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Self‐Medication with Alcohol or Drugs for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Substance use is one way that people deal with the difficult symptoms present in mood and anxiety disorders. As people become more reliant on the effects of the substances to relieve distress the use can develop into dependence. Self‐medica...
Comorbid Opioid Use is Undertreated among Forensic Patients with Schizophrenia
Abstract
Background
Substance use disorders are associated with poorer clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. There is no specific treatment for amphetamine or cannabis use disorder, but methadone and buprenorphine are used as...
Older Adults in Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders: Service Utilisation, Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes
Abstract
Background
In western countries demographic changes are leading to an ageing society. Consequently, the number of older adults with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) will rise and the demand of treatment is likely to increase. However...
د مادې د استعمال د درملنې او مخنیوی مسلکی خلکو لپاره یو ښه فرصت.
د مادې د ناوړه کولو په برخه کې کار کول هم یو لوی چلنج دی او هم د ودې لپاره یو ښه فرصت دی، له خلکو سره مرسته کوی او په نړۍ کې یو توپیر رامنځته کوی. د هوبرټ ایچ. همفری سکالرشیپ پروګرام د مخنیوی او درملنې د مسلکی خلکو لپاره یو ښه فرصت دی. دا...
Benzodiazepine Use Is High while Use Disorder Rates Are Low
Benzodiazepines, such as sedatives and sleeping aids, are a widely prescribed group of medicines designed for short-term treatment. Although most people manage benzodiazepines as prescribed, some individuals misuse the drugs and can develop...
A Great Opportunity for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals
To work in the substance abuse field, is at the same time, a big challenge and a great opportunity for growing, helping people and making a difference in the world.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a great opportunity for...
Mindfulness for Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Misuse
Opioid medication for chronic pain can be an effective treatment. Most patients take the medication as prescribed, however some individuals can become addicted to the drug, leading to opioid misuse. Prescription opioid misuse is a...
Information and Advice for the Families of People Living with Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a highly infectious blood-borne virus that affects the cells of the liver causing inflammation. Although many people with the virus may have no symptoms at all people can experience jaundice, depression, fatigue, skin...
انفوګرافی : په نشه یی توکو اخته موټر چلول
موټر چلول د هر هغه نشه یی توکو تر اغیز لاندې چې په مغزو باندې عمل کوی کولای شی د انسان د حرکت مهارتونه ، د غبرګون وخت ، او قضاوت خراب کړی، د نشه یی توکو چلول د عامې روغتیا او خوندیتوب جدی اندیښنه رامنځته کوی.
Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction Program Development, 3rd ed.
The Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Program Development is an annual publication by the U.S. Department of State primarily for its Embassy personnel abroad to guide in the development of substance use prevention and treatment...
The Importance of Social Interaction in Preventing Addictive Behaviour
Negative social interactions and isolation have been linked with heightened risk of drug self-administration and relapse, whereas positive social interactions can act as a protective factor against substance abuse.
Recent research...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Think More Than Twice Before Detoxifying from Methadone
Think more than twice before detoxifying from methadone was the message of a study based on the unusually detailed records kept by the Canadian province of British Columbia. It established what seemed the best way to taper from methadone...
سګرټ څښل او د وزن اندیښنه
د روغتیا نړیوال سازمان اټکل کړی چې د تمباکو کارول (سګرټ څښل او بې سګرټ څښل) اوس مهال په نړۍ کې هر کال د شاوخوا شپږ ملیون خلکو د مړینې مسؤل دی ، چې ډیری یې له وخته دمخه پیښیږی.
د سګرټ څښلو پریښودو پریکړه او هڅه کول ننګونه کیدی شی او ډیری...
Effectiveness Bank Course on Drug Treatment Research
COURSE ON DRUG TREATMENT RESEARCH REACHES ITS CONCLUSION
This instalment ends the 2018 refresh of the Drug Treatment Matrix, reminding you of the issues addressed in its five rows (listed below) intersected by five columns stepping up in...
Examining the Links between Adolescent Brain Development, Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder
Adolescence is a time where young people go through dramatic changes in body and behaviour. It is an age where young people are most likely to take risks, partake in reward-seeking activities and experience the first symptoms of mental ill...
Dying for a Drink
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.
Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in excess...
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Europe
There were over 9000 fatal overdoses in Europe in 2016. Tackling this concerning issues remains a key priority for public health policy.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction has published their latest perspective...
Inactivation of HCV and HIV by Microwave: A Novel Approach for Prevention of Virus Transmission among People who Inject Drugs
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmissions among people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to pose a challenging global health problem. Here, we aimed to analyse a universally applicable...
Mindfulness, Cravings and Alcohol Demand
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are in college are more likely, compared to their non-college peers, to drink to excess. College drinking remains a significant public health concern with consequences including poorer...
د کینابیس کارولو کې جنسی توپیرونه
کینابیس په ټوله نړۍ کې ترټولو عام کارول شوی غیرقانونی مخدره توکی پاتې دی او د طبی او تفریحی کارونې لپاره د چرس د جرمی کولو او قانونی کولو سره ، تمه کیږی چې دا به نور هم وده وکړی. په هرصورت ، د بنګ کارولو خپریدو او د نارینه او ښځینه ترمینځ د...