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Evaluación de una iniciativa dirigida a mejorar la selección, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones de prevención del uso de sustancias psicoactivas en Las Américas
Resultados de un enfoque sistémico para orientar y monitorear la selección, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones preventivas en la región de América Latina con el fin de reducir el impacto del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas a...
Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina
ABSTRACT
Objective. To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Methods. Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method. Participants...
Συνήθης πρόσληψη αλκοόλ και κίνδυνος κολπικής μαρμαρυγής σε νεαρούς ενήλικες στην Κορέα
Αφηρημένος
Οι κατευθυντήριες γραμμές συνιστούν ότι όλοι οι παράγοντες κινδύνου για κολπική μαρμαρυγή πρώιμης έναρξης, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των παραγόντων του τρόπου ζωής, πρέπει να αντιμετωπίζονται προληπτικά, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την κακή...
DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
Summary
War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to safer...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Final Report for Public Consultation
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol...
Ευρωπαϊκή διαδικτυακή έρευνα για τα ναρκωτικά 2021: Αναδυόμενα ευρήματα στον Λίβανο
Η ευρωπαϊκή διαδικτυακή έρευνα για τα ναρκωτικά1 συγκέντρωσε στοιχεία τον Μάρτιο και τον Μάιο του 2021 από άτομα που κάνουν χρήση ναρκωτικών, είναι ηλικίας 18 ετών και άνω και ζουν σε 21 χώρες της ΕΕ και 9 τρίτες χώρες, συμπεριλαμβανομένου...
Youth drinking in decline
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 20 April 2022: "Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice" by Dr Inge Kersbergen and Dr Laura Fenton from The University of Sheffield.
...APSI Prevention Talks
Prevention Talks is a new online discussion hosted by APSI with speakers who will explore some of the current issues and their potential impact on prevention research and practice.
Speakers will represent a variety of stakeholders in the...
Μετατραυματική ανάπτυξη μετά από θάνατο που συνδέεται με τα ναρκωτικά: Μια οικογενειακή προοπτική
Αυτή η εργασία διερευνά την εμπειρία της μετατραυματικής ανάπτυξης σε οικογένειες που έχουν χάσει ένα μέλος της οικογένειας από θάνατο που σχετίζεται με τα ναρκωτικά.
Πραγματοποιήθηκαν συνεντεύξεις σε επτά οικογενειακές μονάδες (17...
Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study
Background
In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...
Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa
Background
Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...
Δεν υπάρχει χώρος για φθηνό αλκοόλ: η δυνητική αξία της ελάχιστης τιμολόγησης για την προστασία της ζωής
Επισκόπηση
Η ευρωπαϊκή περιφέρεια του ΠΟΥ έχει μερικά από τα υψηλότερα επίπεδα κατανάλωσης αλκοόλ και αντίστοιχα ποσοστά βλάβης που σχετίζεται με το αλκοόλ στον κόσμο. Οι πολιτικές τιμολόγησης και η φορολογία είναι από τα πιο...
Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems
In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...
Balance de una década de política de drogas: Avances y Retos
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study will...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Thirteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders.
Learning Outcomes:
• Sensitization to the wide range...
Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines
The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.
The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in the...
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