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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.
Reduced Orbitofrontal Gray Matter Concentration as a Marker of Premorbid Childhood Trauma in Cocaine Use Disorder
Background: Childhood trauma affects neurodevelopment and promotes vulnerability to impaired constraint, depression, and addiction. Reduced gray matter concentration (GMC) in the mesocorticolimbic regions implicated in reward processing and...
Cocaine Effects on Dopaminergic Transmission Depend on a Balance between Sigma-1 and Sigma-2 Receptor Expression
Sigma σ1 and σ2 receptors are targets of cocaine. Despite sharing a similar name, the two receptors are structurally unrelated and their physiological role is unknown. Cocaine increases the level of dopamine, a key neurotransmitter in CNS...
Una guía de bolsillo: Indagación del abuso del alcohol y una intervención breve
Esta guía de bolsillo fue resumida de la guía de 34 páginas del NIAAA, Ayudando a Pacientes que Beben en Exceso: Una Guía Clínica. Los materiales incluyen:
- Folletos educativos para pacientes
- Notas de progreso ya formateadas
- Diapositiva...
Guía para profesionales de la salud - Ayudando a pacientes que beben en exceso
Guía dirigida a profesionales de la salud para el trabajo con personas de consumo de alcohol en exceso
Esta guía ha sido escrita para profesionales de la salud de atención primaria y salud mental. Ha sido producida por el Instituto...
Dual Disorders in Individuals under Treatment for both Alcohol and Cocaine
Abstract
Introduction: Descriptive data about co-occurrence of alcohol and cocaine consumption is scarce, despite its important prevalence. Dual disorders show high prevalence in clinical samples, and patients report worse evolution and...
The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies.
Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the...
Estimating Treatment Coverage for People with Substance Use Disorders: An Analysis of Data from the World Mental Health Surveys
Abstract
Substance use is a major cause of disability globally. This has been recognized in the recent United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in which treatment coverage for substance use disorders is identified as one of the...
¿Por qué es tan difícil dejar las drogas?
Video explicativo: ¿Por qué es tan difícil dejar las drogas?
The Reciprocal Lagged Effects of Substance Use and Recidivism in a Prisoner Reentry Context
Abstract
Background
Much work has investigated the association between substance use, crime, and recidivism, yet little scholarship has examined these associations longitudinally among samples of recently released prisoners. We examine...
Hechos sobre la marihuana para adolescentes
NIDA. (2015, mayo 1). Hechos sobre la marihuana para adolescentes. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/es/publicaciones/hechos-sobre-la-marihuana-para-adolescentes en 2018, February 15
¿Sabías que el uso de la marihuana entre los...
Marijuana Facts for Teens
NIDA. (2015, May 14). Marijuana: Facts for Teens. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana-facts-teens on 2018, February 15
Did you know that teen marijuana use has dropped dramatically since the late 1990s? So, if...
Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services
For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the...
Parental Alcohol Misuse and Children
Parental Alcohol Misuse (PAM) can negatively affect children’s physical and mental health, and other outcomes including educational attainment and behaviour. Effects can be acute when experienced in conjunction with other adverse...
Anxiety and Depression in Drug-Dependent Patients with Cluster C Personality Disorders
Objective: Comorbidity between personality disorders (PD) and substance-use disorders (SUD) is one of the most common findings in the psychiatric field. The patients with Cluster C disorders present maladjustment traits often characterized...
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica para personas con consumo de sustancias psicoactivas
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica. Desde hace 3 años se inició con el programa con aquellos usuarios abusadores o dependendientes dedrogas que hayan cometido un delito menor. Actualmente se lleva el programa en 6 Estados...
Does Trait Mindfulness Level Affect Quitting Cannabis Use? A Six Week Follow-Up Study
Abstract
Background: Only 29% of cannabis dependent individuals seek treatment, yet significant decreases in cannabis use are seen in 31-36% of individuals that seek treatment. Follow-up studies have found that over 60% in substance use...
La política de drogas y el bien público
El uso de drogas tiene un impacto significativo en la salud publica a través de la enfermedad, discapacidad y problemas sociales, y los tomadores de decisión están cada vez más interesados en desarrollar políticas de drogas basados en...
Efficacy Indicators of Four Methods in Outpatient Addiction Treatment
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Background: In Portugal, as far as we know, there are no recent studies that evaluated the comparative efficacy of therapeutic modalities in addiction problems by reference to a holistic and psychosocial model of effectiveness.
...FREE Opioid Training Course from Harvard
Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...
Substance Use among a Sample of Healthcare Workers in Kenya
ABSTRACT
This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking and...