US health regulators will add their strongest warning labels to prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin and Percocet, to stem the epidemic of opioid abuse. The Food and Drug Administration revealed plans to add a ‘black box’ warning to all immediate-release prescription opioid painkillers – which includes nearly 175 branded and generic drugs. Those medications are among the most commonly prescr
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The ‘crunch’ has replaced the ‘situp’ for most purposes because of concerns about lower back injury and that situps may be less effective than crunches for abdominal strengthening, although this is not accepted by every authority. With the crunch, the lower back stays on the ground and you raise the shoulders while contracting the abdominals muscles. Crunches take many forms inclu
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ConclusionsFor girls, polydrug use was significantly associated with unprotected sex after adjusting for a range of risk factors, and this relationship was non‐significant for boys. Future prevention programs for adolescent risky sexual behaviour and polydrug use might benefit from a tailored approach to gender differences.[Chan G, Kelly A, Hides L, Quinn C, Williams J. Does gender moderate the
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Parry, C. D. H. (2016 ) Addressing HIV risk behaviour in South Africa: Yes, HIV testing in treatment centres in important, but far more is needed . Drug and Alcohol Review , doi: 10.1111/dar.12391. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa…
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Conclusions.The policy and practice in these settings vary greatly, with many services reporting no documented policy to guide staff. The findings suggest the need to develop organisational policy to support service providers in responding to possession of illicit substances on premises. [Stirling R, Day C. The policy and practices of New South Wales drug treatment providers in responding to the p
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