Addiction

Association of Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Use With Mortality Risk in the US Population

Scientific article

19 February 2018

Key Points Question: What is the association of cigar, pipe, and cigarette use with mortality risk in the US population? Findings: In this nationally representative longitudinal cohort study of 357 420 participants comparing exclusive cigar...

Recommendations for NIDA's Cannabis Policy Research Agenda

News

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a new report Recommendations for NIDA's Cannabis Policy Research Agenda. The document has been prepared by the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Workgroup which was formed in...

Reduced Orbitofrontal Gray Matter Concentration as a Marker of Premorbid Childhood Trauma in Cocaine Use Disorder

Scientific article

15 February 2018

Background: Childhood trauma affects neurodevelopment and promotes vulnerability to impaired constraint, depression, and addiction. Reduced gray matter concentration (GMC) in the mesocorticolimbic regions implicated in reward processing and...

Cocaine Effects on Dopaminergic Transmission Depend on a Balance between Sigma-1 and Sigma-2 Receptor Expression

Scientific article

12 February 2018

Sigma σ1 and σ2 receptors are targets of cocaine. Despite sharing a similar name, the two receptors are structurally unrelated and their physiological role is unknown. Cocaine increases the level of dopamine, a key neurotransmitter in CNS...

A Pocket Guide: investigation of the abuse of alcohol and a brief intervention

Book

1 January 2005

This Pocket Guide was summarized Guide 34 pages of the NIAAA, helping patients who drink too much: A guide clinical. Materials include: Educational brochures for patients Already formatted progress notes Animated slideshow for training...

Guide for health care professionals - helping patients who drink too much

Book

1 January 2007

Guide aimed at professionals of health to work with people from drinking alcohol in excess This guide has been written for primary care health and mental health professionals. It has been produced by the National Institute on the Alcohol...

2018 Recovery Capital Conference of Canada

13 September 2018

Toronto

Canada

Dual Disorders in Individuals under Treatment for both Alcohol and Cocaine

Scientific article

1 November 2017

Abstract Introduction: Descriptive data about co-occurrence of alcohol and cocaine consumption is scarce, despite its important prevalence. Dual disorders show high prevalence in clinical samples, and patients report worse evolution and...

11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues

15 May 2019

Amsterdam

Netherlands

The 11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues will be held in Amsterdam, 15-17 May 2019.

The conference hopes to bring together experts and stakeholders from a wide range of fields to present, meet and exchange experiences, evidence and views on the latest research, policy and practice relating to protecting and promoting health in urban night-time settings.

Results of the ENCODAT 2016-2017. Comparison between national and city of Mexico

7 March 2018

Ciudad de México

Mexico

Invitation to the research seminars in the field of addictions the Institute of attention and prevention of addictions. From 16:15 hrs (local time).

Presented by:

Maestro. Angel Rodríguez Pérez

Assistant Director for epidemiological research and psychosocial

Direction of research and evaluation (DIE)

IAPA