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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies
BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals
Sexual and gender minority individuals face marked disparities in substance use.
This narrative review explores research on substance use in sexual and gender minority communities. The authors define the sexual and gender minority...
The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people
Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.
European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments
The European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national...
Webinar: "People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention"
ISSUP Bahamas Chapter is Preparing for World Drug Day Webinar on June 26, 2023. 2023 Theme: “People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention.”
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP are pleased to present our Webinar on highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document
In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth.
The UNODC...
Increase in driving after cocaine use in Spain: a cross-sectional dataset analysis for 2021
Objective: Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs impairs skills essential for safe driving, increases the risk of being involved in a traffic accident and is particularly prevalent in Spain. The aim is to assess the prevalence...
Association between exposure to secondhand aerosol from heated tobacco products and respiratory symptoms among current non-smokers in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
Objectives To investigate the association between secondhand-aerosol exposure from heated tobacco products (HTPs) and respiratory symptoms among current non-smokers.
Design Cross-sectional study.
Setting Internet survey...
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository
On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.
A Study of an Evidence-Based Prevention Intervention (keepin’ it REAL) for Early Adolescents in Kenyan Schools
Objective:
Although many primary school students in Kenya report use of alcohol and other drugs, evidence-based prevention interventions for schools are generally unavailable. Globally, there are growing opportunities to conduct research...
“Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people”
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .
The Impact of Alcohol Availability Interventions
Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case.
In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and...
چگونه مصرف الکل به درد مزمن کمک می کند
یک تیم نشان داد که چگونه هر دو مصرف الکل و ترک الکل می تواند به افزایش درد و حساسیت بیش از حد منجر شود.
مصرف مزمن الکل ممکن است مردم را از طریق دو مکانیسم مولکولی مختلف حساس تر به درد -- یکی رانده شده توسط مصرف الکل و یکی با خروج الکل.
ای...
دیدار ناظران ملی مواد مخدر از کشورهای آمریکای لاتین و کارائیب در لیسبون برای 'هفته COPOLAD'
رصدخانه های ملی مواد مخدر (NDOs) از کشورهای آمریکای لاتین و کارائیب (LAC) از 22 تا 26 ماه می برای یک هفته فعالیت تحت برنامه COPOLAD III در لیسبون گرد هم می آیند.
موضوع اصلی این ابتکار تقویت ظرفیت فنی و نقش نهادی سازمان های غیر امنیتی...
Análisis de Cannabis incautada en Chile
La droga más consumida a nivel mundial es el Cannabis, Chile es parte de esta realidad, para establecer las concentraciones de los principales componentes de esta droga se realizó un estudio de 490 muestras de incautaciones de todo el país...
فعال سازی يخچال فوکال مو اوپیويد التهاب عصبی و فعال سازی ميکروگليال در سيستم مزکورتیکولیمبیک را ترویج می کند: تغییر ناشی از درد التهابی
آبستره
میکروگلیا در اصلاح سیگنالینگ درد شرکت می کند. فعال سازی میکروگلیا پیشنهاد می شود که نقش مهمی در اختلالات تاثیر گذار که به اختلال در سیستم مزکورتیکولیمبیک (MCLS) مربوط می شود و معمولاً با درد مزمن همراه است، ایفا کند. علاوه بر این،...
اجرای و استراتژی های جریان کار برای یکپارچه سازی درمان های دیجیتال برای اختلالات استفاده از الکل در مراقبت های اولیه: یک مطالعه کمی
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سابقه و هدف
اختلالات استفاده از الکل (AUD) غالب هستند و اغلب بدون روش درمانی می روند. بیماران معمولاً در مراقبت های اولیه برای AUD غربالگری می شوند، اما برنامه های درمانی موجود در پاسخگویی به تقاضا ناکام هستند. درمان دیجیتال شامل...
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related substances
Introduction
The markets for hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related semi-synthetic cannabinoids (SSC) are rapidly evolving areas with relatively limited information currently available.
The European situation presented in Section 1 can...
