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Can Depression Lead to E-Cigarette Use?
There remain many unanswered questions regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes. A new study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco suggests that there may be a link between e-cigarette use among university students and depression...
Affluence and Academic Pressure: Two Factors That Lead to Drug Abuse?
A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology claims to have found a positive link between affluence, high academic performance and drug and alcohol use.
Such findings are important because it has previously only...
A Possible New Treatment for Alcohol Disorders?
New research published in the journal Biological Psychiartry points to a novel way for the treatment of alcoholism. This would look to reduce motivation for drinking instead of altering the effects of alcohol, itself. Indeed, the study...
How Do We Tackle the Opioid Epidemic?
The over-prescription of opioids is a significant public health issue in the United States. For example, opioids are often prescribed for minor injuries unnecessarily. This, in turn, increases the risk of addiction.
New research...
Receptivity to Tobacco Ads Linked to Smoking Susceptibility Among Youth
There is a strong link between receptivity to tobacco product advertisements and susceptibility to smoking cigarettes later in life, according to new research published in the journal Pediatrics. Put simply, the study suggests that the more...
Technology and Smoking Cessation: Are Personalised Emails Effective for Would-be Quitters?
A new American Cancer Society study published in the journal Tobacco Control suggests that regularly receiving personalised emails with tips for quitting amongst other information could be as effective at reducing the rate of smoking as...
Excessive Drinking: More a Result of Low Socioeconomic Status Than Access to Alcohol?
Among US neighbourhoods, poverty and disorganisation, that is high levels of crime, drug trafficking and graffiti etc., may increase the risk of problem drinking, more so than the presence of bars or stores that sell alcohol.
In other...
Treatment of Skid-Row Alcoholics with Disulfiram
Conducted in 1962 and 1963 in Atlanta in the USA, the featured article seems the first to have tested whether problem-drinking offenders will take a drug which enforces abstinence by generating deterrent reactions to alcohol, if the...
Adult Substance Misuse Statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
This report brings together information on people receiving specialist interventions for drug problems and for problem drinking in England, other than patients receiving this treatment in prison.
Analysed textually and pictorially...
State HCV Incidence and Policies Related to HCV Preventive and Treatment Services for Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States, 2015–2016
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
The United States has experienced a sharp increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence that can be attributed to injection drug use. Some states have used public health laws and...
Денсаулық сақтау саласының мамандарына жаңа бастағандарға арналған апиындық тәуелділік жөніндегі тегін Гарвард медициналық мектебінің электрондық курстары
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Extending the Reach of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders into Rural Areas
A new study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine suggests that a tele-psychiatric approach which uses video-link technology in combination with medicinal treatment in the form of buprenorphine could be as effective as the usual...
Can Medical Marijuana Promote Illegal Use?
Illegal marijuana use and reported cases of addiction have increased more rapidly in US states that passed laws to introduce medical marijuana compared to those that did not. This is according to new research to be published in the journal...
Кәдімгі қаптама темекі шегудің таралуының төмендеуін тудыра ма?
Темекі бүкіл әлемде алдын алуға болатын өлімнің бірінші себебі болып табылады. Жақында жарияланған Cochraine Review стандартталған немесе кәдімгі темекі қаптамасы темекі өнімдерін аз тартымды ете алатынын және өз кезегінде темекі шегетін...
Now Available: European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) Package
The European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) can be used for data collection in any country by those looking to investigate facilities that provide interventions for drug users.
Its aim is to collect information on facilities in...
Aggression Linked to Substance Use
New Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry has found that people with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) – a condition with a significant genetic component characterised by regular outbursts of aggression, whether...
«Вирадо» : Бразилияда жарықшақты тұтынудың жаңа әдісі
Жарықшақ 80-жылдардың соңында Бразилияда пайда болды. Бұл пайда болу халық денсаулығы үшін сыни сәт болды; ЖИТС эпидемиясының өсуі көктамыр ішіне кокаин пайдаланушыларды инъекцияға арналған препараттарды қолданбау үшін жарықшақты...
Оңтүстік Азияда темекі шегу көрсеткіштерін төмендету үшін неғұрлым жоғары салықтар қажет
Британдық медициналық журналда жарияланған жаңа зерттеулер Оңтүстік Азияда темекі өнімдеріне салынатын салықтарды арттыру қажеттігін қолдайды, бұл мұны жасау тұтынуды кем дегенде 1/3-ке төмендетуге және өз кезегінде шамамен 35 - 45 млн...
What Is There to Know About Psychosocial Interventions in Drug Treatment?
Psychosocial interventions are psychological or social interventions used to tackle issues related to substance abuse and behavioural addictions. They can be employed to identify and treat problems, as well as to assist with user...
New Publication: EMCDDA’s Prevention of Addictive Behaviours
An updated version of the publication Prevention of Substance Abuse by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is now available in English. Global in scope, it provides an up-to-date review of prevention science...
