Entries from Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences Weblog tagged with 'Drug abuse'
Evaluation of a Drug Court Serving Female Prescription Drug Misusers: Relationship of Substance Use to Co-Occurring Trauma History and Symptoms
Amber Hannah, California State University, Los AngelesM. Scott Young*, Kathleen Moore*, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at University of South Florida Full manuscript: http://www.kon.org/urc/v8/hannah.html Abstract The present study examined the relationship between lifetime trauma, trauma symptoms, and substance use among female prescription drug misusers enrolled in a court supervised substance abuse treatment program. Participants were sixteen women enrolled in the Pinellas County Adult Drug Court WeCan outpatient rehabilitation program. Results indicated that lifetime exposure to trauma was...
Shamans Equal Schizophrenics
The purpose of this research paper is to analyze shamanism and schizophrenia, eventually coming to the conclusion that they are one and the same.
A Review of the Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Affective Disorders
Thomas Hugh Richardson University of Bath Full paper: http://www.kon.org/urc/v8/bath.html Abstract This paper examines the relationship between cannabis use and the affective disorders of depression, bipolar disorder, and mania. The literature is reviewed, examining both sides of the debate. The literature suggests that cannabis is most strongly related to depression in heavy use, in particular in adolescents. Cannabis may be used to self-medicate depressive symptoms, though there is little evidence that this is effective. Whilst cannabis may also be used for...
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