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Stress, Coping, and Context: Examining Substance Use Among LGBTQ Young Adults With Probable Substance Use Disorders
In this research, the authors explored how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) young adults with problematic substance use made sense of their substance use in relation to their LGBTQ identities.
The authors...
LGBTQ+ People and Alcohol
This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people.
It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ Community: Reading List
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride month is celebrated each year during the month of June. Here you can find a list of resources and research on the topic of substance use among the LGBTQ+ community.
1) This rep...
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
کام کی جگہ میں مادہ کے استعمال کی خرابی کا علاج اور روک تھام
Efectos del uso de cannabis fumada en adolescentes escolares
"ایل جی بی ٹی کیو + لوگوں کو شراب کی مارکیٹنگ"
24 مئی 2023 کو زوم پر منعقد ہونے والے ایس اے اے پی / ایس اے آر این 'الکوحل کبھی کبھار' ویبینار کی ویڈیو دیکھیں: "ایل جی بی ٹی کیو + لوگوں کے لئے شراب کی مارکیٹنگ: شناخت کو ہدف بنانے کے لئے حکمت عملی تیار کرنا"، ڈاکٹر ڈیوڈ وائٹلی.
ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے 4 ای کے جدید اور جامع روک تھام کے نظام کا تعارف
ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے نے حال ہی میں ریاستوں اور برادریوں میں روک تھام فراہم کرنے والوں کے کام کی حمایت کرنے کے لئے "جدید اور جامع روک تھام کے نظام" کے طور پر 4 ای متعارف کرایا ہے۔
4 ای: ابتدائی کارروائی، آسان رسائی، مساوی مواقع اور...
منشیات اور شراب کے غلط استعمال کے علاج میں خاندانوں اور برادریوں کو شامل کیا جانا چاہئے
شراب اور دیگر منشیات کے علاج عام طور پر صرف ان افراد کے لئے فراہم کیے جاتے ہیں، جو اکثر ان کے خاندانوں سے دور ہوتے ہیں. علاج کا مقصد فلاح و بہبود کو بہتر بنانا اور مادہ کے استعمال کے نقصانات کو کم کرنا ہے اور خاندان اور برادریاں بحالی کے...
How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain
A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity.
Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by...
National Drug Observatories from Latin American and Caribbean countries meet in Lisbon for ‘COPOLAD week’
National Drug Observatories (NDOs) from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are gathering in Lisbon from 22–26 May for a week of activities under the COPOLAD III programme.
The overarching theme of the initiative will be...
FDA Approves New Buprenorphine Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2023
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection for subcutaneous use (under the skin) to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD)...
Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention
Abstract
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and impact individuals' health, well-being, and social functioning. Long-lasting changes in brain networks involved in reward, executive function, stress reactivity, mood, and...
Strategies to Address Cocaine and Methamphetamine
Presented by Richard Rawson, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science, UCLA School of Medicine and a Research Professor at the University of Vermont, this presentation provided an overview of the...
Character Strengths and Recovery from Addiction
UNODC supported delegations from four Central Asian countries in a high-level study tour to the United Kingdom
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) organized a study tour for high-level representatives, including senior officials, policymakers and substance...
Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence
Summary
Background
Opioid dependence is associated with substantial health and social burdens, and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is highly effective in improving multiple outcomes for people who receive this treatment. Methadone and...
Implementation and workflow strategies for integrating digital therapeutics for alcohol use disorders into primary care: a qualitative study
Abstract
Background
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are prevalent and often go untreated. Patients are commonly screened for AUD in primary care, but existing treatment programs are failing to meet demand. Digital therapeutics include...
Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies
Opioid dependence is associated with substantial health and social burdens, and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is highly effective in improving multiple outcomes for people who receive this treatment. Methadone and buprenorphine are common...
Comparison of Treatments for Cocaine Use Disorder Among Adults
Key Points
Question What treatments for cocaine use disorder are associated with objective reductions in cocaine use among adults?
Findings In this meta-analysis of 157 clinical trials comprising 402 treatment groups and 15 842...
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