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A study exploring the completion of outpatient substance use disorder treatment has highlighted racial and ethnic health disparities. 

The research team utilised a sample of 416,224 outpatient discharges in the study which found people...

National Prevention week led by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) will take place from 13-19th May 2018.

Each day focus will fall on a different topic - starting off with the theme of "Promotion of Mental...

Background: Structural imaging studies of cannabis users have found evidence of both cortical and subcortical volume reductions, especially in cannabinoid receptor-rich regions such as the hippocampus and amygdala. However, the findings...

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Los trastornos por uso de alcohol son preocupantemente altos en la población universitaria. Contar con instrumentos de tamizaje es fundamental para la medición epidemiológica y la práctica clínica. El objetivo de este trabajo es...

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Novel molecular targets are needed to develop new medications for the treatment of cocaine addiction. Here we investigated a role for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors in the reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior, an...

Background: Suicide victims have been found to frequently suffer from mental disorders, often more than one, and comorbidity has also been found to be a risk factor for suicide. The aim of the present study was to determine the first...

Premiare le persone dipendenti da droghe illegali per non averle usate è una tattica controversa, che questa relazione del centro per l'abuso di droga dell'Unione europea ha trovato estremamente efficace nell'estendere la ritenzione e...

Scotland has become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. As of 1 May 2018 all alcohol must cost no less than 0.5GPD or 50 pence. 

The move is the result of a long process of research and...

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Obiettivo: Molti interventi psicologici e psicosociali sono stati sviluppati per trattare i consumatori regolari di cannabis, ma non è chiaro quali interventi siano i più efficaci. Questo articolo mira a valutare l'efficacia...

Questa ricerca, lanciata al gruppo parlamentare di tutti i partiti sui danni da alcol il 1 ° maggio 2018, avverte che il settore del trattamento dell'alcol è in crisi. Questi servizi stanno entrando in un ciclo di disinvestimento...

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Objectives: Previous studies have found a negative population-level correlation between medical marijuana availability in US states, and trends in medical and nonmedical prescription drug use. These studies have been interpreted...

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) refer to synthetic compounds or derivatives of more widely known substances of abuse that have emerged over the last two decades. Case reports suggest that users combine substances to achieve desired...

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Background: There has been increasing incidence of addiction to certain illicit drugs amongst people belonging to various strata of society, particularly among young people in Bangladesh, as well as in western countries. Drug...

* Aggiornato * Il nostro commento sul primo studio per testare rigorosamente il baclofene ad alte dosi per il trattamento del consumo dipendente è stato aggiornato con il rilascio il 24 aprile 2018 di un parere sull'equilibrio tra sicurezza...

Opioid overdose is a leading public health problem across Canada that continues to evolve, particularly as clandestinely-produced opioids enter the market (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2017). In 2014, we published a study that found that...