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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...
AddictologyIssue 4/2022
The COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Changes in Preference and Behaviour Regarding Selected Anabolic Androgenic Substances and Steroids – A Comparative Study
BACKGROUND: The SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) and the ensuing global public health emergency situation have led to restrictions, changes, and measures in the daily life of society as a whole. The situation culminated in a global pandemic. A...
AddictologyIssue 4/2022
Test d’impulsivité à l’adolescence
L’adolescence est l’une des étapes les plus importantes de la vie humaine. Cette période est pleine de stimuli et de types d’influence différents – de la part des parents, des pairs et de la société. Elle est liée à une plus grande...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
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...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Nature and Course of Clinician and Self-Rated Depressive Features in Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders: A Preliminary Prospective Study among Men Seeking Treatment
INTRODUCTION: The trajectory and nature of depression in patients with alcohol use disorder as they enter treatment needs to be understood better. This study assessed the nature and course of depressive features among male patients with...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Comportements à risque des adolescents âgés de 10 à 15 ans en Slovaquie. Relation avec le sexe, l’âge et l’indice de masse corporelle
CONTEXTE : Comme base théorique, nous avons utilisé le concept de Jessor du syndrome des comportements à risque à l’adolescence, le concept de soi et le concept d’image corporelle.
OBJECTIF : L’objectif principal de la contribution était...
AddictologyIssue 3/2022
Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
The article ‘Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study’ published in the PanAfrican Medical Journal’ on 11/10/2022 by a number of authors coordinated by Dr Harrieth Peter and Castory...
Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada
Background
Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances –...
Avoidance, Anxiety Towards Parents, and Self-Acceptance of Adolescents in the System of Higher Secondary Education
BACKGROUND:
A close relationship between a parent and a child and parental acceptance can mediate the appropriate self-acceptance of an adolescent, which is an important variable related to personality and a pillar of emotional health. In...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Principes généraux de gestion d’urgence pour l’abandon du tabac
La gestion des contingences (GC) est un traitement psychologique basé sur le conditionnement opérant. Il consiste à fournir des incitations en échange de l’atteinte d’un comportement cible tel que l’abstinence ou d’autres variables liées au...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties
BACKGROUND:
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
La consommation de substances et le rôle des familles. Résultats d’une étude transnationale au Pakistan, au Kazakhstan et en Ukraine
ARRIÈRE-PLAN:
Dans de nombreux pays, les familles ont rarement été impliquées dans le traitement et les interventions pour les membres de la famille atteints de troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances (TSU). Les objectifs de cette...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Contribution des caractéristiques sociodémographiques et des loisirs structurés à la consommation d’alcool chez les adolescents
ARRIÈRE-PLAN:
Les loisirs peuvent être un contexte qui peut favoriser le développement positif des adolescents, mais ils peuvent aussi être un contexte qui contribue à l’adoption de comportements à risque chez les adolescents.
VISE:
L...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Mise à jour des lignes directrices canadiennes sur la consommation d’alcool à faible risque : Rapport final pour consultation publique
Les Lignes directrices canadiennes sur la consommation d’alcool à faible risque ont été publiées à l’origine par l’ACSC en novembre 2011 et sont le résultat des travaux d’experts en recherche sur l’alcool au Canada. Depuis lors, de...
European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon
The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...
Les effets des changements apportés aux politiques sur les opioïdes sur la transition des opioïdes d’ordonnance à la consommation d’héroïne, de fentanyl et de drogues injectables : une analyse qualitative
Arrière-plan
À partir des années 1990, l’utilisation non médicale d’opioïdes sur ordonnance (OP) est devenue une crise de santé publique majeure. En réponse à l’augmentation des taux de dépendance aux opioïdes et d’empoisonnements mortels...
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
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