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4 articles for “alcohol-related illnesses”
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ASSESSING KNOWEDGE REGARDING EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM IN MEN AT THIMMARAJAPURA VILLAGE, KOLLEGAL.
Abstract: Alcohol, serving both as a beverage with some nutritional value and a psychoactive substance, poses significant health risks when consumed excessively. Chronic alcohol misuse can lead to a myriad of health issues, including hypertension, cardiac disease, stroke, liver disease, digestive problems, infertility, and various forms of cancer. Moreover, prolonged alcohol abuse can weaken the immune system, rendering individuals more susceptible to serious infections.To investigate the prevalence and effects of alcoholism, …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2024 Read article
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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Counselling on Level of Awareness Regarding the Ill Effects of Substance Abuse Among Substance Abusers at Selected Setting
Abstract: Background: Substance abuse means the harmful abuse of substance such as alcohol and illicit drugs. Unlimited use of these substances produces the dependence with behavioural, higher mental functioning, physiological changes when abused continuously and repeated strong desire, to ingest substance despite of its harmful consequences. Restoration of the health of the substance abusers mainly dependent on the policies related to alcohol and intervention planned to reduce the pattern of substance …
Published in International Journal of Neurological Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 28–36 Read article
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Risk taking behaviors among adolescents in selected High schools of Bagalkot, Karnataka
Abstract: Adolescence has extensive been familiar as a period of keen risk taking and accordingly a stage that want special over vision from adults nevertheless prospects concerning this period and views of how adolescence should be treated have varied. Adolescents often engage in risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs, and early unprotected sexual activity. Risky behaviors might pose a threat to adolescents’ future health. The adverse health consequences …
Published in International Journal of Pediatric Nursing · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 21–24 Read article
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Quality of Life Among Post Stroke Patients at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) Coimbatore
Abstract: Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of adult death in the industrialized world. Despite the enormous personal and societal impact of stroke, the best method for ensuring stroke outcome is not clear. Assessing health related quality of life is difficult in stroke, in which patients have heterogeneous stroke symptoms and deficits and commonly suffer from psychological and social squeal of stroke. Need for …
Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 34–40 Read article