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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...
Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder
Introduction
There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary...
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 –...
Les filles noires et les renvois : disparités raciales et de genre dans l’aiguillage autodéclaré vers l’évaluation des troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances chez les enfants ayant des démêlés avec la justice
Arrière-plan
La prévalence des troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances est plus élevée chez les enfants ayant des démêlés avec la justice. Il est essentiel de s’assurer que les CIM qui signalent une utilisation actuelle sont orientés...
Perturbations du rôle de la santé publique locale aux États-Unis dans la prévention et la réponse à la consommation de substances au sein de la population pendant la pandémie de COVID-19
Arrière-plan
La COVID-19 a considérablement limité l’ampleur et la portée du travail des services de santé locaux, en réorientant les ressources vers la riposte. Cependant, le besoin de services de santé publique essentiels, y compris la...
Experiences of frontline healthcare workers and their views about support during COVID-19 and previous pandemics: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
Background
Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental...
Roles of parental smoking and family structure for the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in adolescent smoking
Abstract
Background and aims
Among European countries, France is particularly concerned by adolescent tobacco smoking, especially in disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds (SES). We measured the respective contributions of parental...
Exploration des interventions artistiques pour la prévention de la toxicomanie chez les jeunes : examen exploratoire de la littérature
Experts’ views on how to design a tobacco control fund in the UK
Abstract
Objective To explore expert views on the potential value, and approaches to establishing and administering a tobacco control fund in the UK.
Design Semistructured interviews and follow-up discussion groups.
Subjects Twenty...
Understanding injecting drug use in Afghanistan: A scoping review
Background
Several reports have described a growing prevalence of illicit drug use in Afghanistan, with recognition of a recent shift from traditional modes of consumption involving inhalation and oral ingestion to injecting drug use.
...Corrélats de l’engagement au traitement et des résultats pour les clients : résultats d’un essai contrôlé randomisé sur le nabiximols pour le traitement des troubles liés à la consommation de cannabis
Introduction et objectifs
Il y a un intérêt croissant et des preuves pour l’utilisation de médicaments cannabinoïdes dans le traitement des troubles liés à la consommation de cannabis, mais peu d’examen des corrélats d’un traitement...
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 –...
Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19
Background
The COVID-19 emergency has tested the public health, medical, and public safety infrastructure of the United States (U.S.) in unprecedented ways. As the focal point for public health in their communities, local health...
Stratégies pour réduire la consommation d’alcool, la consommation d’alcool et la fréquence habituelle de consommation
Arrière-plan
On sait relativement peu de choses sur la façon dont les buveurs à risque tentent de modérer leur consommation d’alcool en l’absence de soutien spécialisé. La littérature élargie a identifié de multiples stratégies...
Mortality and life-years lost following subsequent physical comorbidity in people with pre-existing substance use disorders: a national registry-based retrospective cohort study of hospitalised individuals in Czechia
Summary
Background
Substance use disorders constitute a major global public health problem, attributable largely to their subsequent comorbidity with other health conditions. This study aimed to investigate the risk of all-cause death...
Consommation de substances et itinérance
Cette recherche a exploré les changements dans la consommation de tabac, d’alcool et de drogues illicites des personnes sans abri au Royaume-Uni. En particulier, les chercheurs ont examiné les questions suivantes :
- Quelles sont les...
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...
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...
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...
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