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Hace 21 horas · In a global era, however, these processes have intensified, amplified, and extended in ways that could not have been predicted.We elaborate the spatial, economic, social, cultural, and technological implications of globalization for gangs across five principle areas: (1) Gangs in the Global City; (2) Gangs, Illicit Markets, and the Global Criminal Economy; (3) Mobility, Crimmigration, and the ...
Hace 21 horas · We examined past-year intimate partner violence (IPV), including psychological violence without physical/sexual violence, and health outcomes among people with HIV (PWH) in care in a multi-site U.S. cohort. Between 2016 and 2022, PWH reported 12-month psychological, physical, and sexual IPV in a routine assessment. We used linear and logistic regression models adjusted for age, race/ethnicity ...
Hace 3 días · A psychoactive drug, or psychoactive substance, among other names such as psychoactive agent, psychopharmaceutical, and psychotropic drug, is a chemical substance that changes the function of the nervous system and results in alterations of perception, mood, cognition, and behavior.
Hace 21 horas · Key Statistics on Substance Abuse and Crime. The following statistics underscore the significant relationship between substance abuse and criminal behavior: In 2021, 80% of offenders reported any past drug use, with 55% using drugs in the month before their offense. Cocaine/crack was the most common drug used by mothers in state prison, while ...
Hace 1 día · Users with a higher perceived value of quitting illicit substance use were significantly more likely to attempt to quit use spontaneously. Health behavior interventions that incorporate the perceived value of quitting illicit substance use can be effective in encouraging spontaneous attempts to quit illicit substance use.
Hace 5 días · Crackdown on Illicit Drugs Detects Rise in 'Designer' Drug Substitutes. Mar. 25, 2024 — As authorities crack down on illicit drugs, experts have issued an alert on the use of the synthetic ...
Hace 2 días · In the United States, approximately 15% of high school students reported having any illicit drug use, including marijuana, heroin, methamphetamines, inhalants, hallucinogens or ecstasy [].According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), adolescents’ rate of using illicit drugs in 2023 showed a downward trend compared to the pre-pandemic period, probably attributable to school ...
