Background Benzodiazepine misuse is a growing public health problem, with increases in
benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths and emergency room visits in recent years …

Objectives To examine the relationship between nonmedical use of prescription opioids and
heroin initiation from childhood to young adulthood, and to test whether certain ages …

Background Deficits in the ability to organize, integrate, and modulate emotions, thoughts,
and behaviors when dealing with stress have been found to be related to the onset and …

OBJECTIVE: Prescription drug misuse is an important public health problem in the US,
particularly among adolescents and young adults. Few studies have examined factors …

This chapter will present background contextual information in relation to codeine use,
misuse and dependence. It will described what codeine is, its uses in 'normal'medical …

Objectives. We investigated a cluster of new hepatitis C cases in rural New York among a
cohort of young people who inject drugs (PWID) and misuse prescription opioid analgesics …

Background Mood disorder, impulsivity and aggression are common in drug users
compared to healthy controls. However, no study has focused on the difference in various …