Drug use is considered a main contributing factor to crime and violence. This research examined the evidence regarding the relationship between drug abuse and the occurrence of intimate partner violence. Current drug using men were assessed on aggression related personality variables, their drug use, and the occurrence of violence in their close relationships. A latent aggression factor and rec...

BACKGROUND Mathematical models can be used to predict the emergence and transmission of antiviral resistance. Previously it has been predicted that high usage of antivirals (in immunocompetent populations) to treat Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2) would only lead to fairly low levels of antiviral resistance. The HSV-2 predictions were based upon the assumption that drug-resistant strains of ...

multidrug-resistant (mdr) and extensively drug-resistant (xdr) tuberculosis (tb) are increasing globally. treatment options for these patients are very limited. although treatment of these patients with standardized regimen is associated with high mortality and morbidity, rational usage of new drugs might be promising. in this study we will review epidemiology of xdr-tb and tdr-tb in iran and t...

BACKGROUND The severity of HIV/AIDS pandemic linked to injecting drug use is one of the most worrying medical and social problems throughout the world in recent years. Myanmar has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV among the IDUs in the region. AIM The objective of the study was to determine the risk behaviours among HIV positive injecting drug users in Myanmar. METHODS A non matche...

With the number of powerful and toxic drugs increasing, rational drug therapy is assuming more importance. Medicine as long accepted a systematic approach to diagnosis yet the notion, that course of therapy is a routine consequence of the diagnosis, has recently been questioned. Clinical application of basic pharmacology in medical curricula for undergraduates and postgraduates is now getting m...

AIMS Drug law enforcement remains the dominant response to drug-related harm. However, the impact of incarceration on deterring drug use remains under-evaluated. We sought to explore the relationship between incarceration and patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs (IDU). DESIGN Using generalized estimating equations (GEE), we examined the prevalence and correlates of injection ces...