Алкоголь, как известно, влияет на область в нашем мозгу, называемую вентральной тегментальной областью (VTA), также известную как «центр удовольствия». Активируя определенные нейроны, которые затем высвобождают нейрохимический дофамин в...
This blog post by ICUDDR Executive Director, Kim Johnson, discusses a method for measuring national outcomes of efforts to reduce the number of overdose deaths in the United States.
Министерство здравоохранения и социальных служб США опубликовало свою стратегию из пяти пунктов по борьбе со злоупотреблением опиоидами, злоупотреблением и передозировкой.
Пять пунктов, на которых основана стратегия, заключаются в...
People with substance use disorders (SUD) have high rates of hospitalization and readmission, long lengths of stay, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Yet, models for improving care are extremely limited. We performed a needs...
Tobacco control interventions introduced in the United States over the past 50 years have led to notable decrease in smoking and smoking-related diseases, including lung cancer.
In a recent study, published by University of Michigan's...
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Objectives: Two epidemics in the United States are related: opioid drug injection and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study quantifies the relationship between illicit/prescription drug misuse and HCV infection in 3...
Although cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations.
A recent study published in the international journal of Addictive Behaviours ...
The Office of the Surgeon General and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed this Spotlight on Opioids from the Surgeon General’s Report, in order to provide opioid-related information in one, easy...
Alcoholism is a primary, chronic relapsing disease of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry. It is characterized by an individual’s continued drinking despite negative consequences related to alcohol...
The emergency department (ED) has long been recognized as providing critical access to the health care system for many, yet only in the past few decades has the ED visit been recognized as an opportunity to identify and link...
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the most comprehensive survey of substance use, substance use disorders, mental health and the receipt of treatment services for these disorders in the United States. NSDUH began in 1971...
Лечение наркомании улучшает результаты употребления психоактивных веществ и уголовного рецидивизма среди лиц, связанных с правосудием, с расстройствами, связанными с употреблением психоактивных веществ, но недостаточно...
This clinician guide describes the development process, analysis and discussion of the available research while providing more complete information for health care decision-making.
What is already known about this topic?
A majority of the U.S. population participates in the workforce. A person’s job affects both physical and psychological well- being. The opioid epidemic negatively affects workers, work-...
Equipa a los proveedores de atención médica, las comunidades y los gobiernos locales con materiales para desarrollar prácticas y políticas para ayudar a prevenir las sobredosis y las muertes relacionadas con los opioides. Aborda diferentes...
This articles discusses the central importance of studying drugs’ effects on neurotransmission and describes some of the most common experimental methods used in this research.
Drugs can alter the way people think, feel, and behave by...
The potential of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to reduce the cardiovascular and other disease risks of smoking is of great interest. While many smokers report using ENDS for cessation, their impact under...
В этой статье рассматриваются энцефалопатии: болезнь, повреждение или сбой в работе головного мозга. Авторы связывают эти проблемы с курением / вдыхаемым героином, который они называют CTD (погоня за драконом). Тем не менее, CTD (вдыхание...
