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Δεκαπενθήμερη δόση του διαδικτυακού μαθήματος για την έρευνα για τη θεραπεία του αλκοόλ ξεκινά με μια μελέτη που κατέληξε στο συμπέρασμα ότι «οι ηγέτες έχουν αλυσιδωτές επιπτώσεις στο προσωπικό τους με τρόπους άλλους από την εντολή». Τα...
Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:
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...
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...
The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched a new alcohol awareness website. ‘Ask About Alcohol’ provides information on health risks associated with drinking alcohol to enable people to manage their own health better. Furthermore...
Στις ψυχοκοινωνικές θεραπείες, η θέσπιση της σχέσης πελάτη-εργαζομένου είναι η θεραπεία. Δομημένο γύρω από την κλασική διατύπωση του Carl Rogers για τις «απαραίτητες και επαρκείς συνθήκες» για τη θεραπευτική πρόοδο, το κύτταρο στο Alcohol...
Η ηρωίνη και τα συνθετικά οπιοειδή ωθούν σε αύξηση των θανάτων από υπερβολική δόση κοκαΐνης. Αυτό σύμφωνα με μια εθνική έρευνα που πραγματοποιήθηκε από ερευνητές στο Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο για την Κατάχρηση Ναρκωτικών (NIDA) μεταξύ άλλων...
The Economist reports that the drug trade is moving from the street to so-called online ‘cryptomarkets’, or secret virtual-shop-fronts.
Online markets currently facilitate a comparatively small amount of illegal drug sales. Nonetheless...
The Progress in Mind Resource Centre held a one-hour webinar on alcohol use disorders. The webinar was delivered by Wim van den Brink, Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction at the University of Amsterdam, and Steve Brinksman, GP and...
Although the abuse of many substances has declined across the globe in recent years, the misuse of prescription and non-medical pharmaceutical opioids has significantly increased. The Taylor & Francis Group, which publishes peer-reviewed...
Τα οικονομικά ζητήματα έχουν κεντρική σημασία για τη διαμόρφωση πολιτικών για το αλκοόλ, όπως ο καθορισμός φόρων οινοπνεύματος, οι απαιτήσεις αδειοδότησης και οι κανονισμοί εμπορίας. Ειδικότερα, τα επιχειρήματα σχετικά με το εισόδημα, την...
Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...
The AAP urges pediatricians screen adolescents and preteens...
This study was based on a large cohort of smokers from all regions and settings in Denmark. 46 287 smokers were included in the study, and the follow-up rate was high (74%).
The study...
FINDINGS
Low socioeconomic groups were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use than did high socioeconomic groups. These groups also consumed less fruits, vegetables, fish, and fibre than those of high...
PREFACE
The UNODC publication Terminology and Information on Drugs introduces basic concepts and materials on substances under international control, which are most frequently manufactured or processed and/or abused, as well as...
Alcohol use is highly prevalent globally with numerous negative consequences to human health, including HIV progression, in people living with HIV (PLH). The HIV continuum of care, or treatment cascade, represents a sequence of targets for...
The Evaluation Report on Drug Control (2014) for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) measures the progress of actions taken by the 34 OAS (Organization of American States) member states to address the...
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