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Spanish University Postgraduate Training on Addictions: The Historic Development and its Current Situation
BACKGROUND: Drug dependence is a public health problem that requires trained professionals to effectively address this issue. The aim of this study was to analyse postgraduate university training programs specialising in addictions in Spain...
Prescribed safer supply during dual public health emergencies: a qualitative study examining service providers perspectives on early implementation
Background: Over the past decade, drug-related overdoses have seen a significant rise both in North America and globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasised the urgent need for safer supply programs to replace unregulated...
Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in Users of Addictive Substances. Study Protocol
BACKGROUND:
Substance use increases the risk of damage to executive and cognitive functions. Manifested by a range of clinical symptoms, such impairments may affect people’s coping with everyday activities and their abilities to...
Diferencias de género en la morbilidad física en pacientes tratados con agonistas opioides: estudios de cohortes poblacionales de la República Checa y Noruega
Antecedentes: Los problemas de salud física son frecuentes en las personas que reciben tratamiento con agonistas opioides (TAO). Entre 2010 y 2019 se llevó a cabo un estudio sobre estos problemas de salud en pacientes con TAO en la...
Self-reported Xylazine Experiences: A Mixed-methods Study of Reddit Subscribers
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Objectives
Xylazine is an α2-agonist increasingly prevalent in the illicit drug supply. Our objectives were to curate information about xylazine through social media from people who use drugs (PWUDs). Specifically, we sought...
ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
Proyecto Español de Portal de Buenas Prácticas en Reducción de la Demanda de Drogas y Adicciones Comportamentales
INTRODUCCIÓN: En España, la oferta de programas de prevención es muy variada y estructurada, pero hoy en día el reto sigue siendo cómo poner en práctica la evidencia. La Comisión Europea define una buena práctica como "una política o...
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...
Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...
The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
Estándares de calidad del tratamiento de los trastornos por consumo de sustancias en Lituania 1992-2022: de las iniciativas de base a las estrategias nacionales
ANTECEDENTES: La aplicación de normas de calidad en el tratamiento de los trastornos por consumo de sustancias en Lituania no está bien documentada en la bibliografía. OBJETIVOS: Describir el proceso de desarrollo de estándares de calidad...
Quality Assurance Policy in Harm Reduction Services in the Czech Republic: A Case Study of a National System
BACKGROUND: In the field of harm reduction (HR), an established quality assurance system with implemented quality standards is rather rare in practice. Together with limited evidence in this area, this leads to an imbalance in the basic...
Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project
INTRODUCTION: Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...
Psychoactive Prescription Drug Abuse: Selected Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Addiction Treatment. Study Protocol
BACKGROUND: The abuse of psychoactive prescription drugs has become increasingly common in the Czech Republic. These drugs include sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics (benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics), and opioids. Patients with an addiction...
La pandemia mundial de COVID-19 y los cambios en las preferencias y el comportamiento con respecto a determinadas sustancias anabólicas androgénicas y esteroides: un estudio comparativo
ANTECEDENTES: El virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) y la consiguiente situación de emergencia de salud pública mundial han provocado restricciones, cambios y medidas en la vida cotidiana de la sociedad en su conjunto. La situación culminó en una...
Las encuestas representativas a nivel nacional sobre el consumo de cannabis carecen de detalles del producto relevantes para la salud pública
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Objetivos
Muchas encuestas anuales representativas a nivel nacional en los Estados Unidos que evalúan el consumo de cannabis no recopilan información sobre las características del producto a pesar de los diferentes riesgos y...
Test of Impulsivity in Adolescence
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is one of the most important stages in a human life. This period is full of different stimuli and types of influence – from parents, peers, and society. It is related to greater susceptibility to problematic...
Online Instructor-Led Pilot Course on Monitoring and Evaluation of Substance Use Prevention Interventions and Policies: Experiences and Perceptions of International Participants
INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of substance use continues to rise all over the world amidst the ongoing pandemic, substance use prevention professionals are challenged to find alternative ways to enhance their knowledge and competence to...
Naturaleza y curso de las características depresivas del clínico y autoevaluadas en personas con trastornos por consumo de alcohol: un estudio prospectivo preliminar entre hombres que buscan tratamiento
INTRODUCCIÓN: Es necesario comprender mejor la trayectoria y la naturaleza de la depresión en pacientes con trastorno por consumo de alcohol al iniciar el tratamiento. Este estudio evaluó la naturaleza y el curso de las características...
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