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Improving Quality of Life: Substance Use and Ageing
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released a resource focusing on substance use in ageing populations.
The document covers the consequences of substance use in older adults, health conditions which might...
Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Cannabis Cessation in Adults
Abstract
Objective: Many psychological and psychosocial interventions have been developed to treat regular users of cannabis, but it is unclear which intervention(s) are the most effective. This article aims to assess the effectiveness...
Ең ауыр соққы: Алкогольді емдеу қызметтеріндегі дағдарысты шешу
2018 жылғы 1 мамырда Алкогольге зиян келтіру жөніндегі Бүкілпартиялық парламенттік топта басталған бұл зерттеулер алкогольді емдеу секторы дағдарысқа ұшырап жатқанын ескертеді. Бұл қызметтер дезинвестиция циклына, персоналдың сарқылуына...
Medical Marijuana Users Are More Likely to Use Prescription Drugs Medically and Nonmedically
ABSTRACT
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...
The Influence of Psychological Factors during Early Years of Life in the Development of Addiction
Abstract
Addiction is a multifaceted condition with various entry and exit points throughout its course in an individual's life. In some adolescents, early onset can be followed by limited adolescent use or abuse and is more related to...
Candyflipping and Other Combinations: Identifying Drug–Drug Combinations from an Online Forum
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...
Prevalence of Oral and Dental Diseases and Oral Hygiene Practices among Illicit Drug Abusers
Abstract
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...
Alcohol and Mental Health: Policy and Practice in England
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective help from either alcohol or mental health services. National...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: French Committee Says Risks of Baclofen Outweigh Benefits in Alcohol Treatment
*Updated* Our commentary on the first trial to rigorously test high-dose baclofen to treat dependent drinking has been updated with the release on 24 April 2018 of an opinion on the balance between safety and benefits from a scientific...
Measuring the Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in Ontario, Canada
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...
Addiction, 12-Step Programs, and Evidentiary Standards for Ethically and Clinically Sound Treatment Recommendations: What Should Clinicians Do?
Abstract
Addiction is a complex phenomenon characterized by a loss of control and compulsive, habitual behavior. Since there is no single, specific cause for addiction, there is no single, standard treatment for it. A variety of...
Effective Bank Matrix Cell: Дәрі-дәрмекпен емдеу жүйесіндегі медициналық көмек
Жергілікті, өңірлік және ұлттық наркологиялық жүйелердегі медициналық іс-шаралар мен емдеудің рөліне қатысты негізгі зерттеулер. Детоксикация рециркуляторларын әдеттегі пациенттерге айналдырған қарапайым жаңалық ерекшеленеді, сараптамалық...
Overview of European University-Based Study Programmes in the Addictions Field
In 2015, the team from the Department of Addictology (First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague) in cooperation with our colleague from the Department of Community Medicine & Health Care...
SAMHSA Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant 2018
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant is now open for applications. Offering up to 5 million USD the grant can be used for a range of projects...
Канададағы жұмыс орнындағы заттарды пайдалану саясатына шолу: күшті жақтары, олқылықтары және негізгі пікірлері
Ұсынылған дәйексөз: Мейстер, С.Р. (2018). Канададағы жұмыс орнындағы заттарды пайдалану саясатына шолу: күшті жақтар, олқылықтар және негізгі пікірлер. Оттава, Онт.: Канаданың субстанцияларды пайдалану және тәуелділік орталығы.
Канадада...
Informe de Situación Nacional sobre Drogas y Actividades Conexas 2016
RESUMEN
Tratamiento del consumo
Instituciones gubernamentales:
El año 2016 mostró una disminución en la cantidad de pacientes atendidos excepto de aquellos incluidos en el rango de 19 a 25 años aunque el total de atenciones aumento...
Acute and Chronic Modulation of Striatal Endocannabinoid‐Mediated Plasticity by Nicotine
Abstract
The endocannabinoid (eCB) system modulates several phenomena related to addictive behaviors, and drug‐induced changes in eCB signaling have been postulated to be important mediators of physiological and pathological reward...
Mindfulness-Based Treatment of Addiction: Current State of the Field and Envisioning the Next Wave of Research
Abstract
Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for addiction. In the past decade, mindfulness-based...
Алкогольде және наркологиялық емдеудің басқа да жағдайларында бірге пайда болған алкогольді және басқа да наркологиялық және психикалық денсаулық жағдайларын басқару жөніндегі әдістемелік ұсынымдар
Алғаш рет 2009 жылы жарияланған және 2014 жылы жаңартылған Алкоголь және басқа да дәрілік және психикалық денсаулық жағдайларын басқару жөніндегі әдістемелік нұсқаулар онлайн оқыту бағдарламасымен бірге ұсынылады.
Психикалық денсаулық...
Glossary of Terms Used in Drug Policy
A glossary of drug policy terminology produced by the Drug Policy Network South East Europe is now available in English and Spanish.
The Drug Policy Network South East Europe (DPNSEE) is an initiative of NGOs from the countries of South...
