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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Rise in Glutamate Levels Can Be Used to Predict Drug High
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explores the action of psychostimulant drugs on glutamate, one of the most abundant neurotransmitters in the human body.
Drugs with a stimulant effect are commonly prescribed...
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...
State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Medicaid enrollees smoke cigarettes at a higher rate than do privately insured U.S. residents (25.3% versus 11.8%). Comprehensive state Medicaid cessation coverage has the potential to...
Cribado de riesgos derivados del consumo de drogas utilizando la herramienta ASSIST (Alcohol, smoking and substances involvement screening test) en pacientes de atención primaria
Resumen
Objetivo: El objetivo es estimar la prevalencia de consumos de riesgo de drogas y patrones de consumo en atención primaria.
Diseño: Estudio multicéntrico descriptivo transversal.
Emplazamiento: Cinco centros de salud del...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
Νέο Κέντρο Πόρων από τη SAMHSA
Η SAMHSA εγκαινίασε το νέο Κέντρο Πόρων βάσει αποδεικτικών στοιχείων, το οποίο θα επιτρέπει στους επαγγελματίες να βρίσκουν εργαλεία, εγχειρίδια, κατευθυντήριες γραμμές κλινικής πρακτικής και επιστημονικούς πόρους.
Διαθέσιμο απευθείας...
Επιπτώσεις του αλκοόλ και της παράνομης χρήσης ναρκωτικών στο βάρος της ασθένειας και των τραυματισμών στην Αυστραλία
Αυτή η έκθεση ποσοτικοποιεί τον αντίκτυπο στην υγεία που το αλκοόλ και η παράνομη χρήση ναρκωτικών χρησιμοποιούνται στην Αυστραλία, μεταξύ άλλων ως παράγοντες κινδύνου για άλλες ασθένειες και τραυματισμούς. Εκτιμά ότι το αλκοόλ και τα...
Methamphetamine-Type Stimulant Use in Lao PDR
Abstract
Background
Methamphetamine is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in several Southeast Asian countries, including the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-cultural...
Vulnerability for Alcohol Use Disorder and Rate of Alcohol Consumption
"Binge drinking" may be more prevelent in individuals with an increased vulnerability to alcohol use disorder (AUD) and could act as an early warning indicator.
Development of the International Alcohol Policy and Injury Index
ABSTRACT
Objective: To develop a new index to measure the effectiveness of alcohol control policies on selected indicators of alcohol-related injuries.
Methods: We used the World Health Organization Global Information System on...
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Alcohol and Other Substance Use among a Sample of Young People in the Solomon Islands
Abstract
Objective: Investigate alcohol and other substance use, with a focus on harmful alcohol use patterns, among young people in the Solomon Islands.
Methods: A structured, interviewer‐administered questionnaire was administered...
Η χρήση ναρκωτικών στην ΕΕ αποκαλύπτεται μέσω της ανάλυσης λυμάτων
Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Παρακολούθησης Ναρκωτικών και Τοξικομανίας (ΕΚΠΝΤ) δημοσίευσε τα αποτελέσματα της μεγαλύτερης μελέτης ανάλυσης λυμάτων. Το έργο της ΕΕ ανέλυσε τα λύματα σε περίπου 60 ευρωπαϊκές πόλεις και κωμοπόλεις.
Αυτό επέτρεψε...
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...
Health Effects of Exposure to Second- and Third-Hand Marijuana Smoke: A Systematic Review
Abstract
Background: Recreational marijuana has been legalized in 11 jurisdictions; Canada will legalize marijuana by July 2018. With this changing landscape, there is a need to understand the public health risks associated with...
One Minute of Marijuana Secondhand Smoke Exposure Substantially Impairs Vascular Endothelial Function
Abstract
Background: Despite public awareness that tobacco secondhand smoke (SHS) is harmful, many people still assume that marijuana SHS is benign. Debates about whether smoke‐free laws should include marijuana are becoming increasingly...
¿Quiénes fuman en un hospital general? Comentario clínico
RESUMEN
Justificación y objetivo: El consumo de tabaco es un problema de salud pública. En los hospitales existe un grupo de trabajadores que fuman, debe investigarse quiénes son fumadores activos.
Método: Se realizó una encuesta con...
Ετήσια συνολικά ποτά binge που καταναλώνονται από ενήλικες στις ΗΠΑ, 2015
Εισαγωγή
Η υπερβολική κατανάλωση αλκοόλ (τέσσερα ή περισσότερα ποτά για γυναίκες, πέντε ή περισσότερα ποτά για τους άνδρες σε μια περίπτωση) αντιπροσωπεύει περισσότερους από τους μισούς από τους 88.000 θανάτους στις ΗΠΑ που προκύπτουν...
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.
The study has, to date...
Sexual Minority Youth Continue to Smoke Cigarettes Earlier and More Often Than Heterosexuals: Findings from Population-Based Data
Research carried out in North America has highlighted differences in youth smoking habits for individuals who identify as heterosexual and those who identify as Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual (LGB).
The study builds on historical evidence to...