All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Seminar on Drug Addiction in Bangladesh

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

The Dhaka Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Center, the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), and the Lion Club of Dhaka Oasis jointly organized an anti-drug seminar for the students...

Exercise in the Treatment of Youth Substance Use Disorders: Review and Recommendations

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

SUMMARY

Substance use disorders are one of the most common and debilitating mental health conditions experienced by youth, and several well-established risk factors exist that contribute to the development and persistence of SUDs...

Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

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Alcohol drinking is an established risk factor for several malignancies, and it is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cancer. The Cancer Prevention Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) believes that...

Measuring Improvement in Knowledge of Drug Policy Reforms Following a Police Education Program in Tijuana, Mexico

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Law Enforcement

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Background

Mexico’s 2009 “narcomenudeo reform” decriminalized small amounts of drugs, shifting some drug law enforcement to the states and mandating drug treatment diversion instead of incarceration. Data from Tijuana suggested...

WHO Alcohol Brief Intervention Training Manual for Primary Care (2017)

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Alcohol contributes significantly to the disease and mortality burden in the WHO European Region, and primary health care systems play an important role in reducing the impact of harmful alcohol use. Screening and brief interventions (SBIs)...

Do Creative Arts Therapies Reduce Substance Misuse? A Systematic Review

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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The complexities of substance misuse treatment indicate a need to consider the efficacy of creative arts therapies for those who find it difficult to verbalise their emotions and feelings. The focus of this systematic review is to...

Factors Influencing the Long-Term Sustainment of Quality Improvements Made in Addiction Treatment Facilities

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

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Background

A greater understanding of the factors that influence long-term sustainment of quality improvement (QI) initiatives is needed to promote organizational ability to sustain QI practices over time, help improve future...

Effects of Naltrexone on Alcohol Self-Administration and Craving

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Abstract

Randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy of naltrexone for reducing quantity of alcohol consumption and incidence of relapse to heavy drinking. To evaluate putative treatment mechanisms, human laboratory studies...

Role of Nurses in Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

This resource describes the many potential roles of nurses in alcohol and drug treatment in England to help commissioners and providers of specialist adult alcohol and drug treatment services to recruit the right workforce to meet local...

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