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Treatment
The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Teaching Teens about Drugs
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released a series of lesson plans and suggested activities that can be used within the classroom with teenagers. The aims of the lesson plans are to educate young people, in an engaging and fun way...
Top 5 Studies to Read about Drug Education
Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education.
The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in Western...
موثریت بانک ماتریكس حجره : د جرمونو څخه د نشه یی توکو د درملنې سیستمونه کموی
د نشه یی توکو د درملنې ماټریكس د ۲۵ حجرو وروستۍ څېړنه راسپموی چې څنګه د ځایی درملنې سیسټمونه د ټولنې ساتنه كولای شی – درملنه په خپل ځان كې ، او درملنه چې د قانون د پلی كېدا د چارواكو لخوا وړاندې شوې یا لګول شوې ده. دا دنده د مویل پلی...
د الکولو مصرف او د ډیمنتیا خطر
داسې فکر کیږی چې تر ۲۰۵۰ کال پورې به د هغو کسانو شمېر درې برابره زیات شی چې د ډیمنتیا سره ژوند کوی . تر اوسه د دې ناروغۍ علاج نشته نو ځکه مخنیوی کلیدی دی. د ژوند د خطر څو قابل تداوۍ عوامل شتون لری کوم چې فکر کیږی چې په وروسته ژوند کې د...
World Mental Health Day 2018
The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make...
د ځوانانو سره د خبرو لوښی
د کاناډا د نشه یی توکو د کارولو او روږدتیا مرکز ( CCSA ) د مور او پلار ، ښوونکو او د ځوانانو د نورو ملاتړو لپاره یو نوی منبع خپره کړې ده چې له هغوی سره مرسته وکړی چې د بنیانو په اړه د ځوانانو سره پرانیستې ، غیر قضاوتی خبرې اترې وکړی. د...
د کم خطر مشروباتو د څښلو لپاره د مفاهمې توکی
د کاناډا د موادو د استعمال او روږدېدو مرکز د الکولو د مصرف په وړاندې د سالم چلند د ښه کولو لپاره د کم خطره الکولو مشروباتو لارښودونه خوشې کړی دی. دا لارښودونه، کوم چې په ځانګړی ډول د ۲۵ او ۶۵ کلنو تر منځ د لویانو په لور دنده لری، د الکولو...
How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain
Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse.
A recent study has proposed a...
Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use
It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors.
In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...
Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High
A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US.
Results show that the prevalence of...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Mphatlalatsane: Promotion of Cognitive Development, HIV Testing and Treatment Support, and Nutrition Education in Rural Lesotho
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Sarah Skeen University of Stellenbosch
Mark Tomlinson Stellenbosch University; Marguerite...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Integration of a Parenting Program within a Conditional Cash Transfer System for Low-Income Filipino Families with Children Ages 2 to 6
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Jamie Lachman University of Oxford
Liane Pena Alampay Ateneo de Manila University; Maria...
Research, Policy, and Practice: ‘Why Do I Have to Miss so Much School?’ Clinic Experiences of South African Adolescents Living with HIV
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Tiarney Ritchwood Medical University of South Carolina
Asantewa Oduro Desmond Tutu HIV...
Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: ‘My Best Friends and My Worst Enemies’: Understanding the Roles of Families in Retaining South African Adolescents Living with HIV in Care
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Tiarney Ritchwood Medical University of South Carolina
Noluthando Ntlapo Desmond Tutu HIV...
Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: Cultural Adaptations of Psychotherapy: Therapists’ Applications of Conceptual Models with Asians and Asian Americans
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Gordon N. Hall University of Oregon
Introduction: Although conceptual models of cultural...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Suicide Prevention Protocol in the Context of an International Clinical Trial for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Kiara Alvarez Massachusetts General Hospital
Trinidad Rodriguez Massachusetts General...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Seeking for Alcohol Use Among Men in Kenya
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Puja Patel Duke University
Eve S. Puffer Duke University
Introduction: Substance use...
اپیدمیولوژی او ایټولوژی: د ټیټ سرچینو بشری ترتیباتو کې د روانی ټولنیز ملاتړ برنامو لپاره د شواهدو اساس ارزونه
دا لنډیز د مخنیوی څیړنې لپاره د 2018 ټولنې کلنۍ غونډې کې وړاندې شوی چې د می 29 - جون 1 ، 2018 په واشنګټن ډی سی ، متحده ایالاتو کې ترسره شوی.
Amanda J. Nguyen د ویرجینیا پوهنتون
ایملی هاروز د جان هاپکنز پوهنتون؛ کاترین لی د جانز هاپکنز...
Epidemiology and Etiology: Physical Health Disparities Associated with Trajectories of Marijuana Use Among Canadian Youth
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Megan E Ames University of Victoria
Bonnie Leadbeater University of Victoria
Introduction...
Marijuana Question from a Catholic Perspective
Father Larry Young discusses the issue of marijuana, alcohol and other drug use from a Catholic perspective. The involvement of the faith-based community is important in addressing drug demand reduction. Please comment on his YouTube video...
