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Universities UK, 2024
Higher education leaders and staff have long expressed concern about the impact of student drug use. This includes its effects on learning and mental health and on future job prospects, as well as the serious consequences of addiction and avoidable deaths. However, there has historically been limited understanding of the prevalence of student drug…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
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Billingham, Daniel D.; Kelly, Peter J.; Deane, Frank P.; Crowe, Trevor P.; Buckingham, Mark S.; Craig, Fiona L. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
There is increasing emphasis on the use routine outcome assessment measures to inform quality assurance initiatives. The calculation of reliable and clinically significant change indices is one strategy that organizations could use to develop both internal and externally focused benchmarking processes. The current study aimed to develop reliable…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Quality Control, Substance Abuse, Mental Health
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Holt, Martin; Treloar, Carla – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2008
Little is understood about the self-care activities undertaken by drug treatment clients. Using data from a qualitative study of drug treatment and mental health we identify the self-care practices of drug treatment clients diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Seventy-seven participants were interviewed in four sites across Australia.…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Drug Rehabilitation, Daily Living Skills, Anxiety
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Elsheikh, Salah Elgaily – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2008
Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the attitudes of abstainers from drug use that relate to the factors leading to long-term abstinence. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study was carried out in Al-Amal Hospital to examine, which attitudes of abstainers related to long-term abstinence. A random survey was conducted on 62…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Drug Rehabilitation, Behavior Modification, Attitudes