Medication may help heavy-drinking smokers improve their health
This study confirms that medications can play a role, Ray said, but she noted that it can be challenging for patients to take more than one prescribed medication.“Varenicline alone is doing a great job, and this trial indicates that there is not much room for naltrexone to make a difference,” Ray said. “But even medications like varenicline have their limitations. Medication is only part of the solution. There remains much research to be done on addict ions and how to treat them.”Ray says that those who wish to quit smoking and reduce drinking may consider talking to their doctor about the possibility of using vare...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 15, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Characterising mental health and addictions and assault-related health care use in the year prior to death: a population-based linked cohort study of homicide victims - O'Neill M, Buajitti E, Donnelly PD, Kornas K, Rosella L.
INTRODUCTION: Homicide is an important cause of death for older youth and adult Canadians; however, little is known about health care use prior to death among this population. OBJECTIVES: To characterise health care use for mental health and addict...
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Pornography, impersonal sex, and sexual aggression: a test of the confluence model in a national probability sample of men in the U.S - Wright PJ, Paul B, Herbenick D.
This paper reports findings on men's exposure to extreme pornography, impersonal sexuality, and sexual aggression from the National Survey of Porn Use, Relationships, and Sexual Socialization, a U.S. population-based probability study. Despite Malamuth's c...
Source: SafetyLit - June 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news

Porn Use Spiked During the Pandemic Porn Use Spiked During the Pandemic
Move over, Netflix. You ' re not the only video streaming outfit to benefit from the COVID-19 lockdown.WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Porn Use Spiked During the Pandemic
In findings likely to surprise no one, new research shows Americans’ pornography usage spiked dramatically in the early months of the pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - May 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Over 80% of Americans have had at least one symptom of depression over the course of the pandemic
The YouGov/Field Trip survey of 2,100 adults found the highest rates of depression among people aged 18 to 25 and at least one in 10 admitted they coped with booze, drugs, overeating or porn.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Most severe sexual abuse’: German police bust darknet child-porn platform boasting 400,000 users worldwide
German police have raided one of the world’s largest child-porn platforms, a darknet site called ‘Boystown’, arresting several suspects...
Source: Reuters: Health - May 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Germany busts international child porn site used by 400,000
German prosecutors announced Monday they have busted one of the world’s biggest international darknet platforms for child pornography,...
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mexico: 'Revenge Porn' to be punishable with jail term of up to 6 years
Mexico's Congress approved legislation on Thursday to combat the publication of private sexual videos, images or audios without the...
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Drug addict 'strangled' his penis after metal ring became stuck
The 36-year-old man was given emergency surgery at Marrakech University Hospital in Morocco after leaving the ring on for 12 hours. (Pictured: The electric saw medics used to cut off the metal)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Former porn star Mary Carey announces California recall bid
Despite announcing her bid, Carey's statement said "she feels the recall is a waste of resources considering the governor’s current term...
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Revenge porn' and women empowerment issues: implications for human rights and social work practice in Zimbabwe - Mafa I, Kang ’ethe S, Chikadzi V.
Although the issue of revenge porn dates back before the popularization of social media, concerns over its gender bias and other adverse concomitant ramifications have recently attracted attention from a human rights perspective. While it has been widely a...
Source: SafetyLit - April 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Preliminary insights from a U.S. probability sample on adolescents' pornography exposure, media psychology, and sexual aggression - Wright PJ, Paul B, Herbenick D.
Sexual aggression is now widely recognized as a public health crisis. Using the sexual script acquisition, activation, application model ((3)AM) as a guide, this paper reports findings on U.S. teenagers' exposure to pornography, motivation for viewing porn...
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Larry Flynt, porn purveyor and unlikely free speech champion, dies
He scored a surprising U.S. Supreme Court victory over the Rev. Jerry Falwell, who had sued him for libel.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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