Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have been disproportionately harmful to people who use illicit drugs. Since March of 2020, the United States and Canada have experienced large increases in drug overdoses, overdose-related emergency department visits, and drug overdose deaths across multiple jurisdictions, particularly those involving stimulants and fentanyl . While the cause of…
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The study period was short and may not have been sufficient to show long-term associations
Disruptions in diet are common during stressful times. Similar to the present study, a study of Belgian university students found students with more stress and less physical activity were at greatest risk for increased snacking during a stressful final exam period . COVID-19 SIP is a more widespread, disruptive, long-term stressful circumstance than a final…
Variation occurs along the temporal dimension as well
Drawing on this approach, we understand experience as meaningful sensory perception in temporal context and within particular cultural, social, and interpersonal settings and subjectivity as the more or less enduring structure of experience. With respect to mental illness, this approach invites anthropological recognition of struggle as a fundamental human process that comes to light in…
Our study was not powered to detect a prehospital ROSC or survival benefit in cardiac arrest patients
These observations suggest that deployment of a pediatric EGA can successfully decrease the need for prehospital intubation. Although prior research suggests no improvement in neurologic outcome with ETI,the skill is taught as part of the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum and still widely practiced in EMS agencies across the U.S.As many EMS agencies progress toward widespread…
Respiratory diagnoses were found to be predictive not only of 30-day recidivism but of frequent recidivism
Within the EMTP curriculum, specific longitudinal educational trainings on the diagnosis and treatments of MSI and fractures were provided through lectures and workshops. Research studies regarding the epidemiology of injuries and the impact of emergency training on patient outcomes have been conducted, although specific epidemiology regarding fractures and the impact of training on patient outcomes…
These findings lend support to concerns regarding the addictiveness of e-cigarettes for adolescents
Eligible participants who provided informed consent were scheduled for a baseline session where they completed self-report measures and provided a saliva sample for cotinine testing. Participants returned for follow-up measures and cotinine testing 6 and 12 months after baseline. Study incentives were $30 for the baseline, $35 for the 6-month, and $40 for the 12-month…
Many individuals are using substances to cope with stress and uncertainty around the pandemic
Maintaining a static and homogenous approach towards ethnic categorizations in the alcohol and drugs fields presents at least two problems. First, it risks overlooking how drugs and alcohol play into a person’s negotiation of identity, particularly ethnic identity, thus revealing little about the pathways that lead to substance use. Cultural researchers have long emphasized the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health and social services worldwide
This unexpected finding may be a result of several factors. First, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire used to measure sexual risk behaviors in our study have not been reported and thus measurement error may be influencing our reported associations. Although there is no agreed upon “gold-standard” for measuring sexual risk behavior, recommendations from a review…
The relationship between inflammation and depressive mood remained after accounting for ethnicity
There also is an extensive literature on showing that depression correlates with markers of inflammation and immune activation in PWH , but most of these studies were performed in individuals who were not virally suppressed. We hypothesized that inflammation in virally suppressed PWH would be associated with poorer mood.Participants underwent standardized clinical and laboratory evaluations…
Gender differences in stimulants have been established both behaviorally and pharmacologically
This work informs both future retrospective research that requires identification of this patient population, as well as potential future prospective work to identify and intervene on these patients in real time. Future integration of semantic types with ED discharge diagnoses could allow for automation of this process in real time, building the foundation for decision support…