Intervence sociálních médií pro odvykání kouření – Tweet2Quit – posílá automatizovanou každodenní komunikaci soukromým svépomocným skupinám a podporuje vysoce kvalitní peer-to-peer diskuse online. Je to velmi nízké náklady a má potenciální...
Vícebodové terapie zaměřené na rodinu se v této komplexní a pečlivé syntéze výsledků pokusů nepobytových programů pro mladistvé užívající návykové látky jeví jako pravděpodobně nejúčinnější – ale ospravedlňují výsledky dodatečné náklady?
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Further evidence from England that the ‘Tough Choices’ schemes which force people arrested for certain offences to be tested for heroin or cocaine use and if positive to be assessed for treatment do not pay back in terms of treatment...
A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...
Contingency management (CM) is a widely used behavioural therapy for substance use disorders. It offers material rewards for attending sessions and adhering to prescribed medication courses, amongst other positive behaviours.
A study...
Nedávno publikovaná v časopise Pediatrics, první prospektivní studie syntetických kanabinoidů (SC) - chemických látek, které napodobují účinky marihuany - spojuje depresivní příznaky a konzumaci marihuany a alkoholu se zvýšeným rizikem...
Podle nové studie publikované v časopise s otevřeným přístupem PLOS ONE mají američtí vysokoškolští studenti, kteří konzumují střední až vysokou hladinu alkoholu a marihuany, trvale nižší bodový průměr (GPA).
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A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry claims that one’s desire for cocaine may be reduced by blocking signalling from a specific system in the brain primarily responsible for promoting wakefulness and appetite.
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Recently published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a new study claims the existence of a link between childhood abuse and opioid use later in life.
According to the investigation, emotional abuse, specifically, more so than sexual or...
Findings recently revealed in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and the Journal of Neuroscience suggest the cerebellum is co-responsible for the alterations in the brain that are linked with excessive substance abuse.
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A recent survey which looked at the drug habits of over 20,000 US high-school athletes has found those who play high-contact sports, such as hockey, are more likely to use heroin and prescription opioids for non-medicinal purposes.
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The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued a new evidence-based guideline for combatting tobacco use by children and young adults aged 5 – 18, suggesting that physicians ought to have a more active role in the prevention...
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...
A new study published in the journal eLife suggest that a father’s nicotine use could have an effect on children’s risk of some diseases. The investigation found that the offspring of mice routinely exposed to nicotine developed chemical...
12-step fellowships offer a way to reconcile shrunken resources with the desire to get more patients safely out of treatment. Accounting for the self-selection bias which has obscured AA’s impacts, this synthesis of US trials finds that...
A new study published in the journal Nature has found that brain scans can predict whether or not teenagers will develop drug taking behaviours later in life.
A sample of 14-year-olds was assessed. The investigation reports that, from an...
Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...
