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Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder
A study funded by the NIH found that adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) who take higher doses of buprenorphine, an opioid addiction treatment medication, have a lower risk of emergency department or inpatient visits related to behavioral...
Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive
Zvrácení předávkování opioidy naloxonem (Narcan, Evzio)
Co je Naloxon?
Naloxon je lék určený k rychlému zvrácení předávkování opioidy. Je to antagonista opioidů – což znamená, že se váže na opioidní receptory a může zvrátit a blokovat účinky jiných opioidů. Může velmi rychle obnovit normální...
Efficacy of Monthly Buprenorphine Injections for Opioid Use Disorders
Opioid use disorder is a chronic, relapsing disease and a global health burden. Treatment for OUD tends to involve a combination of medication and behavioural intervention. It is recognised that buprenorphine can alleviate opioid withdrawal...
Risk Factors for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Recent studies carried out by researchers from Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University have examined characteristics linked with the heightened risk NAS.
The researchers found that boys are more likely to receive a diagnosis of...
NIDA Notes: Impacts of Drugs on Neurotransmission
This articles discusses the central importance of studying drugs’ effects on neurotransmission and describes some of the most common experimental methods used in this research.
Drugs can alter the way people think, feel, and behave by...
Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life.
The study followed 10 989...
Implementing a Mobile Health System to Integrate the Treatment of Addiction into Primary Care
A recent study carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examined the use of mobile health technology in the United States’ health care system.
Published in the Journal of...
Nová datová sada zpřístupněná ze studie vývoje mozku dospívajících
V únoru 2018 zveřejnil americký Národní institut zdraví (NIH) první soubor dat z "bezprecedentní studie vývoje mozku dospívajících", studie Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD).
Do studie se dosud zapojilo více než 7 500 mladých...
Stressful Experiences Affect Likelihood of Remission of Drug Dependence, Continued Drug Use, and Relapse
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Centre for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health have been exploring the link between drug dependence, ongoing drug use, relapse and exposure to stress or experience of stressful events...
NIDA Scientists Review Impact of Smoking among Adolescents with ADHD
Doporučení pro výzkumnou agendu konopné politiky NIDA
Národní institut pro zneužívání drog ( NIDA) vydal novou zprávu Doporučení pro výzkumnou agendu konopné politiky NIDA.
Dokument připravila pracovní skupina National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Workgroup , která vznikla v roce 2017...
Neuspokojené potřeby léčby lidí s duševním zdravím a poruchami užívání návykových látek
V USA se méně než 10 % dospělých se souběžnými problémy s duševním zdravím a poruchami užívání návykových látek léčí s obojím. 50 % z nich se neléčí ani pro jedno.
To zdůrazňuje obrovský rozpor mezi prevalencí současně se vyskytujících...
Lack of Sleep and Substance Use: A Worrying Link
Children and adolescents need more sleep than adults. A good night's sleep for those in their teens is considered to be 8.5 – 9.5 hours. Just over ¼ of US high school students get 8+ hours of sleep a night, according to the 2015 Youth Risk...
Energy Drinks, Drug Use and the Developing Brain
New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that university students who regularly consume energy drinks are more likely to develop alcohol use disorders later in life. The same students are also at greater...
Léčba poruchy užívání opiátů: Co se tam naučit?
Toto zneužívání opiátů na předpis je velkým problémem pro veřejné zdraví. Buprenorfin-naloxon (BUP-NX) se obvykle používá k léčbě poruch spojených s užíváním opiátů. Klinická studie drogy však zahrnovala především uživatele heroinu. ...
Quality of Behavioural Drug Treatment Implementation Dictates its Success
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...
Can Drug Prevention Programmes Reduce Substance Use by Participants’ Friends?
Opioids Linked to Increase in Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths
Heroin and synthetic opioids are propelling an upsurge of late in cocaine-related overdose deaths. This is according to a national survey carried out by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) amongst other drug...
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