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Client’s Characterization in the Community Treatment Approach: Methodological Foundations and Evidence

Scientific article

2 August 2021

BACKGROUND: The identity and social representation of people linked to drugs depend on their interaction with the system that collects and analyses the critical data used to describe it. AIM: The aim of this study is to see if by adopting a...

Migrant Communities and the COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa

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3 May 2020

Migrant communities and the COVID-19 response in sub-Saharan Africa Ikenna Daniel Molobe1,&, Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya1,2, Brenda Chukwufunanya Isikekpei3, Flavio Francisco Marsiglia4 1Non-Communicable Disease Research Group, University of...

Adolescents Most Susceptible to Addiction, Study Finds

Scientific article

20 July 2017

The developmental stage from adolescence to adult is often associated with a greater vulnerability to addictions than at any other point during the human life cycle. Suggested reasons for this include: Genetic predisposition Poor impulse...