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The issue of alcohol abuse in Kenya is deeply rooted and continues to affect the well-being youthful population. A study conducted 2018, an estimated 45-50% alcohol-abusing youth Kiambu County had post-traumatic stress disorder. main purpose this paper review synthesize existing literature articles on effects PTSD associated Alcohol Abuse Kenya’s context. shows that PSTD related abuse, though n...

multifocal avascular osteonecrosis is an uncommon entity having a predominant association with steroids and less commonly with alcohol abuse. in literature only few cases of alcohol induced multifocal avascular osteonecrosis involving both hips and shoulder are reported. to the best of our understanding this is the first case report or contribution from nuclear medicine court and it would help ...

CONTEXT Epidemiologic information is important to inform etiological research and service delivery planning. However, current information on the epidemiology of alcohol use disorders in the United States is lacking. OBJECTIVES To present nationally representative findings on the prevalence, correlates, psychiatric comorbidity, and treatment of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence. DESIGN, SE...

There is a drastic increase in alcohol and drug abuse, especially among the youth many parts of World.it has been reported that University students are most affected by challenge abuse world over. According to National Campaign against Drug Abuse (NACADA), 84% between 16 24 years Kenya involved abuse. fall under this age bracket. To mitigate all universities required have Alcohol Drugs preventi...

A history of childhood abuse has been consistently linked to heightened risk for subsequent difficulties across the lifespan, including problematic alcohol use and adolescent sexual assault (ASA). Researchers have begun to explore the added role of a lack of self-compassion in the pathway from childhood abuse to later alcohol-related problems. The present study sought to further examine these r...

Both HIV-1 infection and chronic alcohol abuse adversely affect lung health. For example, through multiple mechanisms, chronic alcohol abuse increases one's susceptibility to pneumonia, particularly pneumonia caused by certain serious pathogens. Similarly, pneumonia caused by opportunistic pathogens is very common in HIV-infected patients, at least in part because HIV-1 attacks the immune cells...

This article illustrates how women who abuse alcohol are at greater risk physically, emotionally and socially than their male counterparts. As a result, I recommend that clinical assessment and underwriting of women, who abuse or have the potential to abuse alcohol, change to reflect the increased risks which these women face.

During 1975 we studied 100 patients--77 men and 23 women--who had a history of alcohol abuse and disturbed liver function test results. On presentation the women were less likely to be suspected of alcohol abuse (9; 38%) than the men (59; 77%). Although the quantity of alcohol consumed and length of history of alcohol abuse were similar for men and women, the incidence of chronic advanced liver...

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of illicit medicine abuse among pregnant women who referred to the general teaching hospital in Tehran. MaterialsAndMethods A non-randomized sample of 2189 eligible pregnant women, which were at 2nd and 3rd trimester, were visited for 2nd prenatal care or subsequent consultation and being confident regarding the time of taking i...