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Discover LudwigThe phrase "abusing illicit" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe the misuse of something illegal, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The report highlighted the issue of individuals abusing illicit substances in the community."
Alternatives: "misusing illegal" or "exploiting unlawful".
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The neuropathological abnormalities of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV -1 patients abusing illicit drugs suggest extensive interactions between tHIV -1 agents, thereby leading to increased rate of patientsion to neurodegenerabusing
Enhancement of simian/human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) replication in cerebral compartments of chronic morphine exposed rhesus macaques [18] also provides evidence for greater neuropathological changes seen in HIV/AIDS patients abusing illicit substances.
This is an increasing issue for deprived urban areas in cities with large migrant populations, and for those patients who are immunocompromised or abusing illicit drugs [ 22, 39].
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8percentt of Americans over the age of 12 abuse illicit drugs.
Nearly 7percentt of uninsured respondents abused illicit drugs or alcohol in the past year [ 3].
Subjects were excluded if they had medical complications (including chronic hypertension, diabetes, or epilepsy), or were known to abuse illicit drugs and/or alcohol.
Also, with increasing number of admissions, there was a significant increase in history of homelessness, incarceration, and drug abuse, with over three-quarters of patients with ≥10 admissions having abused illicit substances.
For the remaining seven studies, youth who reported using MA were compared to youth who abused illicit drugs other than MA, and/or youth who were sampled from juvenile detention centers, hereafter referred to as "high-risk" youth.
These grantees served nearly 44,000 more patients than our model identified as likely to abuse illicit drugs or alcohol, again suggesting that some health center patient populations have higher than expected rates of illicit drug or alcohol abuse, grantees treated patients with more severe substance use problems, or patients were treated for substance use that did not use general medical services.
"Unitus" Foundation delegates its members to coordination councils on child protection in the state oblast administration and on combatting drug abuse, illicit traffic of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, alcohol abuse, AIDS and tuberculosis in Mykolaiv, Voznesensk and Yuzhnoukrainsk cities.
A recent study from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, found that incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease was greater in the homeless population than in the general population (30 ) and that the variables associated with the serotype 5 epidemic (tobacco use, alcohol abuse, illicit drug use) were associated with invasive pneumococcal disease.
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