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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how people access medications for opioid dependence. Researchers looked at monthly changes in several factors related to buprenorphine/naloxone (BNX) treatment over 56 months, including...

This research evaluated alcohol consumption in the Latin American and Latin Caribbean adult population during COVID-19 confinement, taking into account age and employment status. Non-probabilistic design with convenience sampling, with a...

ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΟ: Ο ιός SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) και η επακόλουθη παγκόσμια κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης για τη δημόσια υγεία οδήγησαν σε περιορισμούς, αλλαγές και μέτρα στην καθημερινή ζωή της κοινωνίας στο σύνολό της. Η κατάσταση κορυφώθηκε με μια...

Abstract: (1) Background: The popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has recently increased. Although they are less harmful than regular cigarettes, they still cause health consequences and their use for smoking cessation is...

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Only several empirical studies have examined substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in general populations. Most of these studies compared self-reported substances use before the pandemic and during the pandemic's early stages...

As you all know, the current COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected various populations globally. The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) believes that the impact of this pandemic on people struggling with Substance Use...

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COVID-19 dramatically limited the scale and scope of local health department (LHD) work, redirecting resources to the response. However, the need for essential public health services—including substance use prevention—was not...

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Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental...

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Η κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης COVID-19 έχει δοκιμάσει τις υποδομές δημόσιας υγείας, ιατρικής και δημόσιας ασφάλειας των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών (ΗΠΑ) με πρωτοφανείς τρόπους. Ως σημείο εστίασης για τη δημόσια υγεία στις κοινότητές τους...

In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar.

First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges

The characteristics of HIV infection and how they have evolved over...

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Question  Did smoking cessation–related behaviours change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US?

Findings  This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit...

Παρουσιάστηκε ως μέρος της εκδήλωσης Ένωση της παγκόσμιας κοινότητας για την αντιμετώπιση της πρόκλησης του εθισμού, αυτοπροσώπως στις 13 Μαΐου 2022

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• Κεντρική ομιλία - Δρ Νόρα Βόλκοου 

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Background: Mental health problems among undergraduates are a significant public health concern. Most studies exploring mental health in this population during the pandemic have been conducted in high-income countries. Fewer studies come...

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The long-running opioid epidemic and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic are two interrelated events with major public health implications for people who use opioids (OUD). The majority of studies on the interaction of these two...