Z Francie první studie, která náhodně přidělila pacientům, aby zahájili léčbu metadonu buď v primární péči, nebo ve specializovaném centru , zjistila, že primární péče je pro pacienty atraktivnější a neméně bezpečná nebo účinná při...
The purpose of the Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine is to provide guidance about the effective use of drug testing in the identification, diagnosis, treatment, and promotion of recovery for patients...
Cíl: Vypracovat a podpořit přijetí pokynů pro klinickou praxi (CPG) pro odvykání kouření v Kanadě zapojením zúčastněných stran do adaptace stávajících vysoce kvalitních KDP pomocí zásad rámce ADAPTE.
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Much the result of a poor understanding of how to treat chronic pain, the United States has in recent years been rocked by an unprecedented drug crisis: The opioid epidemic.
Opioids include drugs derived from opium, such as heroin, as...
Long-term results from an alcohol use prevention programme developed for poor black US families with 11-year-old children reinforce the potential of an approach which engages parents and children to improve parenting and change the children...
Background: Tobacco using among women is more prevalent in Nepal as compared to other South-East Asian countries. The effect of its use is seen not only on the pregnant women, but also health of the growing fetus is compromised. Currently...
E-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes, according to a new study published in the journal Preventative Medicine.
That said, around 75% of e-cigarette smokers still consider themselves to be dependent on their use.
Mor...
Background: Web-based alcohol interventions are a promising way to reduce alcohol consumption because of their anonymity and the possibility of reaching a high number of individuals including heavy drinkers. However, web-based...
Nadměrné předepisování opiátů je ve Spojených státech významným problémem veřejného zdraví. Například opiáty jsou často předepisovány zbytečně na drobná zranění. To zase zvyšuje riziko závislosti.
Nový výzkum prezentovaný na výroční...
Contingency management (CM) is a widely used behavioural therapy for substance use disorders. It offers material rewards for attending sessions and adhering to prescribed medication courses, amongst other positive behaviours.
A study...
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued a new evidence-based guideline for combatting tobacco use by children and young adults aged 5 – 18, suggesting that physicians ought to have a more active role in the prevention...
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...
12-step fellowships offer a way to reconcile shrunken resources with the desire to get more patients safely out of treatment. Accounting for the self-selection bias which has obscured AA’s impacts, this synthesis of US trials finds that...
The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been used successfully in many countries, but there are few studies of its validity and reliability for the...
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Fentanyl a jeho analogy byly nahrazeny heroinem a jinými opioidy a jsou obvykle uváděny na trh osobám vyhledávajícím opiáty. Vzhledem k vysoké účinnosti fentanylu ve srovnání s heroinem, metadonem a...
Míra konzumace alkoholu se na Západě za posledních deset let obecně snížila. Série článků publikovaných v nedávném zvláštním čísle časopisu Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy se zaměřuje na toto téma kultury pití, zejména mezi mladými...
