Fentanyl Isn’t Just Deadly for Drug Users: Police Are Getting Sickened
This article describes how fentanyl is affecting police officers and medical examiners across the US as they try to investigate it. Read more...
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N.E. Fentanyl Deaths 'Like No Other Epidemic' - Boston Globe
Mexican cartels are delivering vast quantities of the inexpensive and powerful synthetic drug fentanyl to New England, causing the highest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the nation while creating a plague that the area’s top drug...
Review: Pharmacogenetics of Alcoholism Treatment: Implications of Ethnic Diversity
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Background and Objectives
Pharmacogenetic studies of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have suggested that the efficacy of treatments for AUD is, in part, influenced by the genetic background of an individual. Since the frequency of...
The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis
Opioid misuse and addiction is an ongoing and rapidly evolving public health crisis, requiring innovative scientific solutions. In response, and because no existing medication is ideal for every patient, the National Institutes of Health...
Oil and Drugs: A Toxic Mix
This article covers drug use and the oil industry in Texas. Thousands of oil field workers are using drugs because of the mix of money and boredom due to the energy boom. Read more...
Using Behavioral Triage in Court-Supervised Treatment of DUI Offenders
San Joaquin county in California has pointed the way forward to a system which conserves treatment resources yet achieves greater reductions in drink/drug-driving incidents. The first evaluation of systematically escalating offenders to...
الکل درمان ردیف ماتریس 5 : حفاظت از جامعه
زمان برای تحکیم درس های پنج تناقص آخر دوره در مورد درمان در نظر گرفته شده برای حفاظت از جامعه، ردیف نهایی ماتریس درمان الکل. موضوع مشترک تناقض بین درمان محور بر رفاه بیمار است، با این حال در داخل یک سیستم که اولویت جامعه گسترده تر ارائه شده...
Hippocampus-Dependent Memory and Allele-Specific Gene Expression in Adult Offspring of Alcohol-Consuming Dams after Neonatal Treatment with Thyroxin or Metformin
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), the result of fetal alcohol exposure (FAE), affects 2–11% of children worldwide, with no effective treatments. Hippocampus-based learning and memory deficits are key symptoms of FASD. Our previous...
Alcohol Affects Brain Functional Connectivity and Its Coupling with Behavior: Greater Effects in Male Heavy Drinkers
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Acute and chronic alcohol exposure significantly affect behavior but the underlying neurobiological mechanisms are still poorly understood. Here, we used functional connectivity density (FCD) mapping to study alcohol-related...
Child Mental Health Problems Increase Risk of Addiction, Study Finds
A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) suggests there to be a correlation between childhood psychiatric disorders and an increased risk of developing addiction in adulthood.
...Guidelines on Drug Prevention and Treatment for Girls and Women
The publication Guidelines on Drug Prevention and Treatment for Girls and Women by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) discusses alcohol and drug use prevalence and trends among girls and women globally.
The document...
Quality Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment
The TREATNET Quality Standards are based on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment and Care.
They represent a set of evidence-based standards for drug-dependence treatment.
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Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual
Risky alcohol use, defined as any level of alcohol consumption which increases the risk of harm to oneself or others, is both a substance use disorder and medical issue. Recognized as one of the leading preventable causes of death, risky...
اصول درمان اختلال مصرف مواد نوجوانان: راهنمای مبتنی بر پژوهش
موسسه ملی سوء مصرف مواد مخدر اصول خود را در درمان اعتیاد به مواد مخدر نوجوانان ارائه می دهد.
این سند منحصراً بر واقعیت های مصرف مواد در میان جوانان (12 تا 17 سال) تمرکز دارد.
مواد غیر قانونی، داروهای تجویزی، الکل و تنباکو همه تحت پوشش، در...
در حال رشد مواد مخدر رایگان : راهنمای پدر و مادر برای پیشگیری
این راهنما اطلاعاتی را در مورد بزرگ کردن کودکان به صورت رایگان مواد مخدر ارائه می دهد.
این شامل:
- مروری بر مصرف مواد در میان جوانان، با تمرکز بر چگونگی تاثیر آن بر عملکرد تحصیلی
- توصیف مواد مخدر
- عوامل خطر که می تواند جوانان را بیشتر...
UK Health Professionals Call for Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol in England
Senior health professionals are calling for Westminster to introduce minimum unit pricing of alcohol and clampdown on drinks advertising in England.
They claim that within the next five years up to 63,000 people across the country will die...
ISSUP at the 22nd Annual National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum
The 22nd Annual National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum was held in Montreal, Canada from June 16th – 19th, 2017.
پیش بینی اندازه و ویژگی های جمعیت درمان دارویی – روش های فنی
هدف و مشخصات داده ها
این تحلیل بر اساس داده های ماهانه سیستم ملی نظارت بر درمان مواد مخدر (NDTMS) از دسامبر 2005 تا نوامبر 2016 انجام شده است. NDTMS به عنوان یک توصیف جامع از ارائه درمان مواد مخدر برای این دوره گرفته شده است.
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بیماری و مرگ و میر نوجوانان منتسب به سیگار کشیدن قبل از بارداری در شیلی
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هدف: برآورد سالانه مرگ و میر و مرگ و میر در شیلی در سال 2008−2012.
مواد و روش ها: بر اساس برآوردهای قبلی از فراوانی قبل از بارداری و نسبت شانس در ارتباط با قرار گرفتن در معرض (سیگار کشیدن قبل از بارداری) بر اساس نتایج متعددی از...
Long Lasting Effects of Chronic Heavy Cannabis Abuse
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Background and Objectives
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent of short-term memory impairment and schizophrenia-like symptoms in heavy and systematic cannabis users and the association between the severity of...