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Rise in Glutamate Levels Can Be Used to Predict Drug High

News

A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explores the action of psychostimulant drugs on glutamate, one of the most abundant neurotransmitters in the human body. Drugs with a stimulant effect are commonly prescribed to...

Rise in glutamate levels can be used to predict drug high

Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults

Scientific article

26 March 2018

A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life. The study followed 10 989...

State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments

Scientific article

6 April 2018

Summary What is already known about this topic? Medicaid enrollees smoke cigarettes at a higher rate than do privately insured U.S. residents (25.3% versus 11.8%). Comprehensive state Medicaid cessation coverage has the potential to reduce...

Screening of risks arising from the consumption of drugs using the ASSIST (Alcohol, smoking and substances involvement screening test) in primary care patients

Scientific article

Overview Aim: The objective is to estimate the prevalence of consumption risk of drugs and patterns of consumption in primary care. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional multicenter study. Site: Five health centres in the area south of Madrid...

Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Book

1 October 2015

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...

Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Webinar: The Surgeon General Report - A Public Health Approach

17 April 2018

Webinar

United States

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM

New Resource Centre from SAMHSA

Website

4 March 2018

SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources. Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital resource...

Evidence-Based Practices Resource Centre

Early Warning at the Global Level: The UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS

10 April 2018

Webinar

United States

Presenters:

Conor Crean, Scientific Affairs Officer, Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Martin Raithelhuber, Illicit Synthetic Drugs Expert, Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018

D-Healthylife Interdisciplinary Co-Creation Workshop in Barcelona

26 April 2018

Barcelona

Spain

As part of the d-HealthyLife initiative EIT Health Campus is offering a full day co-creation workshop. This is a developing project that implementing "participatory processes to develop training programmes on the co-creation, motivation and behaviour change, and innovative business models for digital health products."

Impact of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use on the Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia

Book

29 March 2018

This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of...