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Treatment Settings
Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
Public versus Internal Conceptions of Addiction: An Analysis of Internal Philip Morris Documents
Abstract
Background
Tobacco addiction is a complex, multicomponent phenomenon stemming from nicotine’s pharmacology and the user’s biology, psychology, sociology, and environment. After decades of public denial, the tobacco industry now...
Stigma Associated with Medication Treatment for Young Adults with Opioid Use Disorder
Abstract
Background
Opioid-related overdose deaths have risen sharply among young adults. Despite this increase, access to evidence-based medication for opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for youth remains low. Among older adults, barriers to...
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Activation in the Ventral Tegmental Area Attenuates Cocaine Seeking in Rats
Abstract
Novel molecular targets are needed to develop new medications for the treatment of cocaine addiction. Here we investigated a role for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors in the reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior, an...
Experiences of a Motivational Interview Delivered by a Robot: Qualitative Study
ABSTRACT
Background: Motivational interviewing is an effective intervention for supporting behavior change but traditionally depends on face-to-face dialogue with a human counselor. This study addressed a key challenge for the goal of...
How Can Contingency Management Support Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? A Systematic Review
Rewarding people dependent on illegal drugs for not using those drugs is a controversial tactic, one this report from the European Union’s drug misuse centre found patchily effective in extending retention and reducing substance use as a...
Pregnancy & Opioids Guide
INTRODUCTION
Is there a young woman in your life who is pregnant and misusing or addicted to opioids? Perhaps it’s your daughter or granddaughter, your son’s girlfriend or wife, a niece or a friend. Here you’ll find information to help her...
Pokyny k provádění minimálních cen alkoholu
S legislativou zavedenou dne 1. května 2018 skotská vláda vydala pokyny k provádění minimálních cen alkoholu pro prodejce alkoholu a donucovací orgány týkající se alkoholu ve Skotsku.
Pokyny se týkají důvodů změny zákona, problémů, ...
Improving Quality of Life: Substance Use and Ageing
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released a resource focusing on substance use in ageing populations.
The document covers the consequences of substance use in older adults, health conditions which might occur...
Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Cannabis Cessation in Adults
Abstract
Objective: Many psychological and psychosocial interventions have been developed to treat regular users of cannabis, but it is unclear which intervention(s) are the most effective. This article aims to assess the effectiveness of...
The Hardest Hit: Addressing the Crisis in Alcohol Treatment Services
This research, launched at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm on 1 May 2018, warns that the alcohol treatment sector is in crisis. These services are entering into a cycle of disinvestment, staff depletion, and reduced...
The Influence of Psychological Factors during Early Years of Life in the Development of Addiction
Abstract
Addiction is a multifaceted condition with various entry and exit points throughout its course in an individual's life. In some adolescents, early onset can be followed by limited adolescent use or abuse and is more related to...
Rozšíření základu léčby problémů s alkoholem
Jako aspekt své obecné odpovědnosti za zdraví amerického lidu byl Kongres USA
zacházení s osobami s problémy s alkoholem. Čas od času se Kongres snažil
informace o tomto zacházení, jimiž se bude řídit její legislativní činnost. Například v...
Taking a New Line on Drugs
This report, ‘Taking a New Line on Drugs’, comes at a timely moment for drugs strategy both in the UK and across the world. The special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the world drug problem, which took place in New York...
Alcohol and Mental Health: Policy and Practice in England
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective help from either alcohol or mental health services. National...
Analýza efektivity banky: Francouzský výbor říká, že rizika baklofenu převažují nad přínosy při léčbě alkoholu
*Aktualizováno* Náš komentář k první klinickému testu, který důsledně testoval vysoké dávky baklofenu k léčbě závislého pití, byl aktualizován vydáním stanoviska k rovnováze mezi bezpečností a přínosy z vědeckého výboru zřízeného...
Addiction, 12-Step Programs, and Evidentiary Standards for Ethically and Clinically Sound Treatment Recommendations: What Should Clinicians Do?
Abstract
Addiction is a complex phenomenon characterized by a loss of control and compulsive, habitual behavior. Since there is no single, specific cause for addiction, there is no single, standard treatment for it. A variety of approaches...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Medical Care in Drug Treatment Systems
Key studies relating to the roles of medical interventions and treatment in medical settings in local, regional and national drug treatment systems. Highlights a simple innovation which transformed detoxification recyclers into typical...
Google představil proces prověřování reklam na drogovou rehabilitaci: Reuters
16. DUBNA 2018 / 12:03
Společnost Google v pondělí sdělila agentuře Reuters, že v červenci obnoví přijímání reklam z amerických center pro léčbu závislostí, téměř rok poté, co jednotka Alphabet Inc pozastavila lukrativní kategorii...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children of Alcoholics: A Manifesto For Change
Executive Summary
One in five children in the UK lives with a parent who drinks too much – that’s over 2.5 million children. They are Britain’s innocent victims of drink.
Hard-drinking parents hurt their children for life. Compared to...
Overview of European University-Based Study Programmes in the Addictions Field
In 2015, the team from the Department of Addictology (First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague) in cooperation with our colleague from the Department of Community Medicine & Health Care...
