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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRoad Safety When Drivers Use Alcohol and Marijuana: Confounded Poisson Distribution Helps to UnderstandRamalingam Shanmugam, Ram Tripathi, Karan SinghSelf-admitted users of alcohol and/or marijuana while driving haunt road safety regulating agencies in general and community groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in particular. Motivated by such data in a survey, by 6,612 drivers above 18 years old in USA during years 2013-2015, we thought of interpreting how the road safety is in the scenarios. Needless to … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 3 Jun 2017 · 7,174 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsObservations on the Relationship between Opioid Medications, Illicit Drugs and Heroin Use in Pain PatientsDavid AlanYee, Michelle Marie Hughes, Rabia Samady Atayee et al.Problem statement: Patients on chronic opioid therapy are monitored to detect illicit drug use in order to deter diversion of their prescription opioids and to ensure medication adherence. The addictive potential of opioid drugs and their similar binding sites in the brain may make them potential gateway drugs for each other. Recent reports indicate that oxycodone has a high probability … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 7 Jun 2011 · 7,961 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBorderline Personality Symptoms and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk in Alcohol and Other Drug Abusing Adolescent OffendersJessy G. Dévieux, Robert M. Malow, Rhonda Rosenberg et al.Problem statement: Incarcerated youth with borderline symptomatology represent a particularly at risk-population due to their enggement in risky behaviors. Five hundred twenty two adolescents were assessed for borderline symptomatology (MACI), engagement in risky behaviors and attitudes/knowledge. Approach:Adolescents were divided into two groups: low borderline (below the 60 scale score cutoff) and high borderline (subclinical and clinical range). Multivariate analyses were … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,817 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAntisocial Psychopathy and HIV Risk among Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Abusing Adolescent OffendersRobert M. Malow, Jessy Dévieux, Rhonda Rosenberg et al.While the consensus is that HIV prevalence has remained low among adolescent offenders, the prevalence of STDs and HIV transmission risk behaviors is alarming, particularly for those abusing alcohol and other drugs and those displaying antisocial or conduct disorder characteristics. In the current study, 269 male and 110 female inner city, culturally diverse alcohol and other drug (AOD) abusing adolescent … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,816 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCoronary Heart Disease (CHD) Risk Factors and Metabolic Syndrome in HIV-Positive Drug Users in MiamiMarianna K Baum, Carlin Rafie, Shenghan Lai et al.The frequency of coronary heart disease (CHD) is increasing among HIV seropositive persons. This phenomenon may be related to HIV disease itself, the use of antiretroviral medications and increased length of survival, or the synergism of these factors. In this study we have calculated the 10-year CHD risk estimate and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a cohort of 118 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,993 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNeuroendocrine Abnormalities in Drug Abusers and HIV-Infected Individuals: Cortisol Response to Cold Pressor ChallengeMahendra Kumar, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Adarsh M. Kumar et al.Although endocrine abnormalities have been reported in HIV-1 infection, the role of risk factors is not understood. Injecting drug use (IDU) is an important risk factor for contracting HIV-infection and studies suggest that substance use may also be associated with endocrine dysfunction. In order to investigate hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis activity in this population, this study investigated cortisol response … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,597 accessesView PDF Cite