"Drug Users" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.
| Descriptor ID |
D055030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.169
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Users- Drug Users
- Drug User
- User, Drug
- Users, Drug
- Drug Abusers
- Abuser, Drug
- Abusers, Drug
- Drug Abuser
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Users" by people in Profiles.
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Psychological distress among Cambodian people who use drugs. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2020 01; 39(1):66-70.
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Perceived Effectiveness of Anti-Marijuana Messages in Adult Users and Nonusers: An Examination of Responses to Messages About Marijuana's Effects on Cognitive Performance, Driving, and Health. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2019 07; 80(4):415-422.
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Daily stressors as antecedents, correlates, and consequences of alcohol and drug use and cravings in community-based offenders. Psychol Addict Behav. 2017 05; 31(3):315-325.
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You are the danger: attenuated insula response in methamphetamine users during aversive interoceptive decision-making. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Sep 01; 142:110-9.
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A voxel-based morphometry study of young occasional users of amphetamine-type stimulants and cocaine. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Feb 01; 135:104-11.
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Structural and predictive equivalency of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale across three racial/ethnic groups. Nicotine Tob Res. 2011 Jul; 13(7):548-55.
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A comparison of delay discounting among smokers, substance abusers, and non-dependent controls. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Dec 01; 112(3):247-50.