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Sexual addiction in drug addicts: The impact of drug of choice and poly-addiction
Antonio,Nelson; Diehl,Alessandra; Niel,Marcelo; Pillon,Sandra; Ratto,Lilian; Pinheiro,Maria Carolina; Silveira,Dartiu; Otani,Thais Zelia; Otani,VictorSummary Objective: To compare the risk of comorbid sexual addiction in a sample of individuals with a diagnosis of substance dependence, stratifying the sample by drug of choice as well as by mono versus polysubstance addiction. Method: All data were collected at Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil. The study sample comprised all alcohol or drug dependents admitted to the Addiction Treatment Unit between November 2...
Environmental tobacco smoke exposure among non-smoking waiters: measurement of ...
Laranjeira,Ronaldo; Pillon,Sandra; Dunn,JohnCONTEXT: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is a health risk that is of concern to patrons and of particular concern to employees of restaurants and bars. OBJECTIVE: To assess environmental tobacco smoke exposure (using expired carbon monoxide levels) in non-smoking waiters before and after a normal day's shift and to compare pre-exposure levels with non-smoking medical students. DESIGN: An observational s...
Nurses' attitudes towards alcoholism: factor analysis of three commonly used sc...
Pillon,Sandra; Laranjeira,Ronaldo; Dunn,JohnOBJECTIVE: To investigate the psychometric properties of three scales commonly used to measure attitudes and beliefs about alcoholism. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using a systematic sample. SETTING: Hospital São Paulo (a public general tertiary hospital) and the adjoining Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: 310 nurses and nursing teachers. INSTRUMENTS: The Marcus Alcoholism Questionnaire, T...