association between marijuana use and occupational injury is of public health...
Nearly 80 Dead from Tainted Liquor in Indonesia
By ALI KOTARUMALOS Apr. 10, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say more people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor, raising the toll to nearly 80 this month and highlighting how attempts to curb legal alcohol...
Substance Use amongst University Students in Ethiopia
A study published in the Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy journal details the prevalence of substance use amongst students from Debre Berhan University in Central Ethiopia. Substance use behaviors of 695 students were...