The association between Cannabis use and Testicular Germ Cell Tumor development

Farah Yasmin Farah Yasmin,Rohan Ochani Rohan Ochani,Adina Jabeen Mallick,Syed Ali Farhan

doi:10.37978/pjsm.v1i2.162

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1.1 Aims and objectives of the national survey on drug use Generating reliable evidence on the extent to which the population is using drugs and suffering from drug use disorders can provide the evidence base required to ensure effective and responsive planning of drug use prevention, treatment, and care services
In order to develop a comprehensive picture of drug use in the country the National Survey comprised the following components: 3 s A national household survey on health behaviours implemented by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, comprising interviews with a nationally representative sample of over 51,000 individuals randomly selected across the country
From a health perspective, injecting drug use is perceived to be the most problematic route of drug or substance administration owing to the high risk of acquiring and spreading HIV and other bloodborne infections

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1.1 Aims and objectives of the national survey on drug use Generating reliable evidence on the extent to which the population is using drugs and suffering from drug use disorders can provide the evidence base required to ensure effective and responsive planning of drug use prevention, treatment, and care services. The aim of this study was to provide estimates of the extent of drug use and associated harm to develop policies and programmes in cooperation with national and international stakeholders to address drug demand reduction efforts in Pakistan in addition to address availability of drugs. Specific objectives of the national survey on drug use in Pakistan were: s To provide reliable estimates of the prevalence of drug use among the population aged 15 to 64 in Pakistan, broken down by gender and provinces in the following categories:. The problem drug use study was conducted with the aim of looking at patterns of high risk drug use that is not likely to be reported or found in conventional household surveys

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