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Nejnovější díl online kurzu o výzkumu léčby alkoholu. Podívejte se, zda souhlasíte s vlivnými americkými výzkumníky, že "organizační klima je základem celého procesu přijímání inovací", oceníte efekt vysoké fluktuace zaměstnanců a jak ji...

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is becoming increasingly popular. And yet, recent research suggests that combining the two could be risky, more so than drinking alcohol on its own or with more traditional mixers such as coca-cola or...

This manual is designed to teach cultural competence concepts, values, and strategies for engagement and treatment with Hispanics and Latinos with substance use disorders (SUD). The manual introduces a basic understanding of cultural...

A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...

Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...

Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:

• Ageing profile of multiply-ill heroin users will continue to press up drug-related deaths.
• To counteract this pressure government must maintain investment...

A recent survey which looked at the drug habits of over 20,000 US high-school athletes has found those who play high-contact sports, such as hockey, are more likely to use heroin and prescription opioids for non-medicinal purposes.

The...

Public Health Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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...

BACKGROUND

Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...

The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched a new alcohol awareness website. ‘Ask About Alcohol’ provides information on health risks associated with drinking alcohol to enable people to manage their own health better. Furthermore...

In psychosocial therapies, the enactment of the client-worker relationship is the treatment. Structured around Carl Rogers’ classic formulation of the “necessary and sufficient conditions” for therapeutic progress, the cell in the Alcohol...

Heroin and synthetic opioids are propelling an upsurge of late in cocaine-related overdose deaths. This is according to a national survey carried out by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) amongst other drug...

The Economist uvádí, že obchod s drogami se přesouvá z ulice na takzvané online "kryptotrhy" nebo tajné virtuální výlohy. 

On-line trhy v současné době usnadňují poměrně malé množství nelegálního prodeje drog. Jejich podíl nicméně rychle...

Although the abuse of many substances has declined across the globe in recent years, the misuse of prescription and non-medical pharmaceutical opioids has significantly increased. The Taylor & Francis Group, which publishes peer-reviewed...

Tento týden Úřad pro mezinárodní narkotika a záležitosti vymáhání práva (INL) veřejně zveřejnil Zprávu o strategii mezinárodní kontroly narkotik (INCSR) za rok 2017, výroční zprávu ministerstva zahraničí pro Kongres připravenou v souladu se...

Abstract

Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...