ADHD and Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders

Sudanese Medical Students’ Perceptions of Psychoactive Substance Use

Psychoactive Substance Use among Medical Students

Using a standard epidemiological survey instrument for psychoactive drug use, 215 medical students in three classes were studied. One third of all students reported non-medical drug use. The substances ever used were: betel nut 13%, smokeless tobacco 3%, cigarettes 12%, alcohol 12.5%, cannabis 0.9% and benzodiazepines 3.7%. Last month use was reported for four substances and daily use was repor...

Familial risk analysis of the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and psychoactive substance use disorders.

OBJECTIVE To test hypotheses about patterns of familial association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and psychoactive substance use disorders (PSUDs) by using the family study method. DESIGN The first-degree relatives of clinically referred children and adolescents with ADHD (131 probands, 413 relatives) and healthy control probands (106 probands, 323 relatives) were as...

[Prevalence of mental disorders and psychoactive substance use in metropolitan 17-year old youth population].

AIM To determine the extent to which mental disorders (depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders) and psychoactive substance use are prevalent among Krakow secondary school adolescents in the late adolescent phase. METHOD A representative sample of the population of Krakow secondary school pupils was tested. Two-stage draw method identified a group of 1933 2nd form pupils of a...

Toxoplasma gondii exposure in patients suffering from mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use

BACKGROUND Toxoplasma gondii infection has been associated with psychiatric diseases. However, there is no information about the link between this infection and patients with mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use. METHODS We performed a case-control study with 149 psychiatric patients suffering from mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use ...