Πρόσφατα δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Addictive Behaviors, μια νέα μελέτη ισχυρίζεται την ύπαρξη σύνδεσης μεταξύ της παιδικής κακοποίησης και της χρήσης οπιοειδών αργότερα στη ζωή.
Σύμφωνα με την έρευνα, η συναισθηματική κακοποίηση...
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.
The...
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...
Μια νέα μελέτη που δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Nature διαπίστωσε ότι οι σαρώσεις εγκεφάλου μπορούν να προβλέψουν εάν οι έφηβοι θα αναπτύξουν συμπεριφορές λήψης ναρκωτικών αργότερα στη ζωή τους.
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Νέα έρευνα που δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Addiction δείχνει ότι η κακή μνήμη εργασίας και η αδυναμία ελέγχου των παρορμήσεων κατά την εφηβεία είναι βασικοί προγνωστικοί παράγοντες για μελλοντική κατάχρηση ουσιών. Η «μνήμη εργασίας»...
Ορισμένες μελέτες έχουν εξετάσει τη σχέση μεταξύ της σχιζοφρένειας και της κατάχρησης ουσιών. Ωστόσο, πολλά περιέχουν διάφορους μεθοδολογικούς περιορισμούς. Συνεπώς, εξακολουθούν να υπάρχουν αβεβαιότητες.
Μια νέα έρευνα που δημοσιεύθηκε...
The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been used successfully in many countries, but there are few studies of its validity and reliability for the...
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Background: The use of reliable and valid self-report questionnaires to identify drug use disorders (DUD) is a strategy that has shown usefulness for screening. One of the instruments more used for detection is the Drug Abuse...
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Η φαιντανύλη και τα ανάλογά της έχουν υποκαταστήσει την ηρωίνη και άλλα οπιοειδή και συνήθως διατίθενται στην αγορά σε άτομα που αναζητούν οπιοειδή. Λόγω της υψηλής δραστικότητας της...
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Introduction: New therapeutic strategies against cocaine overdose toxicity have been developed. These new approaches are based on the design and synthesis of proteins involved in the destruction of cocaine before...
In what way is parental socioeconomic status associated with nicotine dependence in children?
This is the question a new study conducted in Norway aimed to find out. The study measured parental socioeconomic status by looking at their...
According to new research published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuro-science and Neuroimaging, compared to people without a drug problem, cocaine addicts tend to make riskier choices after losing out on a potential...
Is the maltreatment of children linked with marijuana use later in life? Are behavioural problems and tobacco and alcohol consumption during adolescence associated with smoking marijuana?
These are questions that an Australian study...
Research has found that one’s personality is a useful predictor of drug and alcohol abuse. One notable programme that approaches substance prevention by focusing on personal characteristics is PreVenture. PreVenture has already been shown...
Residential ‘in-patient’ treatment for substance abuse – more commonly known as ‘rehab’ - is the favoured option among those wanting to recover from addiction.
The rate of relapse within the first year following being discharged, however...
