Background: Patients who are diagnosed with alcohol-dependent syndrome (ADS) are shown to have neuropsychological deficits, especially executive function (EF) deficits.Among the EFs, decision-making is one such function which has consistently been shown to be impaired in people who are dependent on alcohol, compared to controls.Decision-making in t
Background: Sparse data are available on rates of drug-induced pruritus, a well-recognized adverse reaction.We sought to assess relative rates of pruritus associated with commonly 533 prescribed medications.Methods: Using the electronic medical record system EPIC, retrospective data were collected on patients seen at Johns Hopkins who received a me
This research aims to estimate the relative risks of responsibility for a fatal accident linked to driving under the influence of cannabis or alcohol, the prevalence of these influences among drivers and the corresponding attributable risk ratios.A secondary goal is to estimate the same items for three other groups of illicit drugs (amphetamines, c