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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Treat Addiction Like Cancer
Likewise cancer, addiction is a complex disease that requires being addressed by an integral, balanced and multidisciplinary approach. Currently, within the healthcare systems, there are available treatment options for cancer that are...
Patrones de consumo de heroína en una cárcel de la frontera norte de México: barreras de acceso a tratamiento
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Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia del consumo de heroína, los patrones de inicio, el alto consumo y la dependencia a esta sustancia e identificar barreras que impidan a los adictos acudir a tratamiento. Material y métodos: El...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
This study explores the relationship between lifestyle choices and mental health in students from Germany and China.
The Contribution of Health Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
This study explores the "role of health behaviours in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in health" through a systematic review.
Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons
A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...
Webinar: Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview
A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website.
The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...
Transferring Patients from Methadone to Buprenorphine: The Feasibility and Evaluation of Practice Guidelines
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Introduction and Aims: Transfer from methadone to buprenorphine is problematic for many opioid-dependent patients, with limited documented evidence or practical clinical guidance, particularly for the range of methadonedoses...
Costo della fornitura di terapia sostitutiva con oppioidi a Tijuana, Messico
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Sfondo
Il Messico ha recentemente promulgato una riforma della politica sulle droghe per depenalizzare il possesso di piccole quantità di droghe illecite e ha imposto alla polizia di indirizzare i consumatori di sostanze...
OPIÁCEOS: Guías Clínicas SOCIDROGALCOHOL basadas en la evidencia científica
Este documento forma parte de las Guías Clínicas SOCIDROGALCOHOL, basadas en la evidencia científica. Es de utilidad para los profesionales que atienden a personas con problemas por consumo de heroína y otros opiáceos.
La evidencia...
Drug Addiction: Is Brain Stimulation the Answer?
Transcranial magnetic brain stimulation has allowed researchers to reduce how "excited" the brains of chronic cocaine and alcohol users become in response to drug cues.
Drug addiction is a chronic disease affecting 5.4 percent of the...
Cannabinoids in Glioblastoma Therapy: New Applications for Old Drugs
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor and one of the deadliest
types of solid cancer overall. Despite aggressive therapeutic approaches consisting of
maximum safe surgical resection and radio-chemotherapy, more than 95% of...
Factors Related to Simultaneous Cocaine and Alcohol Use for Clients in Treatment
Research shows that alcohol and cocaine are frequently used simultaneously.
Formulazioni oppioidi deterrenti all'abuso
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Formulazioni di oppioidi deterrenti all'abuso sono state suggerite come un modo per ridurre l'abuso, la dipendenza e il sovradosaggio di oppioidi prescritti per via orale. Dieci formulazioni orali di oppioidi hanno ricevuto l...
Genetic Etiology for Alcohol-Induced Cardiac Toxicity
Abstract
Background: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is defined by a dilated and impaired left ventricle due to chronic excess alcohol consumption. It is largely unknown which factors determine cardiac toxicity on exposure to alcohol.
Obje...
Efficacia della Banca Cellulare della Matrice: Trattamento Psicosociale; Individui, non programmi
Ogni trattamento comporta un'interazione umana diretta o indiretta, ma questa cellula riguarda interventi in cui l'interazione è l'ingrediente principale, dai gruppi di mutuo sostegno fino ai programmi psicologici erogati professionalmente...
Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
A study published in the LGBT Health Journal explores family rejection as a predictor for substance misuse in transgender and gender nonconforming adults.
Taking data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey the study involved...
Alcohol Consumption Reduction among a Web-Based Supportive Community Using the Hello Sunday Morning Blog Platform: Observational Study
ABSTRACT
Background: Alcohol misuse is a major social and public health issue in Australia, with an estimated cost to the community of Aus $30 billion per annum. Until recently, a major barrier in addressing this significant public health...
A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Modafinil for the Treatment of Cocaine Dependence without Co-Morbid Alcohol Dependence
Like methadone for heroin dependence, modafinil is an oral medication with similar effects to cocaine but milder, slower in onset and longer-acting - properties which might help plug the gap in effective pharmacotherapies for dependence on...
May Student Membership Update
In our second Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Treatment Completion
A study exploring the completion of outpatient substance use disorder treatment has highlighted racial and ethnic health disparities.
The research team utilised a sample of 416,224 outpatient discharges in the study which found people of...