Overcrowding modulates the response of adolescents to psychoactive drugs

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Psychoactive Drugs

Use of Psychoactive Drugs: Needed Directions for Research and Action

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel W. Goldstein ◽  
Samuel Pearlman ◽  
Jean P. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Psychoactive Drugs

scholarly journals Representations of Psychoactive Drugs’ Use in Mass Culture and Their Impact on Audiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6000
Author(s):  
Marek A. Motyka ◽  
Ahmed Al-Imam
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
Film Music ◽  
Psychoactive Drugs ◽  
Frequent Contact ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Staying At Home

Drug use has been increasing worldwide over recent decades. Apart from the determinants of drug initiation established in numerous studies, the authors wish to draw attention to other equally important factors, which may contribute to augmenting this phenomenon. The article aims to draw attention to the content of mass culture, especially representations of drug use in mass media, which may influence the liberalization of attitudes towards drugs and their use. The role of mass culture and its impact on the audience is discussed. It presents an overview of drug representations in the content of mass culture, e.g., in film, music, literature, and the occurrence of drug references in everyday products, e.g., food, clothes, and cosmetics. Attention was drawn to liberal attitudes of celebrities and their admissions to drug use, particularly to the impact of the presented positions on the attitudes of the audience, especially young people for whom musicians, actors, and celebrities are regarded as authorities. Indications for further preventive actions were also presented. Attention was drawn to the need to take appropriate action due to the time of the COVID-19 pandemic when many people staying at home (due to lockdown or quarantine) have the possibility of much more frequent contact with mass culture content, which may distort the image of drugs.

Drug Interactions Between Lamotrigine and Psychoactive Drugs

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Reimers ◽  
Eirik Skogvoll ◽  
Janne Kutschera Sund ◽  
Olav Spigset
Keyword(s):  
Drug Interactions ◽  
Psychoactive Drugs
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