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Mental health and the broader consequences of illicit substance abuse beginning in adolescence

Ejona Shaska
1
,
Francesk Mulita
2
,
Engjellushe Zenelaj
3
,
Andrin Tahiri
1
,
Ermelinda Durmishi
3
,
Taulant Gishto
4
,
Edvaldo Begotaraj
1
,
Vasileios Leivaditis
5

  1. Department of Psychiatry, ”Ali Mihali” Psychiatric Hospital, Vlora, Albania
  2. Department of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
  3. Reald University College, Vlora, Albania
  4. Department of Cardiology, ”Nene Tereza” Tirana Hospital, Tirana, Albania
  5. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2025; 34 (4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2025.156741
Online publish date: 2025/12/08
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