Self medication: an emerging trend

A Mehmood, AU Rehman, M Zaman… - British Journal of …, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
Self-medication involves the use of medicinal products by the individuals to treat self-
recognized diseases or symptoms or the intermittent or continuous use of medication …

Use of spectroscopic methods and their clinical applications in drug abuse: a review

P Kumar, A Sharma, D Kumar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Assurance of substance abuse in plasma and different parts of the body is vital in clinical
and legal toxicology. Detection techniques are evaluated for their appropriateness in …

Youth at risk: The alarming issue of drug addiction in academic institutions in Pakistan

B Ahmed, FN Yousaf, M Saud, A Ahmad - Children and Youth Services …, 2020 - Elsevier
A rapid increase in drug addiction among students of academic institutions has emerged as
a serious social problem confronting the contemporary Pakistani society that constitutes one …

Experience of psychologists in the delivery of cognitive behaviour therapy in a non-western culture for treatment of substance abuse: a qualitative study

AH Azad, SA Khan, I Ali, H Shafi, NA Khan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Psychotherapy is the preferred form of treatment for psychological disorders
worldwide. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is one of the most widely used …

Prevalence and determinants of drugs abuse among youth in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

T Ahmed, R Wassan, NA Qadri… - Journal of Management …, 2022 - global-jws.com
The current qualitative research focuses on substance abuse and addiction among young
people as a primary area of investigation. This study aimed to shed light on the substance …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern of addiction and its relapse among habitual drug abusers in Lahore, Pakistan

S Batool, I Manzoor, S Hassnain, A Bajwa, M Abbas… - EMHJ, 1995 - emro.who.int
This study assessed the pattern of drug abuse and the reasons for relapse of addiction
among male drug addicts seeking rehabilitative services in different centres in Lahore …

[PDF][PDF] Drug and substance abuse in Anglophone West Africa: a mini review

TO Olurishe - West Afr J Pharm, 2019 - researchgate.net
Background: Drug misuse and abuse are global phenomena with far reaching and often dire
consequences. The illicit use and misuse of therapeutic agents and other substances of …

Substance abuse among new patients attending main government hospitals in Malaysia from 2018–2021: A comparison between before and during COVID-19 …

NA Muhamad, N Chemi, NH Ma'amor, IA Rosli… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Substance abuse admission to health facilities following the pandemic is often
met with challenges. COVID-19 is causing an insurmountable psychosocial impact on the …

Machine learning for diagnosing drug users and types of drugs used

A Anggrawan, C Satria, CK Nuraini… - … Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - search.proquest.com
Drug use is very detrimental to the physical and psychological health of users. Drug abuse
also causes addiction and is a global epidemic. Therefore it is not surprising that scientific …

[PDF][PDF] Causes of drug abuse among university students in pakistan: Variation by gender and drug type

MA Sajid, IA Tatlah, IH Butt - Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 2020 - pssr.org.pk
Objective of this research was to describe the causes behind drug abuse among students of
universities. Qualitative approach was adopted to conduct this study. Semi-structured …