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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Cannabis e schizofrenia: revisione sistematica degli ultimi 15 anni
ASTRATTO
Dopo la recente promulgazione in Uruguay della legge 19172 riguardante la regolamentazione del mercato e dell'uso della cannabis, sorgono molte domande sull'impatto di questa legge sui pazienti psichiatrici con disturbo da uso di...
Systematic Review of Screening Instruments for Psychosocial Problems in Children and Adolescents with Long-Term Physical Conditions
Abstract
Children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions (LTPCs) are at greater risk of developing psychosocial problems. Screening for such problems may be undertaken using validated psychometric instruments to facilitate...
Acculturation and Drug Use Disorders among Hispanics in the U.S.
Abstract
The authors’ objective was to examine the relationship between degree of acculturation across five different dimensions of acculturation and risk of drug use disorders (DUD) among US Hispanics.
Data were derived from a large...
The Burden of Binge and Heavy Drinking on the Brain: Effects on Adolescent and Young Adult Neural Structure and Function
Introduction: Adolescence and young adulthood are periods of continued biological and psychosocial maturation. Thus, there may be deleterious effects of consuming large quantities of alcohol on neural development and associated cognition...
New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids.
In 2015, opioid-involved drug...
Contrasting Trends of Smoking Cessation Status
Abstract
Objective
The World Health Organization recommends that smokers be offered help to quit. A better understanding of smokers’ interest in and commitment to quitting could guide tobacco control efforts. We assessed temporal...
Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 2010–2016
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
The Surgeon General has concluded that there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in the movies and the initiation of smoking among young persons. The more frequently youths...
L'"esplosione" che non è mai avvenuta: crack e uso di cocaina in Gran Bretagna
Nel 1989 un vortice di preoccupazione fu suscitato da un ufficiale antidroga statunitense che predisse per la Gran Bretagna una "esplosione" di violenza in stile americano associata alla versione crack "quasi istantaneamente coinvolgente"...
Fattori contestuali associati all'uso di marijuana nella popolazione scolastica
ASTRATTO
Introduzione: L'uso di marijuana tra la popolazione studentesca è aumentato in Messico e in America Latina. Ci sono fattori sociali, interpersonali e individuali associati all'inizio e alla continuazione dell'uso di marijuana...
Come le recessioni economiche e la disoccupazione influenzano il consumo di droghe illegali
ASTRATTO
Le recessioni economiche possono influenzare il consumo di droghe illegali attraverso diversi meccanismi, ad esempio un aumento del consumo dovuto a un maggiore disagio psicologico o una diminuzione del consumo a causa del reddito...
An Approach to the New Psychoactive Drugs Phenomenon
ABSTRACT
Background: The new psychoactive drugs (NPD) are those that represent a danger to public health and are not prohibited by conventions on international narcotics. The concept also includes new contexts and new routes of consumption...
World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals
The World Health Statistics series is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual compilation of health statistics for its member states. The latest World Health Statistics provides data on 21 health-related Sustainable Development Goals...
Financial Incentives for Reducing Smoking and Promoting Other Health-Related Behavior Change in Vulnerable Populations
ABSTRACT
Substantial reductions in U.S. cigarette smoking and associated chronic diseases over the past 50 years have benefited health. Unfortunately, those reductions have distributed unevenly throughout the population. Smoking remains...
Hepatitis C ‘Giant’ Still Growing
Half of all surveyed UK injectors infected, a quarter within three years of starting to inject - for a time it seemed impossible to reverse the epidemic of hepatitis C infection. Now we know that aided by new treatments which clear the...
Orientamento sessuale e stime del consumo di sostanze negli adulti e della salute mentale
Astratto
La ricerca suggerisce che le minoranze sessuali (ad esempio le persone che si identificano come lesbiche, gay o bisessuali) sono a maggior rischio di uso di sostanze e problemi di salute mentale rispetto alla popolazione della...
Rapporto mondiale sulla droga 2017 dell'UNODC
Giunto al suo 20° anno di pubblicazione, è ora disponibile il Rapporto mondiale sulla droga dell'UNODC per il 2017.
Si compone di 5 opuscoli accessibili:
L'opuscolo 1 fornisce un riassunto dei 4 opuscoli successivi. Vengono inoltre...
WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
To mark World Drug Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a three-day global forum event on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours.
Marijuana on the Mind? The Impact of Marijuana on Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function, and Related Public Policy Implications
Abstract
Although marijuana (MJ) has been used for thousands of years, the public’s opinion of MJ has shifted drastically over the past century, leaving many wondering about its potential risks and benefits. This article summarizes researc...
Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?
This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the U...
Scheda informativa: Giornata internazionale contro l'abuso e il traffico illecito di droga
Introdotta dalla Risoluzione 42/112 dell'Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite del dicembre 1987 e osservata annualmente dal 1988, oggi ricorre la 29a Giornata Internazionale contro l'Abuso e il Traffico Illecito di Droga.
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