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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder
Introduction and aims
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 –...
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...
Guidelines and Recommendations for School-based Prevention
Over the past 25 years, there has been a significant focus on the need to address young people’s health and behaviour as a major and necessary part of the school curriculum.
The objectives for prevention have to include effective policies...
People, Planet, atau Profit: dampak alkohol terhadap masa depan yang berkelanjutan
Alkohol adalah produk diskresioner dan tidak penting yang menyebabkan lebih dari 200 kondisi kesehatan.1 Bahaya yang ditimbulkan alkohol terhadap kesehatan, masyarakat, dan ekonomi sudah terkenal. Namun, kerusakan yang terjadi pada...
Intervensi singkat terpadu untuk faktor risiko penyakit tidak menular dalam perawatan primer: manual
Abstrak
Intervensi singkat diakui oleh WHO sebagai langkah efektif untuk membantu orang berhenti merokok, mengurangi atau menghentikan penggunaan alkohol dan meningkatkan aktivitas fisik. Mereka juga dapat membantu untuk mencapai dan...
Strategi untuk mengurangi minum, konsumsi alkohol, dan frekuensi minum biasa
Latar
Relatif sedikit yang diketahui tentang bagaimana peminum berisiko mencoba untuk memoderasi minum mereka tanpa adanya dukungan spesialis. Literatur yang lebih luas telah mengidentifikasi beberapa strategi potensial yang digunakan...
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 and...
INL DDR Partners Call - Quality Assurance
This month on November 9th, 2022, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) DDR Partners meeting offered a discussion on quality assurance and included two presentations:
- Building Quality Improvement for SUD Treatment...
Penggunaan narkoba dan tunawisma
Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi perubahan dalam penggunaan tembakau, alkohol dan obat-obatan terlarang dari orang-orang yang mengalami tunawisma di Inggris. Secara khusus, para peneliti memeriksa pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut:
- Apa...
Cannabis y Adolescencia
ISSUP Chile presentó un seminario web sobre los resultados de la investigación actual sobre el impacto del consumo de cannabis en el cerebro adolescente en desarrollo.
Keberhasilan Pusat Kesehatan Jiwa Masyarakat dalam Pencegahan dan Pengobatan Orang yang Menggunakan Zat Psikoaktif
ISSUP Peru mengundang Anda untuk berpartisipasi dalam webinar tentang layanan pencegahan dan pengendalian kecanduan masyarakat.
Webinar akan berlangsung pada Kamis, 20 Oktober 2022 pukul 11:00 (waktu Peru)
Webinar ini menganalisis...
Problematic opioid use in Ireland, 2015–2019
In this report, the Health Research Board presents the results of a study that aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic opioid use in Ireland from 2015 to 2019 using a four-source capture-recapture method.
Key Findings:
In total...
Registration opens for European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools 2023
The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are delighted to open registration today for two upcoming joint events in 2023: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) (1)(2).
EDWS...
Penghindaran, kecemasan terhadap orang tua, dan penerimaan diri remaja dalam sistem pendidikan menengah atas
LATAR:
Hubungan yang erat antara orang tua dan anak dan penerimaan orang tua dapat memediasi penerimaan diri yang tepat dari seorang remaja, yang merupakan variabel penting yang berkaitan dengan kepribadian dan pilar kesehatan emosional...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation
Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...
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
Penggunaan Zat dan Peran Keluarga. Hasil Studi Lintas Negara di Pakistan, Kazakhstan, dan Ukraina
LATAR:
Di banyak negara, keluarga jarang terlibat dalam menangani pengobatan dan intervensi untuk anggota keluarga dengan gangguan penggunaan zat (SUDs). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengukur pengaruh penggunaan zat pada anggota...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Contribution of SocioDemographic and Structured Leisure Activities’ Characteristics to Adolescents’ Alcohol Use
BACKGROUND:
Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.
AIMS:
The aim of this study is to determine the extent to...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in the Czech Republic: Study Design
INTRODUCTION:
Screening and brief interventions (SBI) consist of a variety of activities aimed at people who engage in risky alcohol drinking, but who are not severely alcohol-dependent. Many studies have proved that SBI might serve as a...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022