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Substance Use Among Iranian Cardiac Surgery Patients and Its Effects on Short-Term Outcome
Anesthesia & Analgesia, 10/23/09

Azarasa M et al. – In cardiac surgery patients in northwest Iran, the prevalence of cigarette smoking is relatively low (very low in women), as is alcohol use, compared with Western countries; however, opium use is twice as prevalent. The authors found higher pulmonary complication rates in men who smoked, but no increase in postoperative cardiopulmonary complications and in–hospital mortality rates in patients who abused opium and consumed alcohol.

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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Nonmedical Drug Use in Older U.S. Adults: Data from the 2001/02 National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 69%

A Theoretical Model for Understanding Mental Health, Substance Use, and Work Performance Among Asian Immigrants
AAOHN Journal, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Computer-delivered, parent-involvement intervention to prevent substance use among adolescent girls
Preventive Medicine, 11/12/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Parole Revocation Among Prison Inmates With Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
Psychiatric Services, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 68%

New estimates of the number of children living with substance misusing parents: results from UK national household surveys
BMC Public Health, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 68%