All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

DSM-5 in Patients Seeking their First Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder. Sex Differences in the Multicenter CohRTA Study

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Women

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to analyze sex differences in the DSM-5 criteria among patients admitted to  their first treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Methods: Assessment of AUD was carried out using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in a...

Best Practices for Successful Reentry for People Who Have Opioid Addictions

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Probation & Parole
This fact sheet describes the best practices that community-based behavioural health, and probation and parole agencies can implement to ensure that reentry for people who have opioid addictions is safe and successful.

Webinar: How Do Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Affect Young People?

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health
Data

This webinar will present an update on research into co-occurring mental and substance use disorders among young people in Australia.

It will ask:

  • how many young people experience co-occurring mental and substance use disorders?
  • What...

Differences in Service Utilization and Barriers among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites with Drug Use Disorders

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Abstract

Background

Treatment for drug use disorders (DUD) can be effective, but only a small proportion of people with DUD seek or receive treatment. Research on racial and ethnic treatment differences and disparities remains unclear...

A Qualitative Study of Drivers of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Northern Ethiopia

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family

Abstract

Background

Psychoactive substance (PS) use is a public health concern among University students. Understanding the factors underlay the use helps to underpin effective preventive interventions. However, there is dearth of...

Combining Medically Assisted Treatment and Twelve-Step Programming: A Perspective and Review

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction

ABSTRACT

Background: People with severe substance use disorders require long-term rehabilitative care after the initial treatment. There is, however, a deficit in the availability of such care. This may be due both to inadequate medical...

Children Learning About Secondhand Smoke (CLASS II): A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Abstract

Introduction

Children exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) are at increased risk of respiratory illnesses. We piloted a Smoke Free Intervention (SFI) and trial methods before investigating its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in...

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