Prevention of drug abuse and misuse

Prevention of Antibiotic resistance / Antibiotic Misuse - Abuse

are resistant to one of the first-line drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, streptomycin).5 Resistance is emerging due to the increasing exposure of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents. Exposure of microbes to antimicrobials tempt them to develop strategies to survive in the hostile environment and become resistant. Pressure on the bacteria to mutate and become “hardy” develops due to (...

Prescription drug misuse/abuse in the elderly.

One quarter of the prescription drugs sold in the United States are used by the elderly, often for problems such as chronic pain, insomnia, and anxiety. The prevalence of abuse may be as high as 11 percent with female gender, social isolation, depression, and history of substance abuse increasing risk. Screening instruments for prescription drug abuse have not been validated in the geriatric po...

The Prevention of Substance Abuse And Misuse Among the Elderly

Alcohol and drug misuse, abuse, and dependence in women veterans.

We conducted a systematic literature review on substance misuse, abuse, and dependence in women veterans, including National Guard/reserve members. We identified 837 articles published between 1980 and 2013. Of 56 included studies, 32 reported rates of alcohol misuse, binge drinking, or other unhealthy alcohol use not meeting diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence, and 33 reported rates of...

Prevention of Misuse & Abuse of Psychiatry in the Armed Forces

The year 1997 is a historic year on many counts. It is on the one hand the Golden Jubilee year of our Nation, as also of the Indian Psychiatric Society. Our meeting here today is a historic event which marks an important epoch in the development in this field of specialisation - as it is the first ever meeting of Military Psychiatry section of Indian Psychiatric Society.However the world of tod...