Perception of substance use and factors influencing its use
How do drugs affect the brain? - Sara Garofalo
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-drugs-affect-the-brain-sara-garofalo Most people will take a pill, receive an injection, or otherwise take some ...
PHILOSOPHY - David Hume
David Hume is one of Scotland's greatest philosophers (Adam Smith is another, about whom we also have a film ...
Overview of psychoactive drugs | Processing the Environment | MCAT | Khan Academy
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Factors influencing the adolescent pregnancy rate in the ...
A quantitative, descriptive and explorative survey was conducted to determine factors that influence adolescent pregnancy rate among teenage girls (n = 147) attending four high schools in the Greater Giyani Municipality in South Africa.
Understanding Substance Use: A health promotion perspective
Key points: Health is necessary for the survival and success of individuals and communities. People use psychoactive substances to promote health and well-being, though these drugs have potential to cause harm.
Prescription Drug Use and Misuse in the United States ...
Notable 2015 NSDUH Questionnaire Changes. The NSDUH questionnaire underwent a partial redesign in 2015 to improve the quality of the NSDUH data and to address the changing needs of policymakers and researchers with regard to substance use and mental health issues.
WHO | Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms published by the ...
Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms published by the World Health Organization. Spanish pdf, 1.86Mb; absolute alcohol Ethanol containing not more than 1% by mass of water.See also: alcohol.
Tioga County: Local drug-use survey sets baseline to fight against substance abuse
- Morning TimesOWEGO -- Recently released drug-use survey results illustrate that students throughout Tioga County have higher use of some substances than compared to the national figures, which now functions as a baseline in order to track substance use over the...
UMass researchers contribute to key statewide marijuana study
- The RecorderThe study — an effort conducted in no small part by University of Massachusetts researchers — provides a snapshot of patterns of and perceptions of marijuana use, the prevalence of hospitalizations and impaired driving, and the economic impacts of...
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Lead To Higher Youth Use, New Study Shows
- Marijuana MomentYes, states with legal marijuana have slightly higher rates of youth cannabis consumption compared to non-legal states. But the act of legalization doesn't appear to be the primary factor behind that trend, according to a new study. Instead...