Naslov
Substance Abuse in Performing Musicians

Autori
Breitenfeld, Darko ; Thaller, Vladko ; Perić, Božidar ; Jagetić, Nada ; Hadžić, Dijana ; Breitenfeld, Tomislav

Izvornik
Alcoholism (0002-502X) 44 (2008), 1; 37-42

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
performing musicians ; chemical substances ; alcohol ; smoking ; respiratory infections ; AIDS ; betablockers.

Sažetak
In order to maintain high-quality performance some performing musicians are prone to take chemical substances, as they want to solve many problems that interfere good performance. Among many chemical substances, cocaine is one of the most expanded among modern music performers, especially pop musicians. Alcohol is harmful for musicians because of decreased quality of vocal technique. Singers and windpipe players should not smoke at all, both for healthy and professional reasons. Smoking singers and wind-instrument players are at special risk of respiratory infection, as every kind of respiratory infection directly affects vocal apparatus not doing well to the quality of performance. For musical population, especially wind-instrument players, it is very important whether Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be acquired over saliva. Among many substances, it is interesting to notice how popularity of betablockers increases. Some other drugs are also used like: sedatives, tranquilizers, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) etc. Because of many potential side-effects, it’ s repeated use is not recommendable.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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