Substance use continues to contribute to significant morbidity and mortality in the United
States, for both women and men, more so than any other preventable health condition. To …

QoL is an important clinical and research outcome in the context of substance use. However,
the indiscriminate use of nonspecific measurement tools may produce questionable results …

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of psychiatric comorbidity and
severity of dependence on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: One hundred …

Quality of life is related to one of the basic human desires, which is to live well and feel good.
The scope of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of psychoactive substance users …

Background: Substance users' quality of life (QoL) is influenced by several variables,
including psychiatric comorbidity and addiction severity. Thus far, the impact of the type of …

Background Despite extensive research on gender differences in addiction, there are
relatively few published reports comparing treatment outcomes for women versus men …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Postoperative dysphagia and dysphonia (PDD) are prevalent
complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Identification of risk …

Rationale Consistent sex differences are observed in human drug addiction, with females
often exceeding males on drug intake. However, there is still a need for animal models for …

Background The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the impact of oral health
conditions, socioeconomic status and use of specific substances on quality of life of alcohol …

Background Although the studies published so far have found an affectation in the Health
Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in both psychiatric and substance use dependence …