Μια πρόσφατη εργασία που δημοσιεύθηκε στο International Journal of Drug Policy εξετάζει τις τρέχουσες αντιδράσεις στον τομέα της υγείας σε νέες ψυχοδραστικές ουσίες (NPS), επισημαίνοντας βασικά ζητήματα για την ενημέρωση του σχεδιασμού και...
Η διαχείριση έκτακτης ανάγκης (CM) είναι μια ευρέως χρησιμοποιούμενη συμπεριφορική θεραπεία για διαταραχές χρήσης ουσιών. Προσφέρει υλικές ανταμοιβές για την παρακολούθηση συνεδριών και την τήρηση των συνταγογραφούμένων μαθημάτων...
Recently published in the journal Pediatrics, the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) – chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana – links depressive symptoms and marijuana and alcohol consumption with an increased...
Σύμφωνα με μια νέα μελέτη που δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό ανοικτής πρόσβασης PLOS ONE, οι φοιτητές κολλεγίων των ΗΠΑ που καταναλώνουν μεσαία έως υψηλά επίπεδα αλκοόλ και μαριχουάνας έχουν σταθερά χαμηλότερο μέσο όρο βαθμολογίας (GPA).
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A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry claims that one’s desire for cocaine may be reduced by blocking signalling from a specific system in the brain primarily responsible for promoting wakefulness and appetite.
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Πρόσφατα δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Addictive Behaviors, μια νέα μελέτη ισχυρίζεται την ύπαρξη σύνδεσης μεταξύ της παιδικής κακοποίησης και της χρήσης οπιοειδών αργότερα στη ζωή.
Σύμφωνα με την έρευνα, η συναισθηματική κακοποίηση...
Findings recently revealed in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and the Journal of Neuroscience suggest the cerebellum is co-responsible for the alterations in the brain that are linked with excessive substance abuse.
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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.
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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...
A new study published in the journal eLife suggest that a father’s nicotine use could have an effect on children’s risk of some diseases. The investigation found that the offspring of mice routinely exposed to nicotine developed chemical...
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...
Μια νέα μελέτη που δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Nature διαπίστωσε ότι οι σαρώσεις εγκεφάλου μπορούν να προβλέψουν εάν οι έφηβοι θα αναπτύξουν συμπεριφορές λήψης ναρκωτικών αργότερα στη ζωή τους.
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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...
This study was based on a large cohort of smokers from all regions and settings in Denmark. 46 287 smokers were included in the study, and the follow-up rate was high (74%).
The study was...
FINDINGS
Low socioeconomic groups were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use than did high socioeconomic groups. These groups also consumed less fruits, vegetables, fish, and fibre than those of high...
Alcohol use is highly prevalent globally with numerous negative consequences to human health, including HIV progression, in people living with HIV (PLH). The HIV continuum of care, or treatment cascade, represents a sequence of targets for...
