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Among people recovering from substance use disorders, those who smoke are more likely to relapse three years later compared to those who do not, according to new findings published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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Latest instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research. See if you agree with influential US researchers that “organizational climate underlies the entire process of innovation adoption”, appreciate the effect of high staff...

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...

Multi-prong therapies centred on the family emerge as probably the most effective in this comprehensive and careful synthesis of the results of trials of non-residential programmes for substance using teenagers - but do the outcomes warrant...

This manual is designed to teach cultural competence concepts, values, and strategies for engagement and treatment with Hispanics and Latinos with substance use disorders (SUD). The manual introduces a basic understanding of cultural...

A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...

Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...

Төтенше жағдайларды басқару (СМ) — уытқұмарлықтың бұзылуына кеңінен қолданылатын мінез-құлық терапиясы. Ол сеанстарға қатысқаны және тағайындалған дәрі-дәрмек курстарын ұстанғаны үшін, оның ішінде жағымды мінез-құлық үшін материалдық...

Recently published in the journal Pediatrics, the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) – chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana – links depressive symptoms and marijuana and alcohol consumption with an increased...

Recently published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a new study claims the existence of a link between childhood abuse and opioid use later in life.

According to the investigation, emotional abuse, specifically, more so than sexual or...

Жаңа зерттеуге сәйкес, медицина қызметкерлерінің көпшілігіне қызмет алдындағы білім беру бағдарламаларында уытқұмарлық туралы білуге аз мүмкіндік беріледі.

Естеріңізге сала кетейік, осы аптаның басында ХҚЖК Вена халықаралық орталығында есірткі заттары жөніндегі комиссияның 60-шы сессиясына қатысты.

‘Community coalitions’ is a preventative strategy that coordinates activities and resources to reduce adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviour, mobilising communities in the promotion of health and prevention initiatives.

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Findings recently revealed in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and the Journal of Neuroscience suggest  the cerebellum is co-responsible for the alterations in the brain that are linked with excessive substance abuse.

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The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has issued a new evidence-based guideline for combatting tobacco use by children and young adults aged 5 – 18, suggesting that physicians ought to have a more active role in the prevention...

Booklet 10: Education sector responses to the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs

The latest volume in the Good Policy and Practice in Health Education Series has been developed via international consultation between the United Nations...

Public Health Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...