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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...
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...
Substance Use and the Role of Families. Results of a Cross-Country Study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine
BACKGROUND:
In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on...
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...
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...
Modelli di utilizzo dei prodotti a tabacco riscaldato tra i consumatori di tabacco adulti cechi nel 2020: un sondaggio online
SFONDO:
I prodotti a tabacco riscaldato rappresentano un fenomeno nuovo, chiamato nuovi prodotti del tabacco, e uno che non è unico per il mercato ceco. Si tratta di dispositivi elettronici per il riscaldamento del tabacco e la...
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-SA: implementazione, risultati e implicazioni per la politica
Grief: Helping Someone Else in the Aftermath of Loss
In the wake of loss, it can be hard to take care of those you care about who are grieving. As with self-care, there are many possible ways to offer support to someone who is grieving, and a variety of factors that affect how you can offer...
International Standards on prevention: What Schools Should Know
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NIDA Releases Its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
This week, NIDA releases its strategic plan for FY 2022-2026. Strategic planning is a process all NIH Institutes perform every five years, to take stock of the current state of research and set priorities that are ambitious but achievable...
Cambiamenti nelle visite al pronto soccorso per la sindrome da iperemesi da cannabis a seguito della legalizzazione della cannabis ricreativa e successiva commercializzazione in Ontario, Canada
Astratto
Ricerche precedenti suggeriscono che la legalizzazione della cannabis ricreativa è associata ad aumenti della sindrome da iperemesi della cannabis (CHS), ma non è chiaro come la commercializzazione della cannabis (vale a dire...
Evaluación de una iniciativa dirigida a mejorar la selección, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones de prevención del uso de sustancias psicoactivas en Las Américas
Resultados de un enfoque sistémico para orientar y monitorear la selección, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones preventivas en la región de América Latina con el fin de reducir el impacto del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas a...
Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina
ABSTRACT
Objective. To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Methods. Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method...
Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea
Abstract
Importance Guidelines recommend that all risk factors for early-onset atrial fibrillation, including lifestyle factors, be proactively managed, considering the poor prognosis of the disease. Not much is known about the...
DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
Summary
War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Final Report for Public Consultation
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol...
European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon
The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...
Effetti di un breve promemoria telefonico pre-ricovero sui tassi di mancata presentazione e abbandono nel trattamento del disturbo da uso di sostanze: uno studio quasi sperimentale
Sfondo
La mancata presentazione dell'appuntamento e l'abbandono precoce del trattamento rappresentano le principali sfide nel trattamento ambulatoriale dei disturbi da uso di sostanze, influenzando negativamente i risultati clinici...
Giovani che bevono in declino
Guarda il video del webinar SHAAP/SARN "Alcohol Occasionals", tenutosi su Zoom il 20 aprile 2022: "Il consumo di alcol giovanile in declino: implicazioni per la politica e la pratica" della dott.ssa Inge Kersbergen e della dott.ssa Laura...
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