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Alcohol Use Disorders Webinar
The Progress in Mind Resource Centre held a one-hour webinar on alcohol use disorders. The webinar was delivered by Wim van den Brink, Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction at the University of Amsterdam, and Steve Brinksman, GP and...
The Opiate Epidemic - Free Access Article Collection
Although the abuse of many substances has declined across the globe in recent years, the misuse of prescription and non-medical pharmaceutical opioids has significantly increased. The Taylor & Francis Group, which publishes peer-reviewed...
Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
Is There a Link Between a Father's Environment and Drug Tolerance in Children?
A new study published in the journal eLife suggest that a father’s nicotine use could have an effect on children’s risk of some diseases. The investigation found that the offspring of mice routinely exposed to nicotine developed chemical...
ایا په رښتیا سره ای ای د مشروبانو سره مرسته کوی؟
۱۲ ګامه ملګری د روغی تابیا لپاره یوه لاره وړاندې کوی چې د درملنې څخه په خوندی توګه د زیاتو ناروغانو د راویستلو غوښتنه وکړی. د ځان د ټاکلو د اړخ هیښتیا چې د AA اغیز یې له پامه وغورځول، د امریکا د محاکمو دا ترکیب دا پیدا کوی چې د درملنې...
Cocaine Addiction Leads to Build-Up of Iron in the Brain
According to a new study, cocaine addiction may alter the way the body processes iron.
ښه کاری حافظه، لږ وسوسه: د مادې تېری او اعصاب - میکانیزمونه
نوې څیړنې چې د اعتیاد په ژورنال کې چاپ شوې دی دا ښیی چې د کم کاری حافظې او د کوچنیوالی په وخت کې د ایمپناتورونو د کنټرول وړتیا د راتلونکی مادې د ناوړه چلند لپاره کلیدی وړاندوینه کیدونکې ده. 'کاری حافظه' د یو چا وړتیا ته وایی چې په یوه...
Substance Abuse and Schizophrenia Risk
A number of studies have looked at the relationship between schizophrenia and substance abuse. However, many contain various methodological limitations. Uncertainties, therefore, still exist.
A new investigation published in the journal...
The Punjabi Problem: Drug Use in One of India’s Wealthiest Regions
According to the BBC, a recent government-conducted investigation suggests that more than 860,000 young men (15 – 35) in the Punjab region of India take drugs. This is three times the national average. Heroin is used by 53% of all...
Thousands Die without Access to Alcohol Treatment
The BBC reports that almost 8,000 high-risk drinkers died from alcohol-related causes in Wales, UK between 2005 – 2014 without having received treatment for alcohol addiction. This is despite repeated hospital and A&E admissions for as much...
په امیندوارۍ کې د موادو کارولو او د مادې کارولو اختلالاتو پیژندلو او مدیریت لپاره لارښوونې
پدې لارښوونو کې د روغتیا پاملرنې خدماتو لپاره د موادو کارولو او د موادو کارولو اختلالاتو پیژندلو او مدیریت په اړه وړاندیزونه شامل دی چې د امیندواره میرمنو سره مرسته کوی ، یا پدې وروستیو کې ماشوم لری ، او څوک چې الکول یا مخدره توکی کاروی یا...
Whole Family Recovery
This document provides an overview of themes that emerged from the Adfam’s Whole Family Recovery and Alcohol Focus Groups and interviews. This research was conducted to scope the impacts of the recovery of someone with an alcohol problem on...
Supporting Families Affected by Substance Use and Domestic Violence
This research report analyses how domestic violence and abuse is more likely than not to occur within intimate partner relationships where one partner has a problem with alcohol or drugs. The aims of this research project were:
- To...
د پوهنتون په محصلانو کې د الکولو ، سګرټ څکولو ، او د موادو د لاس وهنې د سکرینکولو د آزموینې ( ASSIST ) اعتبار او اعتبار
د الکولو، سګرټ څکولو او د موادو د لاس وهنې د سکرینکولو ازموینه ، چې د روغتیا نړیوال سازمان ( WHO ) لخوا جوړه شوې ده ، په ډیرو هیوادونو کې په بریالیتوب سره کارول شوی، خو د مکسیکو د نفوس لپاره د هغې د اعتبار او اعتبار په اړه لږ مطالعات شتون...
Drug and Alcohol Related Bereavement - Scoping Review
Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care carried out a four year drug and alcohol related bereavement project funded by the Big Lottery and running from 2010-14. The purpose of this review is to create a solid evidence-base from which the project...
Consultation Findings for the BEAD Project
Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care undertook an exploration of the experiences of families and friends bereaved through drug and/ or alcohol use, with the aim of developing a range of peer support services and targeted information...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Parents Deal with Children Who Use Substances and Perpetrate Abuse
This report has been written by Adfam and Against Violence and Abuse (AVA) and covers the processes and findings of a joint project carried out by the two organisations in 2011/12 on child to parent violence and abuse. It reveals that every...
Psychometric and Diagnostic Properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST): Comparing the DAST-20 vs. the DAST-10
ABSTRACT
Background: The use of reliable and valid self-report questionnaires to identify drug use disorders (DUD) is a strategy that has shown usefulness for screening. One of the instruments more used for detection is the Drug Abuse...
د مخدره توکو په درملنه کې درمل: ماشومانو ته د خطرونو سره مبارزه - یو کال وروسته
دا 'یو کال وروسته' راپور د مخدره توکو درملنې کې د اډفام درملو موندنو او وړاندیزونو ته پراختیا ورکوی: ماشومانو ته د خطرونو سره مبارزه ، چې په 2014 کې خپره شوې ، او د اپیوایډ بدیل درملنې (OST) کې کارول شوی وړاندیز شوی درملو لخوا رامینځته شوی...
