The persistence of drug taking despite its adverse consequences plays a central role in the
presentation, diagnosis, and impacts of addiction. Eventual recognition and appraisal of …

Illicit drugs are a novel group of emerging pollutants. A growing global environmental load
and ecological risk is created by the ongoing release of these toxins into the environment …

Importance Psychosis is a hypothesized consequence of cannabis use. Legalization of
cannabis could therefore be associated with an increase in rates of health care utilization for …

Background Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalize the use and purchase of
cannabis leaves in February 2021 and the whole plant in June 2022 after the 2019 …

North America has been home to an unprecedented crisis of drug overdose deaths, driven
largely by drug users' exposure to highly potent and toxic, illicit opioid drugs (eg, fentanyl) …

Background Psychoactive substance use and the regulations that govern it both have the
potential to lead to harm. A 'public health approach'(PHA) is frequently invoked as a means …

Accurate estimates of population drug use and an understanding of the factors that influence
substance choice are essential for the development of appropriate and targeted prevention …

The opioid crisis in the United States has had devastating effects on communities across the
country, leading many states to pass legislation that limits the prescription of opioid …

This chapter presents the historical context of medical cannabis in Indonesia. First, the
author sets out the history of legislative change—how cannabis law has changed over time …

Objective: Research on COVID-19's effect on substance use is mixed, and few studies have
focused on adolescents. We assessed whether implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown …