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Topik Hangat Bank Efektivitas: Apakah Penting Jika Kecanduan Adalah Penyakit Otak?
Memanfaatkan nilai propaganda teori tersebut, pada tahun 1997 kepala Institut Nasional AS tentang Penyalahgunaan Narkoba menyatakan, "Kecanduan Adalah Penyakit Otak, dan Itu Penting." Pendapatnya telah dipuji sebagai terobosan atau dikutuk...
Perjudian Mengaktifkan Jalur Otak yang Sama dengan Kecanduan Zat, Studi Baru Menemukan
Masalah perjudian di Inggris dilaporkan mempengaruhi sekitar 590.000 orang.
Kondisi ini dapat diobati melalui berbagai pendekatan, termasuk terapi perilaku kognitif dan pengobatan.
Diterbitkan dalam jurnal Translational Psychiatry, sebuah...
Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in High-Risk Populations
There tends to be an increase in prevalence of substance use issues within populations living in urban areas and where poverty levels are high.
Certain risk factors, more common in deprived areas, are particularly associated with substance...
Gender Differences in the Alcohol-Related Alterations in Cortical Activity
Background: Long-term alcohol use is known to harm brain functioning in adolescence. In the central nervous system, the effects of alcohol are particularly mediated by alterations in GABAergic neurotransmission. Combining simultaneous...
Addiction Training in Clinical Psychology: Does It Meet the Demand?
Clinical psychology is particularly well suited to offering a multifaceted response in order to help those living with a substance use disorder. A new study published in the academic journal American Psychologist investigates the extent to...
Acute Ethanol Administration Upregulates Synaptic α4-Subunit of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors within the Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala
Alcohol and nicotine are two of the most frequently abused drugs, with their comorbidity well described. Previous data show that chronic exposure to nicotine upregulates high-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in several...
Progression from E-Cigarettes to Conventional Cigarettes Dictated by Levels of Nicotine, Study Finds
Nicotine is the addictive component of conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes are available in a range of nicotine strengths. Those that contain nicotine were deemed recently to be subject to regulation by the US Food and Drug Administration...
Delinquency and Substance Misuse Among US Teens See Significant Decline
12- to 17-year-olds in the US are now far less likely to misuse alcohol, nicotine and illegal drugs. The same age group is also less prone to delinquent behaviours, such as stealing and fighting than the generation before. This is according...
Efek Tidak Langsung dari Regulasi Emosi pada Stres Minoritas dan Penggunaan Zat Bermasalah pada Individu Lesbian, Gay, dan Biseksual
Individu lesbian, gay, dan biseksual (LGB) melaporkan tingkat penggunaan alkohol dan zat bermasalah yang lebih tinggi daripada rekan-rekan heteroseksual mereka. Perbedaan ini terkait dengan pengalaman stresor spesifik LGB, yang disebut...
Unmet Treatment Needs for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
In the US, less than 10% of adults with co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders get treatment for both. 50% do not receive treatment for either.
This highlights the vast discrepancy between the prevalence of co...
Masalah Masa Kecil: Masalah Alkohol dan Narkoba dari Perspektif Hak Anak
Jutaan anak di seluruh dunia menderita sebagai konsekuensi dari penggunaan zat yang memabukkan seperti alkohol dan obat-obatan terlarang. Ini adalah masalah hak anak yang penting, tetapi terlalu sering diabaikan. Publikasi FORUT baru...
Alkohol di YouTube: Apa yang ditonton anak-anak?
Penelitian baru yang muncul dalam volume terbaru Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs meneliti video YouTube yang merujuk merek alkohol, dan yang populer di kalangan pemirsa di bawah umur. Bersama-sama, video yang dianalisis hanya...
8 Steps Towards Minimising the US Opioid Crisis
Current levels of opioid addiction in the US are so alarming that in July 2017 the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urgently suggested that President Trump declare a national emergency to free up...
Pola Penggunaan Polydrug di Kalangan Penyalahguna Zat Hamil
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Maksud:
Studi penggunaan narkoba selama kehamilan umumnya berfokus pada zat individu atau kombinasi obat tertentu. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan kita tentang penggunaan polydrug dan kehamilan dalam...
Aspek Budaya: Bagaimana Mengukur dan Menafsirkan Data Epidemiologis tentang Gangguan Penggunaan Alkohol di Seluruh Budaya
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Bertujuan:
Untuk menguji dampak budaya pada diagnosis gangguan penggunaan alkohol menggunakan negara-negara Eropa sebagai contoh.
Desain:
Ulasan naratif.
Hasil:
Ada norma-norma budaya yang kuat yang memandu acara minum berat...
National Academy of Medicine Releases New Special Publication Guide
September 21, 2017
Halting the opioid epidemic requires aggressive action across multiple dimensions, including informed, active, and determined front-line leadership from health clinicians working in every setting throughout the nation...
Stimulasi Magnetik Transkranial Korteks Prefrontal Dorsolateral Mengurangi Penggunaan Kokain
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Studi hewan terbaru menunjukkan bahwa kokain kompulsif yang mencari sangat mengurangi aktivitas korteks frontal prelimbic, sementara stimulasi optogenetik pada area otak ini secara signifikan menghambat pencarian kokain kompulsif...
Syndemic Risk Classes and Substance Use Problems among Adults in High-Risk Urban Areas
Substance use problems tend to co-occur with risk factors that are especially prevalent in urban communities with high rates of poverty. The present study draws on Syndemics Theory to understand profiles of risk and resilience and their...
Methamphetamine Increases Risk of Stroke, Study Finds
The use of methamphetamine, or what is commonly known as ‘speed’, ‘ice’, or ‘meth’, correlates with an increased risk of stroke among young people, according to new research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
...Terminology and Stigma: How Should We Talk about Substance Use?
In the field of substance use prevention and treatment choosing the correct terminology can be tricky, especially if we want to avoid contributing to stigmatised perceptions of people battling with substance use disorders.
‘Abuse’, ‘abuser...