Addiction

UAE to Train Specialist Drug Counsellors to Treat Rising Number of Abuse Cases

News

The UAE's National Rehabilitation Centre is opening a training center which will disseminate training programs, including the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for the Middle East region.

Quick Reference Guide: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence

Book

1 April 2009

This clinician guide describes the development process, analysis and discussion of the available research while providing more complete information for health care decision-making.

Psychology on the Front Line: Lifestyle Behaviour Change

27 September 2018

Leicester

United Kingdom

A Faculty of Addictions conference exploring the influence of psychology on the 'front line' in non-specialist settings.

An opportunity to learn and share ideas with colleagues and to contribute to lively discussions.

Programme:

9.30-10.00am Arrivals, registration and coffee

10-10.15am Welcome

The Effect of Public Health-Oriented Drug Law Reform on HIV Incidence in People who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico

Scientific article

16 August 2018

Summary Background As countries embark on public health-oriented drug law reform, health impact evaluations are needed. In 2012, Mexico mandated the narcomenudeo reform, which depenalised the possession of small amounts of drugs and...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Coercion Tests Therapeutic Skills

Book

29 August 2018

Key studies on the contribution of the practitioner to reducing crime and safeguarding the community. Commentary risks formulating a general rule: The trickier the situation, the more the worker matters. Implication is that therapeutic...

Bullying Involvement and Substance Use among Brazilian Students

Scientific article

1 August 2018

Abstract Objective: Although bullying involvement has been associated with adolescent substance use, most of this evidence comes from high-income countries. Little is known about substance use among perpetrator-victims in low- and middle...

Eficacia de las etiquetas de advertencia en las cajetillas de cigarrillo

Scientific article

1 August 2018

Resumen Objetivo: Establecer la capacidad que tienen las etiquetas de advertencia con el tamaño mínimo exigido por la Organización Mundial de la Salud para capturar la atención en fumadores y no fumadores. Métodos: En el estudio se...

Occupational Patterns in Unintentional and Undetermined Drug-Involved and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths

Scientific article

24 August 2018

Summary 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-...

Manual de instrucción de SAMHSA para la prevención de la sobredosis de opioides

Book

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...

NIDA Notes: Impacts of Drugs on Neurotransmission

Scientific article

9 March 2017

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...