All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Use of Electronic Vapor Products Before, During, and After Pregnancy Among Women with a Recent Live Birth — Oklahoma and Texas, 2015

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Summary

What is already known about this topic?

Most electronic vapor products (EVPs) contain nicotine, a developmental toxicant, and other harmful additives.

What is added by this report?

In 2015, 7.0% of women with a recent live birth...

Blogpost: Let’s Address Four Common Myths About Harm Reduction

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

This is a blogpost written by Khary Rigg and Steven Proctor:

The US has historically been resistant to supporting harm reduction programs for people who use drugs. While some object to harm reduction approaches on ideological grounds—i.e...

Cross-Cultural Applicability of the 12-Step Model: A Comparison of Narcotics Anonymous in the USA and Iran

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Abstract

Objective: Narcotics Anonymous (NA), a nonprofessional 12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from addiction, reports 27,677 meetings in the USA, where it was founded, but there is limited literature on its adaptability...

Effectiveness Bank Additions: Therapy Relationships that Work 1: The Alliance

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family

First of four bulletins recapping 16 reviews for the American Psychological Association featuring expert advice and amalgamations of research findings on different aspects of the client-therapist relationship. With the overview of the...

Drogodependencia asociado a baja adherencia a la terapia antiretroviral de gran actividad en el Hospital Loayza 2013 -2015

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Women

RESUMEN

Objetivo: Conocer si existe asociación entre mala adherencia anual a la Terapia Antiretroviral de Gran Actividad (TARGA) y la dependencia al alcohol y/o drogas a los dos años de tratamiento. Junio 2013 a Junio 2015. Métodos de...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Do Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms also Reduce Domestic Abuse?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Women
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In celebration of International Women’s Day we are highlighting studies throughout the month of March that further our understanding of how sex and gender influence the course of addiction and treatment, with a particular focus on women.

T...

Addiction 101

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Website
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health
Addiction 101

The Recovery Research Institute have developed a new website that aims to answer the most common questions asked about addiction.

Addiction 101 addresses questions such as:

  • What is the prevalence and cause of addiction?
  • What does...

Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders: Current Practices and Promising Perspectives

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Partner Organisation
UNODC has put together a discussion paper that aims to raise awareness about the latest scientific evidence concerning the treatment of psychostimulant use disorders.

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