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Children's drug use in Africa is a growing concern that requires urgent attention and comprehensive strategies. Understanding the complex factors influencing children's drug use and implementing effective prevention and intervention...

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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is characterized by cycles of abuse, withdrawal, and relapse. Neuroadaptations in the basal ganglia are observed in AUD; specifically in the putamen, globus pallidus (GP), and ventral pallidum (VP)...

The purpose of the NPN Conference is to highlight the latest research in the substance use prevention field. It provides a forum for prevention professionals, coalition leaders, researchers, and federal partners to share research, best...

Children's drug use in Africa is a growing concern that requires urgent attention and comprehensive strategies. Understanding the complex factors influencing children's drug use and implementing effective prevention and intervention...

We are thrilled to share the first-ever Global Position Paper on Recovery (GPPR), developed by WFAD's Recovered Users Network (RUN) and the Global Recovery Task Force. The document unites recovery organisations [and beyond], institutions...

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Personhood is a profound and complex mix of Agency, Capacity, Personality, Knowledge and Experience. However, there are many factors and elements that mold and craft that personhood for better or the worse. We posit, as a rule...

A publication on risk and protective factors for substance use among youth attending public schools in Lagos state, Nigeria to guide evidence-based substance use prevention interventions. DOI: 10.1002/ijop.13122

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Substance use among adolescents poses significant risks to their health, wellbeing, and development, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. However, little is known about the outlets and...

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Objetivo:

Evaluar la efectividad de un programa para prevención de consumo de sustancias en estudiantes de una universidad pública en Cartagena, Colombia.

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Diseño cuasiexperimental, sin grupo control. La...

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a program for the prevention of substance use among students at a public university in Cartagena, Colombia.

Methodology: Quasi-experimental design, without a control group. The sample consisted of...

A new study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association indicates that smoking, vaping or eating marijuana is linked to a significantly higher risk of heart attack or stroke, even if the person had no existing heart...

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The prevalence and associated overdose death rates from opioid use disorder (OUD) have dramatically increased in the last decade. Despite more available treatments than 20 years ago, treatment access and high...

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The ED Leads program was introduced to 11 emergency departments (EDs) within New York City public hospitals from 2018 to 2019 to address a need for addiction support services in the ED. The purpose of this study is to...