Substance-Related Disorders - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking (PEMCS) may affect brain development and behavior in adolescent offspring. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in mediating the relationship between PEMCS ... Read more...

Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino high school students. METHODS: Latino 9(th) graders (N = 1332) completed self-report measures of perceived discrimination and substance use behavior. RESULTS: Perceived ... Read more...

Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To investigate the factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from birth to age 2 years, whether recent advice has been followed, whether any new risk factors have emerged, and the specific circumstances in which SIDS ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Substance-Related Disorders - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype. 30 Oct 2009
• New models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems. 30 Oct 2009
• Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents. 30 Oct 2009
• Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England. 11 Oct 2009
• Consequences of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS in China: recommendations for integrated care of HIV-infected drug users. 29 Sep 2009
• Civilian aviation fatalities involving pilot ethanol and a previous record of substance abuse. 29 Sep 2009
• In vivo interactions between BZP and TFMPP (party pill drugs). 23 Sep 2009
• Online posting of unprofessional content by medical students. 21 Sep 2009
• Universal intervention as a protective shield against exposure to substance use: long-term outcomes and public health significance. 15 Sep 2009
• [Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB): more than a date rape drug, a potentially addictive drug] 14 Sep 2009
• Substance abuse and violent crime in patients with schizophrenia. 14 Sep 2009
• A developmental twin study of church attendance and alcohol and nicotine consumption: a model for analyzing the changing impact of genes and environment. 13 Sep 2009
• Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use amongst same-sex attracted women: results from the Western Australian Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health and Well-Being Survey. 31 Aug 2009
• [Selected psychosocial and psychopathological factors determining criminal behaviours among professional and drafted military personnel--comparison analysis, years: 1990-2000] 30 Aug 2009
• [The comparative analysis of selected psychosocial and psychopathological factors determining crime behaviours in military and non military environment] 30 Aug 2009
• Integrating nine prescription opioid analgesics and/or four signal detection systems to summarize statewide prescription drug abuse in the United States in 2007. 30 Aug 2009
• Screening and imputed prevalence of ADHD in adult patients with comorbid substance use disorder at a residential treatment facility. 30 Aug 2009
• Longitudinal association between frequency of substance use and quality of life among adolescents receiving a brief outpatient intervention. 30 Aug 2009
• Prevalence of mood, anxiety, and substance-abuse disorders for older Americans in the national comorbidity survey-replication. 30 Aug 2009
• Changes in cigarette and illicit drug use among US teenagers. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Substance-Related Disorders'

Definition: Disorders related to substance abuse, the side effects of a medication, toxin exposure, and ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS.

Descriptor UI: D019966

Alternative terms: Substance-Related Disorders; Drug Dependence; Dependence, Drug; Drug Addiction; Addiction, Drug; Drug Habituation; Habituation, Drug; Drug Usage; Usage, Drug; Substance Use Disorders; Disorder, Substance Use; Substance Use Disorder; Glue Sniffing; Sniffing, Glue; Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced; Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced; Substance Abuse; Abuse, Substance; Abuses, Substance; Substance Abuses; Substance Dependence; Dependence, Substance; Substance Addiction; Addiction, Substance; Drug Abuse; Abuse, Drug; Drug Use Disorders; Disorder, Drug Use; Drug Use Disorder;

Related Mesh Headings: Drug and Narcotic Control; Psychoses, Alcoholic; Street Drugs; Designer Drugs; Codependency (Psychology); Alcohol-Related Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.739; F03.900;

History Note: 98(63)

Technical Notes: consider also PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED or PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC; /diag: consider SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION