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BACKGROUND Loneliness is one of the psychological variables related to high risk behaviors that should be investigated more. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to assess emotional, social, romantic, and familial dimensions of loneliness in drug abuser and nondrug abuser individuals. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred and twenty eight individuals were enrolled in this cross sectional study. Hu...

Objective: Adolescence is a transition period where drug experimentation common. Spirituality and religiosity have been recognized by literature as having possible role in stabilizing good physical mental health. To compare the spirituality among adolescents abusing psychoactive substance those not substances Nigerian hospital Methods: This was cross-sectional descriptive study conducted adoles...

INTRODUCTION We describe a patient scheduled for elective surgery who regularly consumed approximately 12 to 15 times the maximum recommended daily dose of dextromethorphan. We describe the clinical pharmacology of dextromethorphan and discuss its anesthetic implications. CASE PRESENTATION A 30-year-old man with a history of a nasal fracture was scheduled to undergo an elective septorhinoplas...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the developmental status of the family-based adolescent alcohol and drug treatment specialty by identifying and discussing research and clinical advances. METHOD Selective and interpretative literature review and analysis. STUDY SELECTION Controlled trials and mechanisms of change studies of family-based treatments for adolescent alcohol and drug misuse. RESULTS ...

Drug and juvenile justice involved youths show remarkably high rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) risk behaviors. However, existing interventions aimed at reducing adolescent HIV risk behavior have rarely targeted these vulnerable young adolescents, and many approaches focus on individual-level change without attention to family or contextual influenc...

Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) sees the substance-abusing patient with the spouse to arrange a daily "sobriety contract" in which the patient states his or her intent not to drink or use drugs and the spouse expresses support for the patient's efforts to stay abstinent. BCT also teaches communication and increases positive activities. Research supports three conclusions. First, BCT for both a...