Wednesday, February 1, 2012
ABSTRACT Aims This paper examines the effects of experiencing violent victimization in young adulthood on pathways of substance use from adolescence to mid-adulthood. Design Data come from four assessments of an African American community cohort followed longitudinally from age 6 to 42 years. Setting The cohort lived in the urban, disadvantaged Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago in 1966
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Also tagged assessments, betas-ranging, cocaine, early-poverty, equation-models, extreme-poverty, from-the-public, important-role, paper-examines, reported-at-age, reports-at-age, substance-use, urban, young-adulthood
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Leading alcohol researchers from the United States and Canada will discuss their latest findings at an all-day meeting Nov. 18 at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Moderate social drinking significantly reduces the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment, according to an analysis of 143 studies by Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers. Researchers reviewed studies dating to 1977 that included more than 365,000 participants…
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Smokeless tobacco products have a high risk of addiction and returning to smoking and should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes, cigars or pipes, says the America Heart Association in a policy statement.
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Also tagged america, association, biobehavioral, cigars-or-pipes, health-science, increased-risk, medical, science, scientists, statement, tobacco
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Smokeless-tobacco products go by many names—snuff, gutkha, gul, chimo, mawa, nass, pan masala, toombak, or plain, old chewing tobacco—but no matter what it’s called, the American Heart Association (AHA) says they are simply not safe alternatives to smoking cigarettes, nor should they be used to aid in smoking cessation [1]. The products, according to the new policy statement, are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, particularly an increased risk of fatal MI and fatal stroke. While there is some evidence suggesting the overall cardiovascular risks are lower with smokeless tobacco than with cigarette smoking, use of these products might complicate or reduce the chance for survival after MI or stroke, according to the AHA
A new study by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy shows deaths from heroin overdoses in Chicago’s Cook County fell 16 percent during the last decade, but the Chicago metropolitan region still ranks among the worst in the nation for heroin use. Kimberly Dennis, M.D…
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Abstract: Background: Despite overwhelming evidence of their effectiveness, the establishment and maintenance of syringe exchange programmes (SEPs) in the US continue to draw opposition from community members, religious and political leaders, and law enforcement officials. One argument against SEPs is that they draw drug activity into the communities where they operate.Methods: We use 8 years of survey data from participants attending an SEP in Chicago to explore this argument by reviewing responses (N=4827) to a question asking participants the main reason they spend time in the area.Results: Findings show far more participants come to the area to buy drugs (60%) than to exchange needles (3.8%), and differences exist by ethnicity.