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Limited Opportunities? Caring for People with Substance Use Disorders
ISSUP at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Drogas: Proponen empezar la prevención con programas en los jardines de infantes
Este artículo destaca la colaboración entre el gobierno argentino y estadounidense en relación a reducción de la demanda. Ambos están trabajando con un enfoque en niños, particularmente en prevención de primer uso y tratamiento para pre...
Smoking and DNA Changes
Analyses have found a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked during one's lifetime and the number of mutations in tumour DNA. Commenting on these findings, Prof. Sir Mike Stratton from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute notes...
Health Benefits from Stopping Smoking
Within as little as twenty minutes after your last cigarette your body begins to feel the effects of quitting. Health benefits from stopping smoking include, amongst other things, a decrease in heart rate and blood pressure, better...
Expanding Drug Markets in Australia
Recently sixteen people were hospitalised on the Gold Coast, Australia, after taking a new synthetic drug known as Flakka. One of those taken ill is said to be in a critical condition. Flakka takes the form of a white/pink crystal-like...
UTC 1 and 2 Training for Tanzania National Trainers SUD Professionals
ICCE conducted its first training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 22nd February to 3rd of March 2016 at Kunduchi Beach Hotel. The 9-day training was planned to introduce the 15 participants from various professional sectors to the science...
Online Learning Module: The Effects of Cannabis Use during Adolescence
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released an engaging learning module that provides evidence-based information on the effects of cannabis use during adolescence. The module is based on CCSA's report on the psychological...
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