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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Nationally representative surveys on cannabis use lack product details relevant to public health
Abstract
Objectives
Many annual, nationally representative US surveys that assess cannabis use do not collect information on product characteristics despite varying health risks and benefits. Capitalizing on a rich dataset of...
Why do guidelines on what is low-risk drinking vary between countries so much?
The evidence of the harms done by alcohol consumption continues to build. However, despite the clear data, safe drinking guidelines vary between countries.
This article, published in the Guardian, explores the different factors that are...
Nuove sostanze psicoattive – Designer Benzodiazepine
ISSUP Pakistan presenta il suo Webinar sulle Nuove Sostanze Psicoattive – Designer Benzodiazepines.
Unisciti al gruppo di lavoro ad hoc VNGOC/NYNGOC per le ONG in America Latina
I Comitati sulle Droghe delle ONG di New York e Vienna vi invitano a far parte di un nuovo gruppo di lavoro ad hoc per le ONG dell'America Latina.
Test di impulsività nell'adolescenza
L'adolescenza è una delle fasi più importanti della vita umana. Questo periodo è pieno di stimoli e tipi di influenza diversi: da parte dei genitori, dei coetanei e della società. È correlato a una maggiore suscettibilità a comportamenti...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Online Instructor-Led Pilot Course on Monitoring and Evaluation of Substance Use Prevention Interventions and Policies: Experiences and Perceptions of International Participants
INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of substance use continues to rise all over the world amidst the ongoing pandemic, substance use prevention professionals are challenged to find alternative ways to enhance their knowledge and competence to...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Nature and Course of Clinician and Self-Rated Depressive Features in Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders: A Preliminary Prospective Study among Men Seeking Treatment
INTRODUCTION: The trajectory and nature of depression in patients with alcohol use disorder as they enter treatment needs to be understood better. This study assessed the nature and course of depressive features among male patients with...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Risk Behaviour of Adolescents Aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to Sex, Age, and Body Mass Index
BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image.
AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
No Good Time Without Drugs: Qualitative Study Among Nightlife Attendees in Tbilisi, Georgia
INTRODUCTION: Individuals who visit nightclubs and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals tend to use psychoactive substances, often multiple substances, in this setting and are at risk of serious negative health effects. This paper aims to...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Epidemiological Study of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour Among Patients with Substance Use Disorders in a Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre for Addiction in Dubai
Suicide is considered a severe global phenomenon as near to 700,000 people die annually as a result of suicidal behaviours. Suicide is a major public health problem among patients with a substance use disorder.
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Fattori psicologici e uso di sostanze psicoattive in relazione all'orientamento sessuale: uno studio sui giovani adulti israeliani.
Nel contesto delle minoranze sessuali e del disagio che possono sperimentare, negli ultimi anni si è assistito a una tendenza che enfatizza l'idea che i fattori protettivi possono frenare i comportamenti a rischio, sottolineando che non...
Gender, employment, and continuous pandemic as predictors of alcohol and drug consumption during the COVID-19.
Aims
This study aims to assess the impacts of the continuous pandemic state, gender and employment status on changes in substance use during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Methods
A sample of 828 Israelis participated in an online survey...
Uso di sostanze tra le fasi iniziali e successive della pandemia di COVID 19 in Israele
Mira
Solo diversi studi empirici hanno esaminato l'uso di sostanze durante la pandemia di COVID-19 nella popolazione generale. La maggior parte di questi studi ha confrontato l'uso di sostanze auto-dichiarate prima della pandemia e...
Recupero 101
Il recupero da un disturbo da uso di sostanze è definito come un processo di miglioramento del benessere e della salute fisica, psicologica e sociale dopo aver sofferto di una condizione correlata alla sostanza.
L'istituto di ricerca sul...
Resilience in Leadership: Key Behaviors for Self-Care and Caring for Others
ISSUP are pleased to present their Webinar on Resilience in Leadership.
La matrice del rischio: decessi correlati alla droga nelle carceri in Inghilterra e Galles, 2015-2020
Questo articolo esplora i fattori che contribuiscono alle morti legate alla droga nelle carceri inglesi e gallesi tra il 2015 e il 2020.
Call for Speakers: side event at the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum
The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in...
Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
The article ‘Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study’ published in the PanAfrican Medical Journal’ on 11/10/2022 by a number of authors coordinated by Dr Harrieth Peter and Castory...
HIV e uso di sostanze: Elenco di lettura
La Giornata mondiale contro l'AIDS si svolge ogni anno a dicembre. Questo elenco di letture contiene un elenco di ricerche, pubblicazioni e risorse per i professionisti relative all'HIV/AIDS. Abbiamo anche una rete dedicata all'HIV e all...
HIV and people who use drugs: Factsheet
The 2021-2026 Global AIDS Strategy has bold and critical new targets on realizing human rights, reducing stigma, discrimination and violence and removing harmful punitive laws as a pathway to ending inequalities and ultimately ending AIDS.
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