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Does Plain Packaging Cause a Reduction in the Prevalence of Smoking?
Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death worldwide. A recently published Cochraine Review has found that standardised, or plain, tobacco packaging could make tobacco products less appealing and, in turn, lead to a reduction in...
Now Available: European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) Package
The European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) can be used for data collection in any country by those looking to investigate facilities that provide interventions for drug users.
Its aim is to collect information on facilities in...
Επιθετικότητα που συνδέεται με τη χρήση ουσιών
Νέα έρευνα που δημοσιεύθηκε στο Journal of Clinical Psychiatry διαπίστωσε ότι τα άτομα με διαλείπουσα εκρηκτική διαταραχή (IED) - μια κατάσταση με σημαντική γενετική συνιστώσα που χαρακτηρίζεται από τακτικές εκρήξεις επιθετικότητας, είτε...
'Virado': A New Method of Crack Consumption in Brazil
Crack emerged in the late 1980s in Brazil. This emergence was a critical moment for public health; the growing AIDS epidemic led intravenous cocaine users to migrate toward crack use to avoid the use of injection drugs. At the same time...
Higher Taxes Needed to Lower Smoking Rates in South Asia
New research published in The British Medical Journal supports the need to increase taxes on tobacco products in South Asia, suggesting that doing so could reduce consumption by at least 1/3 and, in turn, avoid around 35 - 45 million...
What Is There to Know About Psychosocial Interventions in Drug Treatment?
Psychosocial interventions are psychological or social interventions used to tackle issues related to substance abuse and behavioural addictions. They can be employed to identify and treat problems, as well as to assist with user...
New Publication: EMCDDA’s Prevention of Addictive Behaviours
An updated version of the publication Prevention of Substance Abuse by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is now available in English. Global in scope, it provides an up-to-date review of prevention science...
Global Smoking Rates on Decline Thanks to Demand-Reduction Measures
New research published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that global smoking rates have decreased by 2.5% following the introduction of the global tobacco control treaty. The treaty obligates the 180 countries committed to it to...
Do Surgical Procedures Increase the Risk of Opioid Dependence?
A new study has found that having surgery may expose patients to a higher risk of developing long-term opioid dependence. According to the investigation, around 6% of people who had not taken opioids prior to their operation but were...
Νέοι πόροι από το Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο για την Κατάχρηση Ναρκωτικών (NIDA)
Το Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο για την Κατάχρηση Ναρκωτικών (NIDA) έχει απελευθερώσει μια σειρά από νέους πόρους.
Αυτές απευθύνονται σε όσους εργάζονται στο πλαίσιο του συστήματος ποινικής δικαιοσύνης και σε άλλα περιβάλλοντα όπου τα άτομα που...
Can We ‘Switch Off’ Our Need to Drink Alcohol?
New research by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may lead to the development of personalised treatments for alcohol dependence. The study evaluated how people’s responses in the brain differ to various therapeutic...
Marijuana Linked to Cardiovascular Problems
Marijuana use may increase the risk of stroke and heart failure.
This was concluded to be the case even after accounting for demographic and lifestyle risk factors, as well as other health conditions.
The new findings on the potential...
Η κοκαΐνη προκαλεί αυτοφαγική κυτταροτοξικότητα μέσω ενός καταρράκτη σηματοδότησης μονοξειδίου του αζώτου-GAPDH
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Η κοκαΐνη ασκεί τα συμπεριφορικά διεγερτικά αποτελέσματά της διευκολύνοντας τις συναπτικές δράσεις των νευροδιαβιβαστών όπως η ντοπαμίνη και η σεροτονίνη. Είναι επίσης νευροτοξικό και γενικά κυτταροτοξικό, οδηγώντας σε...
New Evidence in Mice That Cocaine Makes Brain Cells Cannibalize Themselves
Working with mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have contributed significant new evidence to support the idea that high doses of cocaine kill brain cells by triggering overactive autophagy, a process in which cells literally digest their...
Πρέπει οι ασθενείς που εξαρτώνται από οπιοειδή να έχουν άμεση πρόσβαση σε ιατρική θεραπεία;
Νέα έρευνα που υποστηρίχθηκε από το Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο για την Κατάχρηση Ναρκωτικών (NIDA) διαπίστωσε μέσω της σύγκρισης των θεραπευτικών προσεγγίσεων για την εξάρτηση από οπιοειδή ότι, σε ένα πλαίσιο έκτακτης ανάγκης, ο συνδυασμός του...
Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose — Massachusetts, 2014–2016
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Fentanyl has a growing presence in the illicit drug market and is involved in an increasing proportion of opioid overdose deaths.
What is added by this report?
Approximately two...
Does Smoking Cigarettes Increase the Chance of Relapse into Illegal Substance Use?
Among people recovering from substance use disorders, those who smoke are more likely to relapse three years later compared to those who do not, according to new findings published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Treatment for...
Drugs on the Brain: Substance Use and Neurotransmission
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published an extended overview detailing the impact of certain drugs on brain functioning, as well as the most common experimental methods used in related research.
Neuroscientists...
Are Youngsters in Foster Care More Likely to Use Substances?
New research from Cardiff University has found:
- Weekly smoking rates among 11 - 16-year-olds in foster care are almost 8 times higher when compared to those reported by youngsters of the same age who live with both their parents.
- Weekl...
Tweet2Quit: Η παρέμβαση στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης που βοηθά τους ανθρώπους να σταματήσουν το κάπνισμα
Η παρέμβαση διακοπής του καπνίσματος στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης – Tweet2Quit – στέλνει αυτοματοποιημένες καθημερινές επικοινωνίες σε ιδιωτικές ομάδες αυτοβοήθειας, ενθαρρύνοντας υψηλής ποιότητας συζητήσεις μεταξύ ομοτίμων στο διαδίκτυο...