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Treatment Settings
Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
People with tobacco use disorder exhibit more prefrontal activity during preparatory control but reduced anterior cingulate activity during reactive control
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Reduced inhibitory control and a hypersensitivity to reward are key deficits in drug dependents; however, they tend to be studied in isolation. Here, we seek to understand the neural processes underlying control over reward and...
Effects of family history of substance use disorder on reward processing in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often develop early onset substance use disorder (SUD) and show poor treatment outcomes. Both disorders show similar reward-processing alterations, but it is unclear...
Sulphated dehydroepiandrosterone serum levels are reduced in women with alcohol use disorder and correlate negatively with craving: A sex-separated cross-sectional and longitudinal study
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Previous studies have established a role of sex hormones in alcohol use disorder (AUD).Only few clinical investigations with low numbers of patients with AUD have focused on the sulphated form of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA-S)...
UTC-2 Training for Addiction Treatment Professionals of South Punjab, Pakistan.
“Training of Addiction Professionals for Pakistan Addiction Treatment Practitioners”
February 22-25, 2022 (8 am to 6pm)
Multan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Description:
- Training Name: Training of Addiction Professionals for...
Law Enforcement in Prevention Programming
An APSI Prevention Talk on how to appropriately engage law enforcement in the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, with specific reference to the prevention of substance use.
Study of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in patients undergoing treatment for addictions in Madrid
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Background: Patients with addiction are a vulnerable group in which there is little data on the infection and severity of COVID-19. The objective of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 in users in...
HealthCare educational differences in pain management, adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to substance use disorder education
The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of...
The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis
Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from...
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired...
Staff preferences towards electronic data collection from a national take-home naloxone program: a cross-sectional study
In Norway, overdose mortality is over 260 per year, with opioids being implicated in the majority of cases. In 2014, the Norwegian government announced a government-funded nationwide overdose prevention initiative in response to the country...
Barriers to support for people experiencing problem substance use and homelessness: Reading list
The second webinar in our series on homelessness and substances use was presented by Dr Hannah Carver who focused on the different barriers that people experience when trying to access support and the evidence base for different...
An overview of global homelessness and strategies for systemic change
The Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) drives a global movement to end street homelessness. Their vision is a world where everyone has a home that offers security, safety, autonomy, and opportunity.
This paper, published by IGH...
European responses to the needs of people who experience homelessness and use drugs
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This paper explores the evidence base for services designed to meet the needs of people who experience homelessness and use drugs. Through a delimited analysis of existing systematic and rapid evidence reviews, it considers the...
Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services
People who experience homelessness are often described as hard to reach and face marginalisation and exclusion.Peer support, which refers to the support provided by people who have lived experiences of a particular situation, has been...
What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs?
People who experience homelessness experience disproportionately high rates of drug use and associated harms, yet barriers to services and support are common. This review explores the effects of interventions for this population on...
What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless?
Despite people who are homeless experiencing higher rates of substance use, individuals face barriers when trying to access and engage with treatment services.
This systematic review and meta-ethnography explores the view of effective...
Estimation of the social cost of illegal drug use in Catalonia
Summary
Globally, as well as in Spain, illicit drug use is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Quantifying the costs that illegal drugs impose on society is key to decision-making. The objective of this work is to estimate...
Training on Universal Treatment Curriculum 01: Physiology and Pharmacology for Addiction Professionals by ITRAMIC Foundation
In order to endorse the evidence-based practices in the field of addiction treatment in Pakistan, ITRAMIC Foundation Lahore organized virtual training for treatment staff and professionals from 22nd to 29th October 2021, in collaboration...
An estimation of the social cost of illicit drug consumption in Catalonia
Abstract
Worldwide, as well as in Spain, the use of illegal drugs is among the major contributors to the global burden of disease. Quantifying the costs that illegal drugs impose on society is key in terms of decision-making. The objective...
Alcohol related thiamine deficiency
Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is an essential nutrient used by the body to convert food into energy. Thiamine deficiency, although rare in most developed countries, is common in people who drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
