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Presenters Michal Miovsky and Anna Volfova discuss their implementation of learning outcomes in their addiction education program at Charles University in Prague.

The focus of this seminar is on prescription smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, which include nicotine replacement therapy patches, varenicline and bupropion.

Dr Alys Havard presents data on the number of Australian women who use these...

This presentation explored some of the alternative treatments for smoking cessation.

In 2005 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence commissioned a review of Non-NHS treatments for smoking cessation. This included the use of...

‘DANGEROUS DATA’ PART 7: CONTROLLED DRINKING VERSUS ABSTINENCE: WHO DECIDES?

The history of the controlled drinking controversy makes us face not just what decision is made about treatment goals, but who makes that decision; where the...

ISSUP-Togo in collaboration with the National Anti-Drug Committee and with the support of the ECOWAS  Commission continues the training on the UTC program with curricula 3 and 4 respectively  " Mental and medical co-morbidities ; an...

Togo's Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Care has set up a national psychoactive drug addiction programme (PNAPP) that will help improve access to care for people with substance use problems.

This program will work...

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are spreading at an unprecedented rate and are becoming a serious health threat and a real problem in drug policy in Central Asian countries. Little is known about the negative impact of NPS on human health...

People with mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. They are also more likely to experience severe withdrawals and are less responsive to treatment. Indeed, some people believe that quitting smoking...

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Importance: Although longitudinal studies have reported associations between early life factors (ie, in-utero/perinatal/infancy) and long-term suicidal behavior, they have concentrated on 1 or few selected factors, and established...

“Hoje em dia, dar aulas para adolescentes e jovens é praticamente um ato de heroísmo. Quando eles não estão nos desafiando, estão dormindo na sala. Parece que fazem questão de se exibir ainda mais, quando chegam alterados pelo consumo de...

Chile has one of the highest rates of alcohol use per capita in the Americas. Policy to reduce alcohol-related harm is often up against resistance from alcohol industry, policymakers and the public.

This review, published in the Journal of...

This paper reviews the international evidence on approaches to drug law reform, focussing on case studies from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Portugal and The Netherlands.

It seeks to support the ongoing development of innovative approaches...

The ‘SSA Addictions Professorship’ scheme aims to support individuals who are already senior academics with established expertise and who wish to move to become part of UK academic growth in addictions research, but who would face potential...

CARE AND CONTROL: HOW FAR SHOULD COLLABORATION GO?

Key review argues that criminal justice and treatment conducted in a criminal justice context should see themselves as partners in a common effort, but one is geared to protecting society...

The Adiktologie Journal is the professional journal for research concerning the prevention and treatment of addiction.

Below, you can find articles that make up the December 2020 edition.

EDITORIAL

From Prevention Programmes to Health...

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Excessive alcohol use in the US contributes to over 88,000 deaths per year and costs over $250 billion annually. While previous studies have shown that excessive alcohol use can be detected from general patterns of social media...

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Background

Alcohol consumption is influenced by the characteristics of drinking occasions, for example, location, timing, or the composition of the drinking group. However, the relative importance of occasion characteristics is...