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Le recessioni economiche possono influenzare il consumo di droghe illegali attraverso diversi meccanismi, ad esempio un aumento del consumo dovuto a un maggiore disagio psicologico o una diminuzione del consumo a causa del reddito...
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Background: The new psychoactive drugs (NPD) are those that represent a danger to public health and are not prohibited by conventions on international narcotics. The concept also includes new contexts and new routes of consumption...
Background: Web-based alcohol interventions are a promising way to reduce alcohol consumption because of their anonymity and the possibility of reaching a high number of individuals including heavy drinkers. However, web-based...
The European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies is designed to stimulate reflection and debate on crucial topics in substance use and misuse from a multi-disciplinary, European and cross-national perspective. It is run jointly by four...
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Substantial reductions in U.S. cigarette smoking and associated chronic diseases over the past 50 years have benefited health. Unfortunately, those reductions have distributed unevenly throughout the population. Smoking remains...
Although marijuana (MJ) has been used for thousands of years, the public’s opinion of MJ has shifted drastically over the past century, leaving many wondering about its potential risks and benefits. This article summarizes researc...
Per quantificare la prevalenza di 10 metodi di abbandono comunemente usati dai fumatori di sigarette adulti, abbiamo utilizzato i dati di un sondaggio online longitudinale rappresentativo a livello nazionale (2014-2016) sui...
Introdotta dalla Risoluzione 42/112 dell'Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite del dicembre 1987 e osservata annualmente dal 1988, oggi ricorre la 29a Giornata Internazionale contro l'Abuso e il Traffico Illecito di Droga.
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To compare the risk for all cause and overdose mortality in people with opioid dependence during and after substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine and to characterise trends in risk of mortality after...
Il consumo di eroina negli Stati Uniti ha raggiunto proporzioni epidemiche. L'obiettivo di questo documento è stimare il costo sociale annuale del disturbo da uso di eroina negli Stati Uniti in dollari USA 2015.
Objectives: To investigate whether moderate alcohol consumption has a favourable or adverse association or no association with brain structure and function.
Design: Observational cohort study with weekly alcohol intake and...
Do high-risk pupils benefit more so from psychological interventions than standard drug education initiatives?
Much research suggests there are, in fact, a number of significantly positive effects associated with the former.
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New research published in the journal European Addiction Research paints a picture of drug treatment services for cannabis-related problems between 2003 – 2014 across 22 European countries.
Notably, it suggests that, on the whole, during...
Per la prima volta in un contesto carcerario, uno studio randomizzato ha rigorosamente confrontato il trattamento intensivo della comunità terapeutica residenziale con la consulenza ambulatoriale. Confondendo le aspettative, la prigione...
Questo uso improprio di oppioidi da prescrizione è una delle principali sfide per la salute pubblica. La buprenorfina-naloxone (bup-nx) è tipicamente usata per trattare i disturbi da uso di oppioidi. Tuttavia, la sperimentazione clinica del...
There remain many unanswered questions regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes. A new study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco suggests that there may be a link between e-cigarette use among university students and depression...
Gilberto Gerra, Chief of the Drug Prevention and Health Branch at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opens the meeting on the "Technical consultation on updating the prevention standards" at UNODC headquarters in Vienna.
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