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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.
Utilizzo del triage comportamentale nel trattamento supervisionato dal tribunale dei trasgressori DUI
La contea di San Joaquin in California ha indicato la strada da seguire verso un sistema che conserva le risorse di trattamento ma ottiene una maggiore riduzione degli incidenti di guida in stato di ebbrezza / droga. La prima valutazione...
Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 5: Safeguarding the Community
Time to consolidate the lessons of the course’s last five instalments about treatment intended to safeguard the community, the final row of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. A common theme is the contradiction between treatment centred on the...
Memoria ippocampo-dipendente ed espressione genica allele-specifica nella prole adulta di madri che consumano alcol dopo trattamento neonatale con tiroxina o metformina
Il disturbo dello spettro alcolico fetale (FASD), il risultato dell'esposizione fetale all'alcol (FAE), colpisce il 2-11% dei bambini in tutto il mondo, senza trattamenti efficaci. L'apprendimento basato sull'ippocampo e i deficit di...
Guidelines on Drug Prevention and Treatment for Girls and Women
The publication Guidelines on Drug Prevention and Treatment for Girls and Women by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) discusses alcohol and drug use prevalence and trends among girls and women globally.
The document...
Quality Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment
The TREATNET Quality Standards are based on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment and Care.
They represent a set of evidence-based standards for drug-dependence treatment.
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Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) presents its Principles of Adolescent Drug Addiction Treatment.
The document focuses exclusively on the realities of substance use among youth (12 to 17 years).
Illegal substances, prescription...
Gli operatori sanitari del Regno Unito chiedono un prezzo unitario minimo per l'alcol in Inghilterra
Gli operatori sanitari di alto livello chiedono a Westminster di introdurre un prezzo unitario minimo per l'alcol e di reprimere la pubblicità delle bevande in Inghilterra.
Sostengono che entro i prossimi cinque anni fino a 63.000 persone...
ISSUP at the 22nd Annual National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum
The 22nd Annual National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum was held in Montreal, Canada from June 16th – 19th, 2017.
Predicting the Size and Characteristics of the Drug Treatment Population – Technical Methods
Aim and data specification
This analysis was based on monthly data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) from December 2005 to November 2016. NDTMS is taken to be a comprehensive description of drug treatment provision...
Family Therapy for Adolescents with Behavioural Problems
Multidimensional family therapy addresses:
- Mental health, substance use and other behavioural issues affecting young people
- The parents’ childrearing skills/personal functioning
- Parent-child communication/relationship
- Family members'...
Nuovo documento di consenso per i test antidroga nella medicina clinica delle dipendenze
Un nuovo documento di consenso dell'American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) appare nella nuova edizione del Journal of Addiction Medicine.
Il documento fornisce raccomandazioni pratiche e basate sull'evidenza per quanto riguarda l...
An Expanding World of Novel Psychoactive Substances: Opioids
The abuse of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) has been increasing dramatically worldwide since late 2000s. By the end of 2015, more than 560 NPS had been reported to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Although...
Fattori associati alla dipendenza da nicotina durante il trattamento di mantenimento con metadone
Astratto
Obiettivi: Il fumo è associato a esiti avversi per la salute tra i tossicodipendenti, compresi quelli in trattamento. Ad oggi, tuttavia, ci sono state poche prove sui modelli di fumo tra le persone che ricevono un trattamento di...
E-Cigarettes Less Addictive Than Traditional Cigarettes, Study Finds
E-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes, according to a new study published in the journal Preventative Medicine.
That said, around 75% of e-cigarette smokers still consider themselves to be dependent on their use.
Mor...
Should you Recommend Acupuncture to Patients with Substance Use Disorders?
Acupuncture is an ancient therapeutic tool known to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine. Two theories suggest positive outcomes in patients treated with acupuncture:
- The oxidative stress reduction theory states that a “large body...
Abuso e dipendenza da droghe: linee guida del Regno Unito sulla gestione clinica
Spesso chiamato Orange Book, questa è una guida per i medici che trattano persone con problemi di droga.
Questa versione 2017 offre nuove linee guida su:
- Trattamento in carcere
- Nuove sostanze psicoattive e droghe club
- co-morbidità...
SAMHSA Toolkit per la prevenzione dell'overdose da oppioidi
Questo toolkit offre strategie agli operatori sanitari, alle comunità e ai governi locali per lo sviluppo di pratiche e politiche per aiutare a prevenire overdose e decessi correlati agli oppioidi. Accedi ai rapporti per i membri della...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Treatment Systems to Reduce Alcohol-Related Crime and Safeguard the Community
Final cell of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. The theme is set by an Australian review which argues that despite radically different starting points, criminal justice and treatment systems must collaborate to deliver treatment. We invite you...
L'"esplosione" che non è mai avvenuta: crack e uso di cocaina in Gran Bretagna
Nel 1989 un vortice di preoccupazione fu suscitato da un ufficiale antidroga statunitense che predisse per la Gran Bretagna una "esplosione" di violenza in stile americano associata alla versione crack "quasi istantaneamente coinvolgente"...
An Approach to the New Psychoactive Drugs Phenomenon
ABSTRACT
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...