Alcohol misuse in young people is of growing concern, even though alcohol consumption among adolescents has declined over recent years. Many 15 year olds have already consumed alcohol and adolsecents tend to consume large quantities of alcohol in one sitting. This article describes the problem of alcohol misuse in young people and the nurse’s role in the prevention and treatment of alcohol misu...

BACKGROUND Suicide rates have increased over the past three decades, especially in young men. Depression, conduct disorder, crime and substance misuse have also increased. This study tested hypotheses on the possible links between the secular increase in the rates of these behaviours. METHOD A data set on 6091 subjects aged 8-18 years (58.4% boys) referred to psychiatric services over a 21-ye...

Objectives: This paper deals with the methylphenidate (MPH) misuse by adults in Germany. Results of a survey among primary care physicians/internists have been supplemented by a comparison with the literature. Methods: In the period from October 5-20, 2015, a survey was sent to 414 primary care physicians/internists in four German cities (n = 10 were undeliverable). The response rate was 58% (n...

OBJECTIVE Misuse of prescription stimulant medication is a prevalent problem on American college campuses; however, few studies have been conducted beyond the United States. Although Iceland has the highest methylphenidate prescription rates in the world, prevalence of stimulant misuse within the Icelandic college student population remains to be investigated. METHOD We examined the prevalenc...

The misuse of drugs in sport is not a new phenomenon. It has occurred for centuries but adequate documentation is only available for the last 50 years. It was the deaths in sport because of misuse of drugs and also the increasing problem of drug misuse in society which called into play national and international reactions to deal with the problem. It has been stated that in the few years before...

Background: Alcohol misuse represents a substantial risk to insurance companies. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identities alcohol as the second (to tobacco) most prevalent avoidable public health risk with alcoholic cirrhosis and hepatitis being the most common liver diseases seen in clinical practice.1 Public Health reported prevalence of chronic alcohol misuse in the general populatio...

Misuse cases, the inverted version of a use case can be used to elicit security requirements. Abuse cases also are used in eliciting security requirements. Their notation appears to be similar. This paper presents a brief comparison between misuse cases and abuse cases. It is observed that misuse cases are able to model a wider range of mis-users and they also interact with use cases in interes...

Three case reports are presented of nalbuphine hydrochloride dependence meeting DSM IIIR and ICD10 criteria for opioid dependence. Nalbuphine hydrochloride is being obtained from illicit sources and used by those using performance enhancing drugs. In some cases this leads to opioid dependence. There is a potential risks of crossover between the misuse of drugs of performance and the misuse of p...

This study explored the extent to which nonprescription and prescription drugs misuse among adolescents/young adults are related to their perception that it is safer than illicit drugs, ease of access, and lower societal stigma. Adolescents/young adults (N = 465; M age = 18.57, SD = 0.86) completed an online survey about their nonprescription and prescription drug misuse, other substance use, a...