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L'imballaggio semplice causa una riduzione della prevalenza del fumo?
Il tabacco è la prima causa di morte prevenibile in tutto il mondo. Una Cochraine Review pubblicata di recente ha rilevato che confezioni di tabacco standardizzate o semplici potrebbero rendere i prodotti del tabacco meno attraenti e, a...
Ora disponibile: Pacchetto EFSQ (European Facility Survey Questionnaire)
L'European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) può essere utilizzato per la raccolta di dati in qualsiasi paese da coloro che desiderano indagare sulle strutture che forniscono interventi per i tossicodipendenti.
Il suo scopo è quello di...
Aggression Linked to Substance Use
New Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry has found that people with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) – a condition with a significant genetic component characterised by regular outbursts of aggression, whether...
'Virado': A New Method of Crack Consumption in Brazil
Crack emerged in the late 1980s in Brazil. This emergence was a critical moment for public health; the growing AIDS epidemic led intravenous cocaine users to migrate toward crack use to avoid the use of injection drugs. At the same time...
Tasse più elevate necessarie per abbassare i tassi di fumo in Asia meridionale
Una nuova ricerca pubblicata su The British Medical Journal sostiene la necessità di aumentare le tasse sui prodotti del tabacco nell'Asia meridionale, suggerendo che così facendo si potrebbe ridurre il consumo di almeno 1/3 e, a sua volta...
What Is There to Know About Psychosocial Interventions in Drug Treatment?
Psychosocial interventions are psychological or social interventions used to tackle issues related to substance abuse and behavioural addictions. They can be employed to identify and treat problems, as well as to assist with user...
New Publication: EMCDDA’s Prevention of Addictive Behaviours
An updated version of the publication Prevention of Substance Abuse by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is now available in English. Global in scope, it provides an up-to-date review of prevention science...
Global Smoking Rates on Decline Thanks to Demand-Reduction Measures
New research published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that global smoking rates have decreased by 2.5% following the introduction of the global tobacco control treaty. The treaty obligates the 180 countries committed to it to...
Le procedure chirurgiche aumentano il rischio di dipendenza da oppioidi?
Un nuovo studio ha scoperto che avere un intervento chirurgico può esporre i pazienti a un rischio più elevato di sviluppare dipendenza da oppioidi a lungo termine. Secondo l'indagine, circa il 6% delle persone che non avevano assunto...
New Resources from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a number of new resources.
These are aimed at those working within the criminal justice system and other environments where people in recovery from drug addiction are ready to return...
Possiamo "spegnere" il nostro bisogno di bere alcolici?
Una nuova ricerca condotta da scienziati dello Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) può portare allo sviluppo di trattamenti personalizzati per la dipendenza da alcol. Lo studio ha valutato come le risposte delle persone nel cervello...
Marijuana Linked to Cardiovascular Problems
Marijuana use may increase the risk of stroke and heart failure.
This was concluded to be the case even after accounting for demographic and lifestyle risk factors, as well as other health conditions.
The new findings on the potential...
La cocaina provoca citotossicità autofagica tramite una cascata di segnalazione di ossido nitrico-GAPDH
Astratto
La cocaina esercita i suoi effetti stimolanti comportamentali facilitando le azioni sinaptiche dei neurotrasmettitori come la dopamina e la serotonina. È anche neurotossico e ampiamente citotossico, portando a morti per overdose...
New Evidence in Mice That Cocaine Makes Brain Cells Cannibalize Themselves
Working with mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have contributed significant new evidence to support the idea that high doses of cocaine kill brain cells by triggering overactive autophagy, a process in which cells literally digest their...
Should Opioid Dependent Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medical Treatment?
New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found through a comparison of treatment approaches for opioid dependence that, in an emergency setting, combining the medication buprenorphine with on-going care is...
Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose — Massachusetts, 2014–2016
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Fentanyl has a growing presence in the illicit drug market and is involved in an increasing proportion of opioid overdose deaths.
What is added by this report?
Approximately two thirds of...
Fumare sigarette aumenta la possibilità di ricaduta nell'uso illegale di sostanze?
Tra le persone che si stanno riprendendo dai disturbi da uso di sostanze, coloro che fumano hanno maggiori probabilità di ricadere tre anni dopo rispetto a quelli che non lo fanno, secondo i nuovi risultati pubblicati su The Journal of...
Drugs on the Brain: Substance Use and Neurotransmission
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published an extended overview detailing the impact of certain drugs on brain functioning, as well as the most common experimental methods used in related research.
Neuroscientists primarily...
Are Youngsters in Foster Care More Likely to Use Substances?
New research from Cardiff University has found:
- Weekly smoking rates among 11 - 16-year-olds in foster care are almost 8 times higher when compared to those reported by youngsters of the same age who live with both their parents.
- Weekly...
Tweet2Quit: The Social Media Intervention Helping People to Quit Smoking
The social media quit-smoking intervention – Tweet2Quit – sends automated daily communications to private self-help groups, encouraging high-quality peer-to-peer discussions online. It is very low cost and has a potential global reach.
A...