Sentences with phrase «problematic use of drugs»

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That's a big deal because Alnylam's drug is based on an extremely early - stage kind of medical technology called RNAi, or RNA interference, which uses basic biological building blocks to tackle problematic genetic discrepancies.

Subsequently, by virtue of defining that an adult and infant are unable to safely sleep on the same surface together, such as what occurs during bedsharing, even when all known adverse bedsharing risk factors are absent and safe bedsharing practices involving breastfeeding mothers are followed, an infant that dies while sharing a sleeping surface with his / her mother is labeled a SUID, and not SIDS.26 In this way the infant death statistics increasingly supplement the idea that bedsharing is inherently and always hazardous and lend credence, artificially, to the belief that under no circumstance can a mother, breastfeeding or not, safely care for, or protect her infant if asleep together in a bed.27 The legitimacy of such a sweeping inference is highly problematic, we argue, in light of the fact that when careful and complete examination of death scenes, the results revealed that 99 % of bedsharing deaths could be explained by the presence of at least one and usually multiple independent risk factors for SIDS such as maternal smoking, prone infant sleep, use of alcohol and / or drugs by the bedsharing adults.28 Moreover, this new ideology is especially troubling because it leads to condemnations of bedsharing parents that border on charges of being neglectful and / or abusive.

This is of course problematic for the Daily Mail's combined reporting of the two research studies proclaiming «Labour's experiment pushed up hard drug use».

«The CMA continues to recommend a broad public health policy approach focused on preventing problematic drug use; ensuring the availability of assessment and treatment services for those who wish to stop using; and harm reduction to increase the safety for those who are using.»

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies, Hilgard said.

«Adolescent drinking has gotten a lot of attention because it contributes to problems in school and in the family and increases the likelihood of using other drugs, including tobacco, and of problematic sexual behavior,» he said.

This in and of itself isn't a worry, but for the avoidant group, problematic media usage was then linked to internalizing (depression) and externalizing (crime, illegal drug use) problems a year later.

That suggests problematic use that could lead to addiction to the medications or even to use of illicit drugs such as heroin.

The lifestyle that often accompanies problematic drug use also affects oral health through high sugar diets, malnutrition, poor oral hygiene, and lack of regular professional dental care.

Dr. Parsons has provided similar insights into the mechanisms through which endocannabinoids modulate the rewarding effects of opiates, alcohol, and cocaine, and he is presently extending his evaluations of this stage of the addiction cycle to include animal models of commonly occurring genetic polymorphisms that are associated with problematic drug use and dependence in humans.

(Substance use disorders include a range of problematic drinking and drug - use patterns, not dependence or addiction alone.)

«Turmeric has long history of human use both as a food seasoning and a health remedy, and its benefits are well documented,» noted Sharaf, who says the new findings may be a good resource for those researching curcumin's drug potential because, «it provides hypotheses that could explain their biological activity and various strategies to avoid potentially problematic research approaches and / or misinterpretation of outcomes.»

This class of drug is used for pain relief successfully in humans but the development of safe NSAIDs for dogs has only been achieved relatively recently and continues to be problematic in the cat.

Lists like this can be problematic — some of those drugs can cause serious problems especially if not used correctly or used in the wrong situation.

The research shows that lawyers grapple with significantly higher rates of problematic alcohol and drug use than other professionals and the rest of the population, including depression, anxiety, and stress.

The research reveals lawyers grapple with significantly higher rates of problematic alcohol and drug use than other professionals and the rest of the population — including depression, anxiety, and stress.

Within the first two counselling sessions, we will see each person separately to ask about a range of issues including problematic alcohol and drug use, family violence and mental health.

a higher prevalence of problematic alcohol and other drug use exists among workers in male - dominated industries.

Whether use entails periodic bouts of binge drinking or drug use, or daily use in smaller but still problematic quantities, substance use causes significant problems of its own, however.

Research demonstrates that social and emotional learning programs raise students» standardized test scores by an average of 11 percentile points, while improving attitudes, behavior, and interpersonal communication, and decreasing problematic conduct, such as drug use, high - risk sexual interaction, and aggression.

Because of the installed beliefs that the world is open for experimentation and that there are very few «musts», children of permissive parents are found to be more impulsive and involved in «problematic» behavior such as drug and alcohol use and do less well in school than kids from authoritative and authoritarian parents.

Specifically for people with a history of problematic drug and / or alcohol use who face barriers to employment.

We have a good understanding of the lifestyles and behaviours associated with problematic drug and alcohol use, and the support and treatment that may have been involved in the life of the person you have lost.

We're working in partnership with The Royal British Legion to help meet the needs of veterans living in Bristol with problematic alcohol or drug use.

This then begins a problematic negative cycle in which the use of drugs further compromises the regulation abilities of the PFC, leading to further emotion regulation deficits and risk for other forms of comorbid psychopathology [53 • •].

address the mental health and social and emotional well - being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including problematic alcohol and drug use;