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Harm Reduction Rise and Fall. The Lessons Learned from the Greek Experience, Challenges and Recommendations
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Greece represent a unique case for investigating harm reduction policy since the unprecedented economic recession and the radical austerity programs coupled with the auxiliary effects of an unstable, punitive political...
Clinical Utility of Assessing Changes of Personality Functioning During Substance Misuse Treatment
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Dimensional models for classifying personality have received extensive empirical support in the treatment of substance misuse. However, we do not currently understand whether and which dimensions of personality functioning are...
Examining the Relationship of Personality Functioning and Treatment Completion in Substance Misuse Treatment
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Background: Treatment retention is a major factor contributing to favourable outcome in the treatment of substance misuse, but the literature remains very limited. Despite evidence of the association of personality with drug use...
The Role of Personality Functioning on Early Drop out in Outpatient Substance Misuse Treatment
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Treatment initiation is a major factor contributing to positive outcomes, but the supporting literature remains limited. It is difficult to draw conclusions regarding predictors of dropout, and there is a need to target clients'...
European Internet search on the use of | materials edEOS
The purpose of these practices is to collect scientific data on substance abuse exclusively in people over the age of 18 who have tried/used substances in the last 12 months.
Its Greek arm is implemented and coordinated by the ECB/EPIPSY...
E-Cigarette Use among Adolescents: An Overview of the Literature and Future Perspectives
Background: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are rapidly emerging into a new trend among adolescents, signaling a new époque, that of vapers. E-cigarettes are battery-powered nicotine delivery devices that heat a typically flavoring...
Long Lasting Effects of Chronic Heavy Cannabis Abuse
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Background and Objectives
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent of short-term memory impairment and schizophrenia-like symptoms in heavy and systematic cannabis users and the association between the severity of...