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The Power of Words: A Deep Dive into the Language of Addiction
Language is a multifaceted tool that not only reflects human thoughts but actively molds them. It functions as both a window and a barrier in human communication, revealing the depths of cultural, historical, and personal beliefs while also...
Recovery: The Many Paths to Wellness (Chapter 5 from Facing Addiction in America)
The Many Paths to Wellness: Explore Chapter 5 in "Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health," which defines the concept of recovery from substance use disorders and reviews methods used by...
ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
Experiences of frontline healthcare workers and their views about support during COVID-19 and previous pandemics: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
Background
Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental...
Substance Use and the Role of Families. Results of a Cross-Country Study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine
BACKGROUND:
In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on...
Posttraumatic growth following a drug-related death: A family perspective
This paper explores the experience of posttraumatic growth in families who have lost a family member to a drug-related death.
Seven family units (17 participants) were interviewed, and interviews were analysed.
Analyses revealed...
په روغتیایی او بشری كړكېچ كې د نشه یی توکو ننګونې ته پاملرنه : په نایجریا کې د نشه یی توکو د هر اړخیزې مخنیوی لپاره د پاملرنې په اړتیا کې تنظیمونه
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Words Matter Language Guide
The need to change our language in relation to people who use drugs has become an increasing topic of discussion, but there is still a long way to go. People who use drugs are highly diverse and their relationship with drug use takes many...
Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth
Background
The necessity of a gendered understanding of recovery is becoming increasingly evident. There have been reports of gender disparities in the character and amount of substance use, the paths to and through substance use...
د الکولو پورې اړوند د تایمین کمښت
Strategies Adopted by Addiction Facilities during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Support Treatment for Individuals in Recovery or Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review
ایا په برتانیا کې پخوانی درانده څښونکی لږ امکان لری چې په امریکا کې د هغو په پرتله د ښه کیدو په حال کې وپیژندل شی؟ د پیلوټ آزموینه
د الکولیانو بې نومه ( AA ) غورځنګ د روغتیا په برخه کې اصطلاح رامنځته کړه چې د دوامداره اړتیا د بیانولو لپاره د هشیارۍ اړتیا په دې خاطر چې د الکولو د ترلاسه کولو څخه ډډه وکړی ( چې د الکولو د ترلاسه کولو څخه ډډه کوی) او د خطرناکو څښاک ونو ته...
د هغو کسانو په مشرۍ چې نشه یی توکی کاروی : د ژوند د تجربې د تخصص مرکز ول
د بریالیو ، د ټولنې په مشرۍ د زیانونو د کمولو د پروګرامونو او د روغتیایی نابرابریو د لوړیدو سره سره چې د PWUD له خوا وزغمل شول ، د پی او وی او ډی او د څیړنو د څیړنو همکاری په عمومی توګه له پامه غورځول کیږی. د نشه یی توکو په صنعت کې د...
Rights, Respect and Recovery: Action Plan
In 2018, the Scottish Government released the Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy.
Scotland's first drugs strategy for a decade focuses on treating the issue as a public health concern rather than...
Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy
The Scottish Government has released the new Alcohol and Drugs Strategy, which aims to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. There were a record 934 drugs-related deaths in Scotland in 2017...
د الکول او سګریټ بیرته راستنیدو مالتړ لپاره د مجازی واقعیت کیو انکار ویډیو لوبه: لنډیز مطالعه
یوه مطالعه چې د اضافه کولو او بیرته راستنیدو سپړلو لپاره د مجازی واقعیت کارول پلی کوی د کلینیکی وسیلو سره تړلی څیړونکو ټیم لخوا خپره شوې. کلینیکی وسیلې په متحده ایالاتو کې میشته دی چې د انلاین تعلیم وړاندې کولو او د ناروغ پاملرنې ښه کولو...
Alcohol and Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Why Invest?
Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...
Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has recently teamed up with the National Recovery Advisory Committee to produce the first Canadian survey of people in recovery from drug addiction and/or alcoholism.
The findings...
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