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This is a study, led by the University of Bristol, and published in Addiction Journal. It was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the research partner of the NHS, public health and social care.
The most effective...
Угрудні 2019 року в Китаї спалахнув важкий гострий респіраторний синдром, викликаний коронавірусом 2 (SARS-CoV-2 або COVID-19). Вірус швидко поширився по всій країні і по всьому світу. Прагнучи запобігти поширенню вірусу, всі країни значно...
BACKGROUND: The Czech Republic has a long tradition of methamphetamine use. Less is known about the circumstances of initiation into its use at the level of individual users. The aim of the research was to analyse the biographic burden...
Однією з найсерйозніших проблем охорони здоров'я в останні десятиліття стала опіоїдна епідемія в США (США). У 2018 році понад 9,9 мільйона американців у віці 12 років зловживали рецептурними знеболюючими препаратами, і приблизно у 2...
The Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021 was developed to support practitioners and policymakers in tackling the negative consequences of drug use.
The guide is composed of four sets of miniguides that look...
Cannabis and the Gateway Drug Theory: Correlation or Causation – Where does the Evidence Point? (Dalgarno Institute Research Report, October 2021)
This Research Report looks a the ever oscillating debate around Cannabis and the 'Gateway...
Problematic substance use can be a significant cause of stress for family members of the person using substances. This review, published in the journal Drug: Education, Prevention and Policy, examines current research in order to explore...
The Society for the Study on Addiction (SSA) Pregnancy Edit is a series of articles on alcohol-related harm in pregnancy, published on the Society for the Study of Addiction website in September 2021.
Topic covered include:
In a new study, led by a team at the University of Salford, evidence has been found to suggest fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a significant issue among the population, likely to be as common as autism, despite being rarely...
The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) movement created the term "in recovery" to express the continuing requirement for vigilance in order to sustain sobriety (which includes abstinence from alcohol intake) and avoid a return to dangerous drinking...
Despite a long history of successful, community-led harm reduction programs and rising health inequalities suffered by PWUD, research collaborations between PWUD and researchers remain generally ignored. PWUDs are crucial in identifying...
Вживання алкоголю і наркотиків є серйозною проблемою для громадського здоров'я і поширене в сім'ях. Вважається, що понад 100 мільйонів людей страждають від вживання психоактивних речовин близьким родичем, багато з яких відчувають негативні...
This online course provides an overview of how community health workers (CHWs) can support their communities by providing appropriate mental health and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this course you will learn how...
Біотехнологічне лікування, включаючи лікування наркоманії, - це шлях у майбутнє. Дослідники та фармацевтичні компанії хвалять ін'єкції депо, імплантати агоністів / антагоністів, глибоку стимуляцію мозку та кон'югатні вакцини як найбільший...
Tobacco smoking is the greatest cause of sickness and early death worldwide, with 8 million people dying each year from a smoking-related condition. The use of pharmaceutical or behavioural assistance improves smokers' chances of quitting...
