Evidence for an increase in cannabis use in Iran–A systematic review and trend analysis

Y Rostam-Abadi, J Gholami, M Amin-Esmaeili… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background and aims Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance globally. In this
systematic review, we examined the prevalence and trends of cannabis use and cannabis …

Penile inflammatory skin disorders and the preventive role of circumcision

BJ Morris, JN Krieger - International journal of preventive medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Penile inflammatory skin conditions such as balanitis and posthitis are common, especially
in uncircumcised males, and feature prominently in medical consultations. We conducted a …

Relationship between living alone and common mental disorders in the 1993, 2000 and 2007 National Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys

L Jacob, JM Haro, A Koyanagi - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Given the high prevalence of common mental disorders (CMDs) and individuals living alone
in the United Kingdom, the goal of this study using English nationally representative data …

Patterns of substance use across the first year of college and associated risk factors

SB Cho, DC Llaneza, AE Adkins, M Cooke… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Starting college is a major life transition. This study aims to characterize patterns of
substance use across a variety of substances across the first year of college and identify …

Alcohol consumption in Iran: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the literature

M Chegeni, A Kamel Khodabandeh… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Issues Alcohol production, marketing and consumption are illegal in Iran. This systematic
review examines the lifetime and last 12‐month prevalence of alcohol consumption among …

Substance use and associated factors among preparatory school students in Kolfe-Keranyo sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

L Seid, B Gintamo, ZN Mekuria, HS Hassen… - Environmental health and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Substance abuse is a worldwide problem that primarily affects adolescents,
resulting in chronic health complications as well as psychosocial challenges and economic …

Living alone is associated with a higher prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in a population-based cross-sectional study

TY Chen, JH Geng, SC Chen, JI Lee - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Living alone has been linked to poor mental health, however large-scale
epidemiological studies on the association between living alone and psychiatric morbidity …

Prevalence and factors associated with substance use among students in tertiary institutions in Buea, Cameroon

CE Metuge, A Dzudie, PV Ebasone, JCN Assob… - Pan African Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Introduction: substance use is a major global public health problem. About 5.6% of the
global population aged 15-64 years consumed a drug at least once in 2016. The use of …

[PDF][PDF] Substance use among high school students in Erbil City, Iraq: prevalence and potential contributing factors

N Mahmood, S Othman, N Al-Tawil… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2019 - academia.edu
Background: Substance use among adolescents, especially smoking and alcohol
consumption, has become a public health concern in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, in the past …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of substance abuse among students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

R Mozafarinia, M Assarian, A Ziaaddini - Addiction & health, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of substance abuse among
students of selected schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods This …