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Smoking and loneliness in older adults: a population-based study in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil

This study aims to analyze the relationship between social isolation and loneliness with smoking in older adults. This is a cross-sectional, population-based study performed with 986 individuals aged 60 years or older. Data were collected from the Health Survey of the Municipality of Campinas (ISACamp 20...

Diferencia entre los signos y síntomas del consumo y la abstinencia por Basuco y Cocaína: estudio piloto en Manizales, Colombia

Arch. med; 20 (1), 2020
Objetivo: el Basuco es una sustancia psicoactiva derivada de la hoja de coca; hasta ahora no se ha descrito la sintomatología que genera su consumo ni su síndrome de abstinencia, por lo que suele incluirse en el mismo grupo sindromático de la cocaína. En este estudio se pretende determinar si existen...

Enfrentando el problema emergente de consumo de heroína en Colombia: los nuevos programas de tratamiento asistido con metadona

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 48 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Objetivo: Colombia está enfrentado una epidemia emergente del consumo endovenoso de heroína. Un conocimiento de los programas existentes que ofrecen tratamiento asistido con metadona en el país es necesario para que se puedan proponer estrategias de mejoría. Métodos: Se encuestaron 13 pr...

Craving for heroin: difference between methadone maintenance therapy patients with and without ADHD

Abstract Introduction Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder persisting in adulthood in 40-60% of cases. Clinical and neuroimaging studies suggest that patients affected by both drug addiction and ADHD show higher rates of craving for drug than patients without...

La reciente sindemia de VIH y drogas inyectadas en Hermosillo, Sonora, y cómo hacerle frente a través de una política pública de reducción de daños

Salud pública Méx; 60 (5), 2018

Experiences and perceptions of people who use heroin: public health lessons from Hermosillo, Mexico

Abstract: Heroin consumption in Mexico is low compared with its use in the United States; however, this practice is more common in the northern region of Mexico than in the rest of the country, being documented only in cities that are located exactly at the Mexico-U.S. border. The Mexican legal framework...

Uso de heroína inyectada y el riesgo de hepatitis C en tres ciudades de Colombia

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 20 (3), 2017
RESUMEN: Introducción: La hepatitis C es uno de los grandes problemas de salud pública en el mundo, especialmente por su alta transmisibilidad por vía inyectada. Objetivo: Identificar la prevalencia de la infección por VHC, y factores asociados en usuarios de drogas psicoactivas inyectables en tr...

Satisfação com os cuidados de enfermagem em usuários de drogas: evolução de uma escala

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 38 (2), 2017
RESUMO Objetivos Identificar o grau de satisfação com os cuidados de enfermagem, as variáveis significativas e contribuir para a evolução da escala. Métodos Pesquisa descritiva, correlacional, transversal com 180 usuários de drogas. Dados coletados com a escala "Satisfação dos Utentes com os...

Oral health assessment for users of marijuana and cocaine/crack substances

Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the oral health status of users of illicit drugs such as marijuana and cocaine/crack and compare it with individuals not using these chemical substances. Questionnaires were applied to 35 illicit drugs users to gather information on demographic status, ...

Effects of purine nucleotide administration on purine nucleotide metabolism in brains of heroin-dependent rats

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 52 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Heroin is known to enhance catabolism and inhibit anabolism of purine nucleotides, leading to purine nucleotide deficiencies in rat brains. Here, we determined the effect of exogenous purine nucleotide administration on purine nucleotide metabolism in the brains of heroin-dependent rats. Heroin ...