Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3631/1510036
The Detrimental Effects of Cannabis on Brain. A Concise Review
Omar ME Abdel-Salam
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 30, 2022
Marijuana and hashish, from the plant Cannabis sativa L, are the illicit drugs most frequently used worldwide. Cannabis is well known for its recreational effects being popular among adolescents and young adults and is often perceived as harmless. Cannabis, however, impairs working and shortterm memory and is associated with decline in academic functioning, impaired driving skills, cognitive impairment, and progression to other illicit substance use....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3631/1510035
Association of Substance and Psychiatric Disorders with Health Care Utilization and Cost
David Cawthorpe, BSc, MSc, PhD
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: March 20, 2022
Few studies have directly examined the health care costs of those who suffer from mental disorder problems. The quality of administrative data has improved to the point where such study is currently possible. We report prevalence and cost results for 16 years of physician billing data comparing the health costs of groups with and without substance and/or other psychiatric disorders. A 16-year dataset containing 95846511 physician-assigned International Classification of Disease (ICD) diagnoses a...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3631/1510033
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Influence of Psychological Needs and Cultural Individualism on Problematic Internet Use
Ibrahim Arpaci, PhD, Kasım Karataş, PhD, Mustafa Baloğlu, PhD and Şahin Kesici, PhD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 08, 2021
This study presents a cross-cultural analysis of the influence of psychological needs and cultural individualism on problematic Internet use. The Individualism-Collectivism Scale, New Needs Assessment Questionnaire, and Internet Addiction Scale were used to collect data from American and Turkish college students. A structural equation modeling based multi-group analysis was employed to test the research model and hypothesized relationships. The results showed that there is a negative and signifi...