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Prevalence and Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among Female Students in North India

Scientific article

24 January 2019

The frequent collection, analysis and publication of data on psychoactive substance use among young people is essential to follow trends which can be used to inform practice and public health policy. In India, psychoactive substance use is...

Pre-Conceptional and Peri-Gestational Maternal Binge Alcohol Drinking Produces Inheritance of Mood Disturbances and Alcohol Vulnerability in the Adolescent Offspring

Scientific article

23 April 2018

Although binge drinking is on the rise in women of reproductive age and during pregnancy, the consequences in the offspring, in particular the inheritance of alcohol-related mood disturbances and alcohol abuse vulnerability, are still...

Trends and Patterns of Marijuana Use in Men and Women Seeking Drug Treatment

Scientific article

1 May 2017

Abstract Introduction: Marijuana is the world’s most widely used illegal drug. In Mexico, it is the drug of choice for both male and female users of all ages, and there has been a recent increase in its use. Objective: To describe drug use...

Gender Differences in the Alcohol-Related Alterations in Cortical Activity

Scientific article

4 September 2017

Background: Long-term alcohol use is known to harm brain functioning in adolescence. In the central nervous system, the effects of alcohol are particularly mediated by alterations in GABAergic neurotransmission. Combining simultaneous...

First Licensed Female Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh

News

On September 18th, 2016 Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) obtained the license for its first Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC). DAM’s Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center is...