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The Increase Of Fentanyl Use In Young Adults And Its Relationship To Mental Illness, Madison Lilleberg, Madison Regel, Bashaer Abdushakour, Rosalee Allan
The Increase Of Fentanyl Use In Young Adults And Its Relationship To Mental Illness, Madison Lilleberg, Madison Regel, Bashaer Abdushakour, Rosalee Allan
2022 Symposium
The abuse of prescription pain medication has risen to exponential levels in the United States within the past few years, leading to overdose deaths. The opioid epidemic sparked the popularity of the use of Fentanyl due to its highly potent pain-fighting properties. What was once approved to manage pain symptoms for cancer patients is now being used by thousands of young individuals irresponsibly and poses a threat to the health of our population. It is also becoming increasingly common worldwide to find this synthetic opioid mixed with other illicit drugs.
The scope of the research focuses on studies on self-medication …
Causal Attribution, Personal Responsibility, And Regret In Lung Cancer Survivors, Justin Ulland, Anthony Cortez-Morales, Kevin R. Criswell
Causal Attribution, Personal Responsibility, And Regret In Lung Cancer Survivors, Justin Ulland, Anthony Cortez-Morales, Kevin R. Criswell
2022 Symposium
Introduction: Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer for males and females and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Ninety percent of lung cancer cases are associated with a smoking history. Less is known about (a) how lung cancer survivors with and without smoking histories attribute their cancer to secondhand smoke and (b) how those attributions may be associated with personal responsibility, regret, and stigma from medical staff/professionals. This secondary data analytic study examined 196 lung cancer survivors.
Method: Paper surveys included (a) whether secondhand smoking caused their cancer, (b) whether they perceived control …