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Why Are Females More Sensitive to the Effects of Cocaine?
Previous research has shown that females report more intense highs from cocaine use than do males, and that the former are more likely to become addicted to the drug, given the presence of the female hormone estradiol. However, little is...
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Drug Prevention: A Manual for Programme Planners and Evaluators
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Drug Prevention: A Manual for Programme Planners and Evaluators is a publication by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
It is the second edition of the 1998 EMCDDA...
Economic Hardships and Patterns of Drug Consumption in Europe
A new study recently published in the Journal of Health Economics considers the changes in patterns of drug consumption and attitudes towards substances among youth (15-24) across 28 European countries.
Of particular interest for the...
Drugs, Brains and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
Since the 1930s, the response to drug addiction has moved from one that focuses on the need to punish users to another that recognises the importance of prevention and treatment approaches.
In other words, thanks to scientific advances...
Why Are Many American Adults Misusing Prescription Painkillers?
Prescription painkillers are second only to marijuana as the United States drug of choice. Around 91.8 million Americans aged 18 and above used prescription painkillers in 2014, according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health...
Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth and Young Adults
Preventing Marijuana Use among Youth and Young Adults is a new release from the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
It provides the latest facts about marijuana use in the United States and includes...
Ересектер түрмелерінде субстанцияларды мақсатсыз пайдалану заңдылықтарының өзгеруі және қызмет көрсету жауаптары
Инспекциялық қорытындылар Англия мен Уэльстің түрмелерінде есірткі тұтынудың жалпы көрінісін және оған жауап беруді қалыптастыру үшін 2014 жылы сегіз түрмедегі дала жұмыстарымен толықтырылды. Есiрткiнi пайдаланудың тез өзгеретiн және...
EMCDDA Insights: Prevention of Substance Abuse
Prevention of Substance Abuse by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is a report that draws on evidence-based research to assess substance use prevention interventions, in terms of their ability to...
Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood
The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood (2017) is a special volume that supplements the organisation’s Preventing Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents, released in 2003...
Online Drinking Interventions Shown to be Effective for Armed Service Personnel
Almost two thirds of men in the UK Armed Forces are considered to drink harmful amounts of alcohol.
This is compared with around one third of the average population.
According to a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Army...
WHO's 2017 Global Tobacco Epidemic Report
The latest report on the global tobacco epidemic from the World Health Organization (WHO) is now available to download.
Among its key findings is that around 4.7 billion people (63% of the world’s population) are now covered by at least...
Preventing Drug-Related Deaths
Drug-related deaths are rising and are a major concern to councils and our health partners. Deaths have increased sharply over the past five years and are now at their highest levels since records began.
Any death related to the misuse...
Use and Knowledge of Contraceptive Methods by Patients in Two Substance Use Disorders Treatment Centers in Paris
Abstract
Background
Studies on contraceptive use by patients with substance use disorders (SUD) show a concerning low use of contraception. Mainly conducted in USA, they could be irrelevant to patients attending European SUD treatment...
The Effectiveness of Illegal Drug Interventions
This Health Research Board document reviews evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in the areas of prevention, harm reduction and long-term recovery from addiction to illegal drugs.
It asks which interventions are effective for:
...
What Is Known about New Psychoactive Substances?
New psychoactive substances (NPS), sometimes referred to as ‘legal highs’, are new drugs that have received much media attention of late.
A new study published in Public Health Research reviewed existing research into NPS with the view...
The Brain’s Role in Drug Addiction
Latest research suggests that the impairment of the lateral habenula (LB) – the region of the brain known to register negative experiences – can contribute to the development of drug addiction.
The study, conducted on laboratory rats by...
How to Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis?
Much the result of a poor understanding of how to treat chronic pain, the United States has in recent years been rocked by an unprecedented drug crisis: The opioid epidemic.
Opioids include drugs derived from opium, such as heroin, as...
Эдинбургтегі ауыр сусындар когорты арасында өлім-жітім - Глазго
Эдинбург пен Глазгодағы ауыр сусындар арасында алкогольге байланысты өлім-жітім туралы жаңа баяндаманы SHAAP Alcohol Research UK және Бас ғалым кеңсесі (Шотландия) қаржыландыратын зерттеулер негізінде шығарды. Жобада екі қала бойынша 600...
Нашақорлық медицинасын оқыту бойынша жаңа консенсусқа қол жеткiзiлсiн
Жаңа зерттеу медициналық білім беруге ұмтылған қажетті негізгі дағдылар туралы консенсусқа қол жеткізу мақсатында нашақорлық саласындағы сарапшылардың пікірін сұрайды.
Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management
There is no more important document for doctors treating problem drug use in the UK than the so-called ‘Orange guidelines’. This major update will substantially inform judgements of what constitutes acceptable medical practice - should...