Abuse of opioids can lead to many adverse consequences including addiction and heightened risk of overdose, however it is being increasingly suggested that even controlled use of prescription opioids may be linked with serious and enduring...
COURSE ON DRUG TREATMENT RESEARCH REACHES ITS CONCLUSION
This instalment ends the 2018 refresh of the Drug Treatment Matrix, reminding you of the issues addressed in its five rows (listed below) intersected by five columns stepping up in...
Alcohol and drug use can have negative consequences on the health, economy, productivity, and social aspects of communities. We aimed to use data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
Adolescence is a time where young people go through dramatic changes in body and behaviour. It is an age where young people are most likely to take risks, partake in reward-seeking activities and experience the first symptoms of mental ill...
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.
Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in...
Background: Tobacco policy is increasingly focusing on the ‘tobacco endgame’ which commits to eradicating tobacco use (prevalence below 5%) within the next two decades. Strategies for achieving the endgame are likely to include...
There were over 9000 fatal overdoses in Europe in 2016. Tackling this concerning issues remains a key priority for public health policy.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction has published their latest...
In Chile, the consumption of Cocaine Base Paste (CBP), a highly toxic and addictive substance, has become a serious medical and social problem in the poorest areas of the country. This substance is smoked and quickly provokes in...
Background
Whilst underage drinking in the UK has been declining in recent years, prevalence is still higher than in most other Western European countries. Therefore, it is important to deliver effective interventions to...
Seeking to qualify the public debate on drug policy and guide the actions of its members, the Brazilian Drug Policy Platform conducted a survey with the Federal Legislative Branch to map the opinions and perceptions of the congressmen on...
Buscando qualificar o debate público sobre política de drogas e orientar as ações de seus membros, a Plataforma Brasileira de Política de Drogas (PBPD) realizou uma pesquisa com o Poder Legislativo federal para mapear as opiniões e as...
Alcohol outlets will open to sell alcohol and meet market demand. The supply and demand are linked so that greater supply will induce yet greater demand. Analysis of neighbourhood structure is important so as to help shape public health...
په تیرو لسو کلونو کې په اسټرالیا کې د الکولی مشروباتو مصرف په دوامداره توګه کم شوی. دا مهمه ده چې پوه شئ چې څه شی خلک هڅوی چې د څښاک چلند بدل کړی ترڅو په راتلونکی کې د دې مثبت رجحاناتو ساتلو ملاتړ وکړی.
یوه وروستۍ څیړنه ، چې په الکول او...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmissions among people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to pose a challenging global health problem. Here, we aimed to analyse a universally applicable...
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are in college are more likely, compared to their non-college peers, to drink to excess. College drinking remains a significant public health concern with consequences including poorer academic...
د الکولو مصرف ډیر وخت د منفی خواوی د اغیزو سره راځی، لکه د بیوز یا سر درد، په هر صورت موږ د څښلو د مثبتی تجربی د یادولو لپاره د منفی پایلو په پرتله میلان لرو. په دې پوهیدل چې الکول زموږ د مغزو په ساحه کې چې د څښاک د انګېزه یا انعام د برخې د...
د انډوکانابینوید سیستم په ټول مرکزی عصبی سیستم کې پراخ دی او د هغه د لومړی ډول ریپوټر ( CB1 ) د ګلوټاماټ ان - میتایل ډی - اسپارټ ریپټر ( NMDARs ) د فعالیدو له امله د عصبی توکېپه مخنیوی کې مهم رول لوبوی. په حقیقت کې ، دا په خپله د NMDARs...
کینابیس په ټوله نړۍ کې ترټولو عام کارول شوی غیرقانونی مخدره توکی پاتې دی او د طبی او تفریحی کارونې لپاره د چرس د جرمی کولو او قانونی کولو سره ، تمه کیږی چې دا به نور هم وده وکړی. په هرصورت ، د بنګ کارولو خپریدو او د نارینه او ښځینه ترمینځ د...
د اپیوایډ کارولو اختلال (OUD) ، او د ډیر خوراک او مړینې اړوند خطر ، په متحده ایالاتو کې روغتیا او ټولنیزې هوساینې ته یو له خورا عام ګواښ څخه ګرځیدلی. درمل ، لکه بوپرینورفین ، د OUD ناروغانو لپاره د سرو زرو معیاری درملنه ده ، په هرصورت د...
