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New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids.
In 2015, opioid-involved drug...
Contrasting Trends of Smoking Cessation Status
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The World Health Organization recommends that smokers be offered help to quit. A better understanding of smokers’ interest in and commitment to quitting could guide tobacco control efforts. We assessed temporal...
آسیب پذیری کودکان مکتب هندی در مقابل مواد مخدر
تلویزیون ان دی تی وی، یک کانال خبری برجسته هندی، موضوع آسیب پذیری کودکان مکتب در برابر مواد مخدر، به ویژه کسانی که در شهرهای هند تحصیل می کنند را برجسته می کند.
استفاده از تنباکو در فیلم های پردرآمد — ایالات متحده, 2010–2016
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چه چیزی در حال حاضر در مورد این موضوع شناخته شده است؟
جراح عمومی به این نتیجه رسیده است که یک رابطه باعثی بین تصویر سیگار کشیدن در فیلم و شروع سیگار کشیدن در میان افراد جوان وجود دارد. هر چه جوانان بیشتر سیگار کشیدن را بر روی صفحه...
Moving Thailand’s Mountain of Alcohol-Related Harm
Few low- and middle-income countries have done so much to protect their citizens from alcohol-related harms, but Thailand still faces challenges. Apiradee Treerutkuarkul reports.
Today Thailand is one of the few developing countries with...
An Integrative Overview of the Cannabinergic System and Mental Health
ABSTRACT
Background: The endocannabinoid system (eCBs) is one of the modulatory systems widely expressed in the brain. It consists of receptors expressed in the cytoplasmic (CB1 and CB2), the mitochondrial membrane (CB1), and the...
The 'Explosion’ That Never Happened: Crack and Cocaine Use in Britain
In 1989 a whirlwind of concern was stirred up by a US drug enforcement officer who predicted for Britain a US-style “explosion” of violence associated with the ‘almost instantly addictive’ crack version of cocaine. That did not happen - but...
Drug Dependence among Street Children in Delhi
NDTV, a leading Indian news channel, highlights the issue of drug addiction among street children in Delhi in the programme 'India Matters'.
Survey on Drug Addiction among Children in Delhi's Seemapuri Area
In pursuance of the orders of Juvenile Justice Board, DLSA, in partnership with SPYM conducted a survey in Delhi's Seemapuri area to asses the prevalence of drug addiction among residents. The findings of the survey were published in an...
Contextual Factors Associated with Marijuana Use in School Population
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Introduction: Marijuana use among the student population has increased in Mexico and Latin America. There are social, interpersonal and individual factors associated with the onset and continuation of marijuana use. These include...
ساختمان سیاست حشیش هوشمند از علم تا
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نگرش های اجتماعی و هنجارهای فرهنگی در مورد مسئله سوء مصرف مواد به سرعت در سراسر جهان در حال تغییر است که منجر به پیامدهای پیچیده و غیر قابل پیش بینی می شود. در سمت مثبت، تلاش برای انتشار شدیدتر شواهد علمی برای بسیاری از ارتباطات بین...
الکل و حشیش: مقایسه اثرات نامطلوب بهداشتی و رژیم های نظارتی خود را
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این ادعا که اثرات نامطلوب بهداشتی حشیش بسیار کمتر جدی تر از کسانی که از الکل شده است مرکزی برای مورد قانونی حشیش. تنظیم کننده گان در ایالات متحده امریکا که حشیش را قانونی کرده اند، مدل های نظارتی را بر اساس الکول اتخاذ کرده اند. این...
How Economic Recessions and Unemployment Affect Illegal Drug Use
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Background: Economic recessions may influence illegal drug use via different mechanisms, for example increased use due to more psychological distress or decreased use due to lower income and purchasing power. This paper reviews...
An Approach to the New Psychoactive Drugs Phenomenon
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Background: The new psychoactive drugs (NPD) are those that represent a danger to public health and are not prohibited by conventions on international narcotics. The concept also includes new contexts and new routes of consumption...
Web-Based Alcohol Intervention: Study of Systematic Attrition of Heavy Drinkers
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Background: Web-based alcohol interventions are a promising way to reduce alcohol consumption because of their anonymity and the possibility of reaching a high number of individuals including heavy drinkers. However, web-based...
European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies
The European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies is designed to stimulate reflection and debate on crucial topics in substance use and misuse from a multi-disciplinary, European and cross-national perspective. It is run jointly by four...
World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals
The World Health Statistics series is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual compilation of health statistics for its member states. The latest World Health Statistics provides data on 21 health-related Sustainable Development Goals...
انگیزه های مالی برای کاهش سیگار و ترویج سایر تغییرات رفتاری مرتبط با سلامت در جمعیت های آسیب پذیر
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کاهش قابل توجهی در سیگار کشیدن ایالات متحده و بیماری های مزمن همراه در طول 50 سال گذشته به نفع سلامت. متاسفانه، این کاهش ها به طور ناعادلانه ای در سراسر جمعیت توزیع شده است. سیگار کشیدن همچنان در میان برخی از جمعیت های آسیب پذیر در...