Σχεδόν τα δύο τρίτα των ανδρών στις Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου θεωρείται ότι πίνουν επιβλαβείς ποσότητες αλκοόλ.
Αυτό συγκρίνεται με περίπου το ένα τρίτο του μέσου πληθυσμού.
Σύμφωνα με μια νέα μελέτη που δημοσιεύθηκε στο Jou...
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...
There is no more important document for doctors treating problem drug use in the UK than the so-called ‘Orange guidelines’. This major update will substantially inform judgements of what constitutes acceptable medical practice - should...
Over the last few decades, the United States has entered a new phase in its cannabis control policies.
As of November 2016, 28 US states and Washington, D.C. had legalised cannabis use for medicinal purposes.
Eight of these and Washington...
This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the U...
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has recently teamed up with the National Recovery Advisory Committee to produce the first Canadian survey of people in recovery from drug addiction and/or alcoholism.
The findings...
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has recently released its European Drug Report for 2017. The document offers an overview of the drug situation across the continent. It covers drug supply and use as well...
Η χρήση ηρωίνης στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες έχει λάβει διαστάσεις επιδημίας. Στόχος αυτού του εγγράφου είναι να εκτιμηθεί το ετήσιο κοινωνικό κόστος της διαταραχής χρήσης ηρωίνης στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες το 2015 σε...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders.
Its...
The over-prescription of opioids is a significant public health issue in the United States. For example, opioids are often prescribed for minor injuries unnecessarily. This, in turn, increases the risk of addiction.
New research presented...
Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
Αυτή η έκθεση έρευνας αναλύει πώς η ενδοοικογενειακή βία και η κακοποίηση είναι πιο πιθανό από ό, τι δεν συμβαίνει στις στενές σχέσεις των συντρόφων όπου ένας σύντροφος έχει πρόβλημα με το αλκοόλ ή τα ναρκωτικά. Οι στόχοι αυτού του...
Τα τελευταία 30 χρόνια σημειώθηκε τεράστια αλλαγή στην πολιτική, την πρακτική και την πολιτική τόσο στις οικογένειες όσο και στη χρήση ναρκωτικών/αλκοόλ («ουσία»). Οι νόμοι, οι συμπεριφορές και οι αντιλήψεις του κοινού έχουν αλλάξει...
A series of reports in a supplement to the scientific journal Addiction presents the latest evidence on alcohol marketing and its impact on children. Key findings from the collection of peer-reviewed manuscripts include:
As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...
Residential ‘in-patient’ treatment for substance abuse – more commonly known as ‘rehab’ - is the favoured option among those wanting to recover from addiction.
The rate of relapse within the first year following being discharged, however...
Σύμφωνα με νέα ευρήματα που δημοσιεύθηκαν στο περιοδικό Tobacco Control, περισσότεροι από 53 εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι σε 88 χώρες έχουν σταματήσει το κάπνισμα μεταξύ 2008 και 2014 λόγω των μέτρων ελέγχου του καπνίσματος.
Στατιστικά, αυτό...
In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports...
