Can Drug Prevention Programmes Reduce Substance Use by Participants’ Friends?
Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.
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Is There a Link Between a Father's Environment and Drug Tolerance in Children?
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...
Does AA Really Help Drinkers Stop?
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...
Cocaine Addiction Leads to Build-Up of Iron in the Brain
According to a new study, cocaine addiction may alter the way the body processes iron.
Φάρμακα στον εγκέφαλο: Νευρολογικές σαρώσεις προβλέπουν μελλοντική χρήση ουσιών
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.
Αξιολογήθηκε δείγμα 14χρονων. Η έρευνα...
Καλύτερη μνήμη εργασίας, λιγότερος πειρασμός: Κατάχρηση ουσιών και νευρο-μηχανισμοί
Νέα έρευνα που δημοσιεύθηκε στο περιοδικό Addiction δείχνει ότι η κακή μνήμη εργασίας και η αδυναμία ελέγχου των παρορμήσεων κατά την εφηβεία είναι βασικοί προγνωστικοί παράγοντες για μελλοντική κατάχρηση ουσιών. Η «μνήμη εργασίας»...
Κατάχρηση ουσιών και κίνδυνος σχιζοφρένειας
Ορισμένες μελέτες έχουν εξετάσει τη σχέση μεταξύ της σχιζοφρένειας και της κατάχρησης ουσιών. Ωστόσο, πολλά περιέχουν διάφορους μεθοδολογικούς περιορισμούς. Συνεπώς, εξακολουθούν να υπάρχουν αβεβαιότητες.
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Validity and Reliability of the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in University Students
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...
Psychometric and Diagnostic Properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST): Comparing the DAST-20 vs. the DAST-10
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Background: The use of reliable and valid self-report questionnaires to identify drug use disorders (DUD) is a strategy that has shown usefulness for screening. One of the instruments more used for detection is the Drug Abuse...
Πολλαπλές υπερβολικές δόσεις φαιντανύλης — New Haven, Κονέκτικατ, 23 Ιουνίου 2016
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Τι είναι ήδη γνωστό για αυτό το θέμα;
Η φαιντανύλη και τα ανάλογά της έχουν υποκαταστήσει την ηρωίνη και άλλα οπιοειδή και συνήθως διατίθενται στην αγορά σε άτομα που αναζητούν οπιοειδή. Λόγω της υψηλής δραστικότητας της...
Enzymes Involved in Cocaine Metabolism: A New Pharmacologic Approach to Treat Overdose Due to Cocaine
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Introduction: New therapeutic strategies against cocaine overdose toxicity have been developed. These new approaches are based on the design and synthesis of proteins involved in the destruction of cocaine before...
Parental Socioeconomic Status and Teenage Smoking Rates: What's the Link?
In what way is parental socioeconomic status associated with nicotine dependence in children?
This is the question a new study conducted in Norway aimed to find out. The study measured parental socioeconomic status by looking at their...
Neural Processing, Risky Behaviour and Cocaine Use
According to new research published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuro-science and Neuroimaging, compared to people without a drug problem, cocaine addicts tend to make riskier choices after losing out on a potential...
Maltreatment and Marijuana Use
Is the maltreatment of children linked with marijuana use later in life? Are behavioural problems and tobacco and alcohol consumption during adolescence associated with smoking marijuana?
These are questions that an Australian study...
Are Personality-Targeted Prevention Initiatives Successful?
Research has found that one’s personality is a useful predictor of drug and alcohol abuse. One notable programme that approaches substance prevention by focusing on personal characteristics is PreVenture. PreVenture has already been shown...
Returning from Rehab: What Are The Challenges of Re-Integration?
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...
Οι άνθρωποι καπνίζουν όλο και λιγότερο;
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.
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Which European City Consumes the Most Cocaine?
A new study suggests that Londoners consume the most cocaine during the week. However, it was also found that, when weekends were taken into account, the Belgian city of Antwerp overtook the UK’s capital for cocaine consumption. The results...
Opium Addiction Destroying Families
We are in the middle of the first quarter of the 21st century. It is a technologically advanced era, in which people across the world, and within a country are trying to excel in their lives, exploring new opportunities and trying to build...
Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure
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...