Psychoactive substance use and general mental health among refugees in a Nigerian camp

SM Amosu, PO Onifade, TA Adamson - Journal of Substance Use, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Refugees are a vulnerable people. They started coming into Nigeria in the
nineties. Studies among them in Nigeria had been limited to depression and post-traumatic …

Perspectives of frontline professionals on Palestinian children living with sibling and parental drug use in the UNRWA camps, Jordan

M Wazaify, L Abushams, M Al-Afifi, S Kewley… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) consist of the non-contiguous West Bank including
East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. It is densely populated within these confines and has a …

Understanding and responding to substance use and abuse in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon prior to and during COVID-19 times

E Aaraj, P Haddad, S Khalife, M Fawaz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Due to its geographical proximity to the Syrian conflict and the occupied territories, Lebanon
has experienced an influx of refugees in recent times. Palestinian refugees are an identified …

Pattern of substance use among schoolchildren in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

BR Damiri, IA Salahat, MH Aghbar - Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2018 - Springer
Background Tobacco smoking, alcohol use, and illicit drug use are significant health,
psychological, and social problems among youth in Palestine. The aim of this study was to …

Perspectives of frontline professionals on Palestinian children living with sibling and parental drug use in the West Bank and Gaza strip

M Al-Afifi, L Abushams, M Sakka, M Shehada… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Occupied Territories of Palestine (OtP) consists of the non-contiguous West
Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Political and economic tensions and its …

Prevalence and predictors of recreational drug use in a conflict affected area in the Southwest region of Cameroon: A cross-sectional study

AE Njingu, FE Jabbossung, NS Sunjo… - Journal of Public …, 2022 - academicjournals.org
Conflicts and displacements have high impact on mental health due to direct exposure to
traumatic events and exposure to increased levels of daily stressors. Post-traumatic stress …

Substance use associated with eating attitudes and behaviors, neglected health issues among Palestinian refugees

NA Khelfeh, AM Mousa, AI Shakhshir… - Journal of Substance …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective We aimed to investigate substance use and its association with eating attitudes
and behaviors among male Palestinian refugees. Methods In a cross-sectional study, male …

A systematic review of qualitative research on substance use among refugees

EA Saleh, FB Lazaridou, F Klapprott, M Wazaify… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To evaluate qualitative research on substance use and substance use disorders
(SUDs) among refugees in terms of practitioners' and substance users' attitudes, beliefs and …

[PDF][PDF] Substance abuse among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza strip

AAM Thabet, JK Dajani - Arab Journal of Psychological Science, 2012 - academia.edu
This paper aimed to review the current knowledge about the drug addiction problems in
Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip). In order to conduct such …

Palestinian children's experiences of drug abuse in the home in the occupied territories of Palestine: a scoping review of extant literature

MC Van Hout, MF Al-Afifi, L Abushams… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Occupied Territories of Palestine (OtP) consists of the non-contiguous West
Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Its dense population with political and …