All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Correction: Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Background

Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various...

Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Telehealth

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The COVID-19 emergency has tested the public health, medical, and public safety infrastructure of the United States (U.S.) in unprecedented ways. As the focal point for public health in their communities, local health...

Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Introduction and aims

There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary...

Understanding injecting drug use in Afghanistan: A scoping review

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Background

Several reports have described a growing prevalence of illicit drug use in Afghanistan, with recognition of a recent shift from traditional modes of consumption involving inhalation and oral ingestion to injecting drug use.

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Mortality and life-years lost following subsequent physical comorbidity in people with pre-existing substance use disorders: a national registry-based retrospective cohort study of hospitalised individuals in Czechia

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Statistics
Summary

Background

Substance use disorders constitute a major global public health problem, attributable largely to their subsequent comorbidity with other health conditions. This study aimed to investigate the risk of all-cause death and...

Patterns of Health Care Use 5 Years After an Intervention Linking Patients in Addiction Treatment With a Primary Care Practitioner

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Abstract

Importance  Substance use disorders are associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) use and challenges engaging with primary care services.

Objective  To examine 5-year health care engagement and utilization outcomes...

INL DDR Partners Call - Quality Assurance

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Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

This month on November 9th, 2022, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) DDR Partners meeting offered a discussion on quality assurance and included two presentations:

  • Building Quality Improvement for SUD Treatment...

ADDICTUS 2022, 4th National Forum on Pathological Addictions

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

ADDICTUS 2022

IV° NATIONAL FORUM ON PATHOLOGICAL ADDICTIONS

Riva del Garda Congress Centre (TN) 2 - 4 December 2022

Scientific coordinators: Fabio Lugoboni, Anna Franceschini, Stefano Canali

 

FRIDAY 2.12.22

Neurodevelopmental...

World AIDS Day 2022 Event: Challenges and Perspectives from SUD Treatment Practice

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Mental Health
Data

In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar.

First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges

The characteristics of HIV infection and how they have evolved over the...

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