The primary purpose of this study is to determine the occurrence of drug therapy adjustment in people with substance use disorder receiving medication-assisted treatment when admitted to an acute care facility for a comorbid condition. The secondary purpose is to understand the correlation between the presence of adjustment of therapy for substance use disorder and influence on recovery from comorbid conditions. A literature review exploring drug therapy for addicted individuals during hospitalization was performed using various databases, search terms included *substance use disorder or *substance abuse or *illicit drug use or *drug abuse or *MAT or *maintenance therapy, combined with *inpatient or *hospital or *acute care or *admission. The data was conformed into tables that synthesized the relationship between drug therapy adjustment for individuals with substance use disorder during an acute care admission. Initial review of the articles revealed 78 articles relative to the topic, 16 of those articles met inclusion criteria and were selected for a detailed analysis. Studies suggest the need for provider education and guidelines for treating individuals receiving MAT in an acute care facility. While individuals with substance use disorder often use acute care services, their medication-assisted treatment is rarely acknowledged or adjusted. Many studies focus on individuals with substance use disorder, yet, addressing medication-assisted therapy is still inconsistent, and lacks official guidelines.

Drug use is considered in many countries the plague of today's society. Researchers from medical, psychological and sociological fields, as well as lawmakers, are interested in finding more answers to this widespread phenomenon. All over the world there are known conflicts related to drug producing, transportation routes and distribution, that harm the economy and social standing of the involved communities or countries. Policies towards drug use vary from country to country, but this research focuses on how stigma affects the lives of individuals suffering from substance use disorder (SUD) in Albania. Substance use disorder is not often considered a disease, and more often individuals suffering from this disorder are stigmatized and not given the right care from their families, societies, or healthcare providers. Drug usage in Albania is closely linked to the country's geopolitics and its communism and dictatorship past history. This phenomenon has influenced the Albanian societal perceptions. Even though Albania became a democratic country in the 1990s, there are still old mentalities to be changed, with social stigma towards drugs being one of them. The purpose of this pilot research is to understand the connection between social stigma and the treatment that individuals with substance use disorder receive from their families, society, and medical institutions. This pilot study was based on interviews conducted in a small sampling of 18 individuals. The qualitative information collected through interviews falls into four categories: Medical professionals and psychologists, family members or people who have loved ones with substance use disorder, current users of cocaine or synthetic drugs who are in denial regarding their addiction and everything it entails, and heroin users currently in treatment programs. There are also different types of stigma associated with different types of drugs. These types of stigma are herein categorized based on the collected information which supports the premise of how social stigma affects these individuals' lives. This study is the first known research for this subject matter in the country of Albania, therefore, it intends to open the path for further research that is inclusive of more groups/individuals.

Det föreligger en kunskapslucka gällande vilka metoder i skolan som är effektiva för att förebygga missbruk bland ungdomar. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex yrkesverksamma inom högstadiet och gymnasiet har skolpersonalens uppfattning om det förebyggande arbetet undersökts, med fokus på utmaningar och möjligheter. Uppsatsen hade en abduktiv ansats och resultatet analyserades med en tematisk analys. De teorier som uppsatsen utgått från är den sociala inlärningsteorin, stämplingsteorin, samt systemteorin. Det väsentliga som lyfts fram ur intervjuerna var att ungdomen försöker skapa sin identitet och att detta kan leda till fel umgängen. Teman som togs upp var en trygg skolmiljö, att ungdomen har en relation till en vuxen skolpersonal, informativa metoder, samverkan med andra instanser samt omgivningens roll exempelvis fritidsgårdar. I enlighet med forskningen visar diskussionen att exempelvis en trygg skolmiljö är en fungerande metod, att det finns möjligheter och hinder med informativa metoder och att trygga relationer till skolpersonal är väsentligt. / There is a knowledge gap found in the preventive methods that the schools use for preventing substance abuse. Through conducting six semi-structured interviews with school staff working at secondary schools, questions have been asked about the staff´s perception on the current prevention work. Focus have been on the challenges and opportunities they encounter. The essay had an abductive approach and a thematic analysis of results. Theories used to analyse the collected data consists of social learning theory, stamping theory and the system theory. The most common subject in the interview revolved around adolescences trying to find their identity whilst encountering wrong kind of relationships. The key themes brought up was a safe environment in school, that the adolescences had a relationship to a school staff, informative methods, cooperation with other instances and the surrounding´s role outside of school, for example youth recreation centres. The discussion shows, in accordance with research, that a safe environment is a functioning method. It also showed that there is both challenges and opportunities with informative methods and that a safe relationship to the school staff is essential as a preventive method.

Although rape is prevalent in the United States, conviction rates for perpetrators are low. Before developing a solution for low conviction rates in rape cases, researchers must examine factors that influence juror decisions in rape trials. The current study investigated the influence of complainant substance use and juror education about rape myths and sexual consent laws. Mock jurors were randomly assigned to one of twelve conditions and after reading the rape trial summary were asked to rate defendant guilt and complainant and defendant blameworthiness and credibility. Mock jurors in the education condition rated the defendant as significantly guiltier and more to blame for the sexual assault than did mock jurors in the no education condition.

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