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Psychoactive Substances
Psychoactive substances are natural or synthetic substances that act on the central nervous system and alter mental processes such as mood, perception, cognition, consciousness, and behaviour. These substances may be legally prescribed medications (e.g., pain medications or sedatives), legally available substances such as alcohol or caffeine, or controlled or illicit drugs. Psychoactive substances can be used for medical, social, cultural, or recreational purposes, but some carry risks of misuse, dependence, and health or social harms when used in harmful ways.
World Drug Report 2022
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth
Abstract
Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain.
Objective To examine whether prenatal...
Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders
According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Webinar Series
Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...
Involvement of the ghrelin system in the maintenance and reinstatement of cocaine-motivated behaviors: a role of adrenergic action at peripheral β1 receptors
Abstract
Cocaine addiction is a significant medical and public concern. Despite decades of research effort, development of pharmacotherapy for cocaine use disorder remains largely unsuccessful. This may be partially due to insufficient...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region
ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.
New Psychoactive Substances: Reading List
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances designed to replicate the effects of substances like cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy.
Εκπαιδευτικές ενότητες του έργου NEPTUNE
Σε συνεργασία με το Βασιλικό Κολλέγιο Ψυχιάτρων, το Έργο NEPTUNE έχει αναπτύξει εκπαιδευτικές ενότητες για τη βελτίωση της κλινικής πρακτικής στη διαχείριση των βλαβών που προκύπτουν από τη χρήση φαρμάκων και νέων ψυχοδραστικών ουσιών.
Αυτ...
Καθοδήγηση για την κλινική διαχείριση των οξέων και χρόνιων βλαβών των φαρμάκων club και των νέων ψυχοδραστικών ουσιών
Αυτό το έγγραφο παρέχει καθοδήγηση σχετικά με την κλινική διαχείριση των βλαβών που προκύπτουν από οξεία δηλητηρίαση και από την επιβλαβή και εξαρτημένη χρήση ναρκωτικών και νέων ψυχοδραστικών ουσιών (NPS).
Πρόκειται για μια εκτενή και...
Εγχειρίδιο νέων ψυχοδραστικών ουσιών: Τι πρέπει να γνωρίζουν οι κλινικοί γιατροί για το NPS
Το Εγχειρίδιο Νέων Ψυχοτρόπων Ουσιών (NPS) παρέχει μια ολοκληρωμένη επισκόπηση των προκλήσεων που αντιμετωπίζουν οι κλινικοί γιατροί όταν ασχολούνται με NPS και συζητά πώς το προφίλ των ασθενών και τα κοινωνικοδημογραφικά χαρακτηριστικά...
Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health is a new international journal devoted to the rapid publication of authoritative papers on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Addiction and associated health phenomena.
The Journal has a...
New psychoactive substances: A review and updates
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...
UNODC Early Warning Advisory on New Psychoactive Substances
The rapid emergence of a large number of New Psychoactive Substances on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social...
New psychoactive substances (NPS)
Overview
A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is defined as 'a new narcotic or psychotropic drug, in pure form or in preparation, that is not controlled by the United Nations drug conventions, but which may pose a public health threat...
Συσχετίσεις της κοινής ψυχικής διαταραχής με τη χρήση αλκοόλ στον ενήλικο γενικό πληθυσμό
Έρευνες έχουν δείξει ότι η χρήση αλκοόλ και οι κοινές ψυχικές διαταραχές συνυπάρχουν. Ωστόσο, λίγα είναι γνωστά για το πώς συγκρίνεται η παγκόσμια επικράτηση της χρήσης αλκοόλ μεταξύ διαφορετικών ψυχικών διαταραχών.
Στο πλαίσιο της...
Από το κακό στην ελπίδα: Ένα 10ετές σχέδιο για τα ναρκωτικά για τη μείωση της εγκληματικότητας και τη διάσωση ζωών
Περίληψη
Το 10ετές σχέδιο της κυβέρνησης του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου για την καταπολέμηση των παράνομων ναρκωτικών καθορίζει τον τρόπο με τον οποίο κάνουμε περισσότερο από ποτέ να διακόψουμε την προμήθεια ναρκωτικών από εγκληματικές συμμορίες...
Study on Relapse and Associated Factors among Drug Users in Bangladesh - Iqbal Masud , Day 5, 11:00-12:31
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022