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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Mindfulness, Cravings and Alcohol Demand
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are in college are more likely, compared to their non-college peers, to drink to excess. College drinking remains a significant public health concern with consequences including poorer...
The Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Associates with NMDA Receptors to Produce Glutamatergic Hypofunction: Implications in Psychosis and Schizophrenia
The endocannabinoid system is widespread throughout the central nervous system and its type 1 receptor (CB1) plays a crucial role in preventing the neurotoxicity caused by activation of glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs)...
Sex Differences in Cannabis Use
Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide and, with the rise of decriminalisation and legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use, it is expected this will increase even further. There are, however...
Rizikové faktory pro ukončení léčby poruch spojených s užíváním opiátů
Porucha užívání opiátů (OUD) a související riziko předávkování a úmrtí se stává jednou z nejčastějších hrozeb pro zdraví a sociální pohodu ve Spojených státech. Léky, jako je buprenorfin, jsou zlatým standardem léčby pro osoby s OUD, avšak...
Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2018: Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released its latest report on the state of public health, with a spotlight on the prevention of problematic substance use among youth.
Results from the analysis found that almost 80% of Canadians aged...
The Mechanism Behind Alcohol Addiction
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Alcohol is known to affect a region in our brain called the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA), otherwise known as the “pleasure centre”. By activating specific neurones that then go on to release the neurochemical dopamine within this...
Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Row 5: Reducing Crime, Protecting Families
Time to consolidate the lessons of the last five instalments of our course on drug treatment research. Row 5 explored key studies on treatment in relation to safeguarding the family and the community from crime. A common theme was the...
Making the Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care a Reality, Despite Data Limitations
This blog post by ICUDDR Executive Director, Kim Johnson, discusses a method for measuring national outcomes of efforts to reduce the number of overdose deaths in the United States.
Světová zdravotnická organizace SAFER Iniciativa pro kontrolu alkoholu
Zpráva WHO o globálním stavu alkoholu a zdraví tvrdí, že konzumace alkoholu každoročně přispívá k více než 3 milionům úmrtí na celém světě a je sedmým hlavním rizikovým faktorem pro předčasnou smrt a invaliditu.
Světová zdravotnická...
Gene Therapy for Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine addiction is linked with uncontrollable drug seeking. Cues within the environment act as a constant reminder of the experience and can lead to relapse. Current medication options are limited when it comes to meeting the needs for...
Užívání návykových látek a kognitivní vývoj dospívajících
Zneužívání alkoholu i konopí je spojeno s poruchou mentálních funkcí. Pochopení dopadu užívání látek je zvláště důležité při studiu vyvíjejícího se mozku.
Nedávný výzkum, publikovaný v časopise American Journal of Psychiatry, zkoumal vztah...
Strategy to Combat Opioid Abuse
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its five point strategy to combat opioid abuse, misuse, and overdose.
The five points that the strategy is based on are to:
- Improve access to prevention, treatment and...
Vzdělávací balíčky pro poruchy užívání opiátů
Síť Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network vydala sadu vzdělávacích balíčků, které mohou používat odborníci pracující s jednotlivci s poruchami opiátů.
Online brožury, které byly speciálně navrženy pro peer příznivce, poradce a...
El consumo de drogas y su tratamiento dese la perspectiva de familiares y amigos de consumidores - Guatemala
Actualmente Guatemala cuenta con una población de 13,344,770 personas que tiene una elevada tasa de población migrante, tanto nacional como internacional. Relacionado con el abuso de drogas, el país presenta la más alta tasa de consumo de...
Plánování a navrhování týmu pro zlepšení péče o závislost (IMPACT) pro hospitalizované dospělé s poruchou užívání návykových látek
Abstraktní
Lidé s poruchami užívání návykových látek (SUD) mají vysokou míru hospitalizace a zpětného převzetí, dlouhou délku pobytu a prudce rostoucí náklady na zdravotní péči. Modely pro zlepšení péče jsou však velmi omezené. Provedli...
Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Problems among Refugees in Primary Health Care
Abstract
Background
Population-based epidemiological research has established that refugees in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are at increased risk for a range of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) problems. Improved...
Mombasa zřídí vězeňskou kliniku drogové rehabilitace
Vězeňské oddělení v Mombase brzy zavede metadonové programy pro injekční uživatele heroinu.
Young Drivers Who Use Cannabis at Higher Risk of Collisions
It has been suggested that cannabis use increases risk of driving collisions through affecting braking and choice reaction time; causing impairment of lane position, disrupting head-way and dynamic tracking; distorting time perception...
2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium - Presentations
A number of presentations from the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, which was held on Monday, 8 October 2018, have been made available.
The theme of the event was Clinical, community and policy responses to emerging problems in drug...
Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Study examining the link between cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes of an internet-delivered intervention