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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
The Role of Health Literacy in Quitting Tobacco in Indonesia
Nicole Johnson, Sri Handayani, John Parrish-Sprowl
Introduction: Within the past few years, Indonesia Ministry of Health and government have begun to push toward more anti-tobacco initiatives by sponsoring mass media campaigns and...
Genderové a regionální rozdíly v kouření cigaret a konzumaci alkoholu
Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao
Úvod: Obecně platí, že prevalence kouření cigaret a konzumace alkoholu u čínských mužů je vyšší než u čínských žen. O regionálních rozdílech v prevalenci kouření cigaret a konzumace alkoholu mezi Číňany je však...
Psychiatric Symptoms in Individuals Who Use Ketamine Versus Methamphetamine
Yanhui Liao
Introduction: Chronic use of both Ketamine (“K powder”) and methamphetamine (MA, “ice”) can induce psychiatric symptoms. This study aimed at exploring drug-induced psychiatric symptoms in chronic ketamine users and MA users.
...Risk and Resilience among Out-Of-School Youth in South Africa
Lisa Wegner, Joachim Jacobs, Renette J Blignaut, Innocent Karangwa, Elizabeth Weybright, Linda Lee Caldwell, Edward Allan Smith
South African youth experience many challenges including unemployment, poverty, disorganised families, health...
Účinky systému poskytování partnerství mezi komunitou a univerzitami PROSPER na zneužívání návykových látek
Hodnocené preventivní programy jsou obvykle implementovány výzkumnými týmy, což vyvolává otázky ohledně použitelnosti v reálném světě, ale průkopnická americká studie údajně přinesla "robustní" demonstraci potenciálu systému, v němž se...
Universal School-Based Implementation of Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment to Reduce and Prevent Alcohol, Marijuana, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use
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Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based approach to reducing substance use in adolescents. An emerging literature shows the promise of school-based SBIRT. However, most school-based...
Factores de riesgo/protección y los programas preventivos en drogodependencias en el Perú
Los factores de riesgo/protección (fRP) representan elementos fundamentales para el análisis, comprensión y formulación de respuestas preventivas de las drogodependencias. El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar una revisión de la...
Socioekonomické rozdíly v kuřáckém chování a předčasné zahájení kouření mezi muži v Malawi
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Kouření tabáku je rostoucím problémem pro systémy zdravotní péče, protože se předpokládá, že se stane hlavní příčinou úmrtí v rozvojovém světě. Znalost toho, jak se kuřácké chování liší v různých socioekonomických...
Early Cannabis Use and Its Relation to the Development of Psychiatric Disorders
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Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Both an early cannabis use onset and the amount used contribute to the risk of suffering mental disorders in adulthood.
Objective: Review longitudinal...
Sex Differences in Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis Involved Hospitalizations in the United States
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Objectives: The study examined sex differences in trend and clinical characteristics of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnosis involved hospitalizations among adult patients.
Methods: We analyzed hospitalization data from the 2007...
Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco
'Million Hearts' is an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by promoting evidence-based intervention through communities, health systems, non-profit...
Reviewing Inclusion Health: An Intervention Programme for At-Risk Populations
Inclusion Health is a framework for action that helps find ways of improving the health and well-being for socially excluded groups. These populations, who have in common adverse life experiences and risk factors, such as poverty and...
Keeping Youth Drug Free
Keeping Youth Drug Free is a new publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Aimed at parents, the guide offers advice for keeping children substance-free. It includes a review of the latest...
The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks
‘The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks’ is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practitioners. It takes a look at the role...
Health and Social Responses to Drug Problems: A European Guide
Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide is a new publication from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Included alongside the guide is a set of online materials. Together these provide...
Rizikové a protektivní faktory užívání návykových látek u vysoce rizikových populací
Dochází ke zvýšení prevalence problémů s užíváním návykových látek v populacích žijících v městských oblastech a tam, kde je vysoká míra chudoby.
Některé rizikové faktory, které jsou častější ve znevýhodněných oblastech, jsou spojeny...
Seminář o drogové závislosti v Bangladéši
Dhaka Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Center, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) a Lion Club of Dhaka Oasis společně uspořádaly protidrogový seminář pro studenty a učitele...
Project: “Engaging Young People in Peacebuilding & Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Intervention & Policies"
The “Engaging Young People in Peacebuilding” Project of the Drug Free Pakistan Foundation was continuously engaged in organizing and conducting teachers' training, youth leadership training and school programs in school-based prevention...
Training of Youth Drug Prevention Facilitators in Pakistan
The Pakistani non-governmental organisation, Aga Khan Rural Support (AKRSP), organised its first four day training programme on evidence-based school and community drug abuse prevention for teachers from 6th - 10th October, 2017 in...
Addiction Training in Clinical Psychology: Does It Meet the Demand?
Clinical psychology is particularly well suited to offering a multifaceted response in order to help those living with a substance use disorder. A new study published in the academic journal American Psychologist investigates the extent to...