A Poly Drug abuse Woman

Drug abuse among nurses: A neglected challenge

Drug dependence is a prominent issue in individuals of different professions, education levels, and socioeconomic classes. Authors of this paper, including the first author (as a qualified clinical nurse and nursing supervisor), aimed to address the challenges associated with substance abuse and the subsequent failure in interactions between healthcare personnel and patients referring to clinic...

Poly Drug Use - A Challenge for Drug Treatment

Poly-drug use refers to the use of two or more substances at the one time or repeatedly. It is common among both recreational and regular drug users across the world. Poly-drug use is a great contributor to the global number of deaths related to drug overdose. In this case, the likelihood of drug overdose and its pertaining complications in an individual is higher especially when benzodiazepine...

Female poly drug abuse and psychopathology – gender differences: An overview

A drug of abuse--Mandrax.

The first indications of drug abuse were reported within a matter of weeks of Mandrax reaching the market, but due to the widespread abuse of barbiturates they went largely unnoticed. Now the drug is perhaps only second to Mogadon (nitrazepan) as a non-barbiturate sedative/hypnotic in the large quantities prescribed. There are however good reasons why this particular drug combination ought to b...

poly drug use - a challenge for drug treatment

poly-drug use refers to the use of two or more substances at the one time or repeatedly. it is common among both recreational and regular drug users across the world. poly-drug use is a great contributor to the global number of deaths related to drug overdose. in this case, the likelihood of drug overdose and its pertaining complications in an individual is higher especially when benzodiazepine...