Intravenous Drug Use in Belgrade as a Syndemic Environment

Dyspnea following intravenous drug use

A 41-year-old man was referred to the outpatient clinic of our respiratory care department presenting with the symptoms of progressive cough, exertional dyspnea and tachycardia. The symptoms had started about 18 months earlier and had worsened continuously during the past year. At presentation the patient complained of dyspnea at the slightest exertion. An external chest radiograph showed shado...

prevalence of intravenous drug use associated infections

intravenous drug use (idu) is a frequent route of infection transmission, especially during the recent decades. numerous studies have addressed the increasing frequency of idu-associated infections such as hepatitis and aids. the present study was achieved to determine the prevalence of idu-associated infections in 3 teaching hospitals in iran. materials and methods for this descriptive study, ...

intravenous drug use and hepatitis c virus in iran

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...

Reward Seeking as a Predictor of Drug Use in Youth: Effect of Gender and Social Environment

Drug use was investigated in 3476 college and university students. The participants also filled out a set of personality questionnaires along with questions about relationships with peers, parents, and boy/girlfriend. Behavioral Activation was the best personality predictor of drug use. Peer and parent support decreased the strength of association between Behavioral Activation and drug use in f...