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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.
Soubor komunikačních nástrojů na podporu nízkorizikového pití alkoholu
Kanadské centrum pro užívání návykových látek a závislost vydalo revidovaný komunikační soubor pokynů pro pití alkoholu s nízkým rizikem na podporu zdravého postoje ke konzumaci alkoholu. Pokyny, které jsou zaměřeny zejména na dospělé ve...
How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain
Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse.
A recent study has proposed a...
Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use
It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors.
In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...
Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High
A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US.
Results show that the prevalence of...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Mphatlalatsane: Promotion of Cognitive Development, HIV Testing and Treatment Support, and Nutrition Education in Rural Lesotho
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Sarah Skeen University of Stellenbosch
Mark Tomlinson Stellenbosch University; Marguerite...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Integration of a Parenting Program within a Conditional Cash Transfer System for Low-Income Filipino Families with Children Ages 2 to 6
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Jamie Lachman University of Oxford
Liane Pena Alampay Ateneo de Manila University; Maria...
Výzkum, politika a praxe: "Proč musím tolik zameškat školu?" Zkušenosti z klinik jihoafrických adolescentů žijících s HIV
Tento abstrakt byl prezentován na výročním zasedání Společnosti pro výzkum prevence 2018, které se konalo ve dnech 29. května – 1. června 2018 ve Washingtonu, DC, USA.
Tiarney Ritchwood Lékařská univerzita Jižní Karolíny
Asantewa Oduro De...
Podpora rovnosti a snižování rozdílů prostřednictvím optimalizace vědy o prevenci: "Moji nejlepší přátelé a moji nejhorší nepřátelé": Pochopení role rodin při udržení jihoafrických dospívajících žijících s HIV v péči
Tento abstrakt byl prezentován na výročním zasedání Společnosti pro výzkum prevence 2018, které se konalo 29. května - 1. června 2018 ve Washingtonu, DC, USA.
Tiarney Ritchwood Medical University of South Carolina
Noluthando Ntlapo Desmon...
Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: Cultural Adaptations of Psychotherapy: Therapists’ Applications of Conceptual Models with Asians and Asian Americans
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Gordon N. Hall University of Oregon
Introduction: Although conceptual models of cultural...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Suicide Prevention Protocol in the Context of an International Clinical Trial for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Kiara Alvarez Massachusetts General Hospital
Trinidad Rodriguez Massachusetts General...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Seeking for Alcohol Use Among Men in Kenya
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Puja Patel Duke University
Eve S. Puffer Duke University
Introduction: Substance use...
Epidemiology and Etiology: Evaluating the Evidence Base for Psychosocial Support Programs in Low-Resource Humanitarian Settings
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Amanda J. Nguyen University of Virginia
Emily Haroz The Johns Hopkins University; Catherine...
Epidemiology and Etiology: Physical Health Disparities Associated with Trajectories of Marijuana Use Among Canadian Youth
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Megan E Ames University of Victoria
Bonnie Leadbeater University of Victoria
Introduction...
Marihuanová otázka z katolické perspektivy
Otec Larry Young diskutuje o problému užívání marihuany, alkoholu a dalších drog z katolické perspektivy. Zapojení náboženské komunity je důležité při řešení snižování poptávky po drogách. Komentujte prosím jeho video na YouTube na adrese (...
Development and Testing of Interventions: Comorbidity Is the Rule, Not the Exception: Transdiagnostic Approaches to Increase the Effectiveness of Treatment
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
John Kjøbli Regional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern...
Development and Testing of Interventions: Social Disparities in Behavior Problem Interventions: The Case of PMTO
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Truls Tømmerås Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development
Terje Gunnar Ogden The...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Mechanisms of Change in a Community-Based Family Intervention in Kenya
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Eve S. Puffer Duke University
Ali Giusto Duke University; Elsa A. Friis Duke University; Br...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Multiple Meta-Analytic Strategies to Identify Essential Components of Preventive Interventions
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Frances Gardner University of Oxford
Patty Leijten University of Amsterdam; G.J. Melendez...
The Use of Non-Prescribed Benzodiazepines and/or Amphetamines Predict Treatment Instability in Opioid Maintenance Treatment
INTRODUCTION: Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) is a long-term intervention aiming at stability and reduced risk for patients. This project aims to estimate the 1-year drop-out rate of from OMT and to investigate factors associated with...
Ethanol Actions on the Ventral Tegmental Area: Novel Potential Targets on Reward Pathway Neurons
Abstract
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) evaluates salience of environmental stimuli and provides dopaminergic innervation to many brain areas affected by acute and chronic ethanol exposure. While primarily associated with rewarding and reinforcing stimuli, recent evidence indicates a role for the VTA in aversion as well. Ethanol actions in the VTA may trigger neuroadaptation resulting in reduction of the aversive responses to alcohol and a relative increase in the rewarding responses. In searching for effective pharmacotherapies for the treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, recognition of this imbalance may reveal novel strategies. In addition to conventional receptor/ion channel pharmacotherapies, epigenetic factors that control neuroadaptation to chronic ethanol treatment can be targeted as an avenue for development of therapeutic approaches to restore the balance. Furthermore, when exploring therapies to address reward/aversion imbalance in the action of alcohol in the VTA, sex differences have to be taken into account to ensure effective treatment for both men and women. These principles apply to a VTA-centric approach to therapies, but should hold true when thinking about the overall approach in the development of neuroactive drugs to treat alcohol use disorders. Although the functions of the VTA itself are complex, it is a useful model system to evaluate the reward/aversion imbalance that occurs with ethanol exposure and could be used to provide new leads in the efforts to develop novel drugs to treat alcoholism.