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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...
Open Consultation: UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment
The consultation on the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment is now open.
Consultation description
This consultation asks you to review individual chapters from the draft UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
Each...
Gender differences in physical morbidity in opioid agonist treatment patients: population-based cohort studies from the Czech Republic and Norway
Background: Physical health problems are common in people receiving opioid agonist treatment (OAT). A study was conducted on these health issues in OAT patients in the Czech Republic and Norway from 2010 to 2019, with a focus on gender...
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...
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
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...
Penerapan Standar Mutu (QS) di Coolmine Therapeutic Community
LATAR BELAKANG: Penerapan standar mutu Coolmine melibatkan periode manajemen perubahan, perencanaan strategis, dan pengembangan kebijakan nasional.
METODE: Studi kasus naratif yang berfokus pada kebijakan nasional dan perencanaan...
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies
BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...
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...
Pandemi Global COVID-19 dan Perubahan Preferensi dan Perilaku Mengenai Zat androgenik anabolik terpilih dan steroid – Sebuah Studi Komparatif
LATAR BELAKANG: Virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) dan situasi darurat kesehatan masyarakat global berikutnya telah menyebabkan pembatasan, perubahan, dan langkah-langkah dalam kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat secara keseluruhan. Situasi memuncak...
Survei perwakilan nasional tentang penggunaan ganja tidak memiliki detail produk yang relevan dengan kesehatan masyarakat
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Tujuan
Banyak survei tahunan AS yang representatif secara nasional yang menilai penggunaan ganja tidak mengumpulkan informasi tentang karakteristik produk meskipun berbagai risiko dan manfaat kesehatan. Memanfaatkan dataset...
Uji Impulsivitas pada Masa Remaja
LATAR BELAKANG: Masa remaja merupakan salah satu tahapan terpenting dalam kehidupan manusia. Periode ini penuh dengan rangsangan dan jenis pengaruh yang berbeda - dari orang tua, teman sebaya, dan masyarakat. Ini terkait dengan kerentanan...
Kursus Percontohan Online yang Dipimpin Instruktur tentang Pemantauan dan Evaluasi Intervensi dan Kebijakan Pencegahan Penggunaan Zat: Pengalaman dan Persepsi Peserta Internasional
PENDAHULUAN: Karena prevalensi penggunaan narkoba terus meningkat di seluruh dunia di tengah pandemi yang sedang berlangsung, para profesional pencegahan penggunaan narkoba ditantang untuk menemukan cara alternatif untuk meningkatkan...
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