Search results for: ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES

• Effects of Addictive Substances During Pregnancy and Infancy and Their Analysis in Biological Materials

  Publication

  • J. Płotka-Wasylka
  • S. Narkowicz
  • Ż. Polkowska
  • M. Biziuk
  • J. Namieśnik

  - REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY - Year 2014

  The use of addictive substances during pregnancy is a serious social problem, not only because of effects on the health of the woman and child, but also because drug or alcohol dependency it detracts from childcare and enhances the prospect of child neglect and family breakdown. Developing additive substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant women is socially important and can help ensure the health of babies, prevent subsequent...

• Changes in the addiction prevalence in Polish population between 1990-2019: Review of available data

  Publication

  • I. Nowakowska
  • K. Lewczuk
  • M. Gola

  - Year 2020

  The 1989 collapse of the socialist political system in Poland initiated an avalanche of modifications regarding healthcare policy resulting with new institutions and programs dedicated to monitoring and preventing addiction. In the current article, we look at the available data allowing to track changes in (1) the prevalence of exposure to addictive substances and behaviors, and (2) changes of addictions prevalence in Poland...

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