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Marijuana on the Mind? The Impact of Marijuana on Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function, and Related Public Policy Implications
Abstract
Although marijuana (MJ) has been used for thousands of years, the public’s opinion of MJ has shifted drastically over the past century, leaving many wondering about its potential risks and benefits. This article summarizes resea...
Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?
This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the U...
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...
د اروپا د مخدره توکو راپور 2017
د اروپا د مخدره توکو او روږدو کسانو د څارنې مرکز (EMCDDA) پدې وروستیو کې د 2017 لپاره د اروپا د مخدره توکو راپور خپور کړ. دا سند په ټوله براعظم کې د مخدره توکو وضعیت عمومی کتنه وړاندې کوی. پدې کې د مخدره توکو عرضه او کارول او همدارنګه د...
Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction Program Development, 2nd ed.
The Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) 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 programming...
The Societal Cost of Heroin Use Disorder in the United States
ABSTRACT
Objective
Heroin use in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The objective of this paper is to estimate the annual societal cost of heroin use disorder in the United States in 2015 US dollars.
Methods
An...
Preventing Violence Through Alcohol Consumption Reduction Measures
The World Health Organization has released a series of briefings on violence prevention. Of particular interest is Chapter 3: Preventing Violence by Reducing Availability and Harmful Use of Alcohol.
‘Harmful use of alcohol is a major...
Prevention and Treatment for Drug Use in Rural Settings
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders.
Its...
How Do We Tackle the Opioid Epidemic?
The over-prescription of opioids is a significant public health issue in the United States. For example, opioids are often prescribed for minor injuries unnecessarily. This, in turn, increases the risk of addiction.
New research...
"ایا ریډ غویی ودکا وزرونه ورکوی؟"
نوې څېړنې چې د مصرفی ارواپوهنې د ژورنال په نوی چاپ کې به چاپ شی د دې پوښتنې د ځواب لپاره وړاندې کوی : ' آیا سور غویی ودکا ته وزرونه ورکوی ؟
د دې پروژې د مخکښ لیکوال ، یان کورنیل ، وړاندیز کوی : " ریډ غویی د اوږدې مودې لپاره د شعار...
ATTC White Paper: Preparing Students to Work in Integrated Health Care Systems
A recently published White Paper by the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre Newtork (ATTC) starts with the premise that the substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment and recovery workforce is currently undergoing an evolution as a...
The Effects of Psychoactive Substances on Driving
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released a new report detailing possible effects of psychoactive prescription drugs while driving. The study was carried out with the effort to inform policy decisions aimed at reducing the...
د متحده ایاالتو بالغ غیرقانونی کینابیس کارول ، د کینابیس کارولو اختلال ، او د طبی مریجوانا قوانین 1991-1992 ته 2012-2013
اهمیت: په تیرو 25 کلونو کې ، د متحده ایالاتو د لویانو په مینځ کې د چرس غیرقانونی کارول او د چرس کارولو اختلالات ډیر شوی ، او 28 ایالتونو د طبی چرس قانون (MML) تصویب کړی. د MML او بالغ غیرقانونی بنګ کارولو یا د بنګ کارولو اختلالاتو په اړه لږ...
د اغیزمنتوب بانک تحلیل : د نیول شویو لپاره اجباری ارزونه جرم نه غوڅوی
د انګلستان څخه نور شواهد چې د "سختې انتخابونو" پلان چې خلک د ځینې جرمونو په تور نیول شوی دی د هیروئینو یا کوکایینو د استعمال لپاره وازمویل شی او که چیرې د درملنې لپاره مثبت وارزول شی د درملنې د کوژدې یا د جرمونو د کمولو په برخه کې بیا پیسې...
Reducing Opioid-Related Deaths in the UK
Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:
- Ageing profile of multiply-ill heroin users will continue to press up drug-related deaths.
- To counteract this pressure government must maintain investment...
ISSUP at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
د هغه ټولنو ارزونه چې پاملرنه کوی (CTC)
"د ټولنې ایتلافونه" یوه مخنیوی ستراتیژی ده چې فعالیتونه او سرچینې همغږی کوی ترڅو د ځوانانو د موادو کارول او ناوړه چلند کم کړی ، د روغتیا او مخنیوی نوښتونو ته وده ورکولو کې ټولنې متحرک کړی.
هغه ټولنې چې پاملرنه کوی (CTC) موخه لری د مختلف...
په روغتیایی زده کړو کې ښه پالیسی او تمرین
لسم کتابچې : د الکولو ، تنباکو او نشه یی توکو د استعمال په اړه د پوهنې سکتور ځوابونه
د روغتیایی زده کړو په لړۍ کې د ښه سیاست او تمرین وروستی حجم د ملګرو ملتونو د تعلیمی ، علمی او فرهنګی سازمان ( یونیسکو ) ، د ملګرو ملتونو د نشه یی توکو...
Beyond Cigarettes: The Risks of Non-Cigarette Nicotine Products and Implications for Tobacco Control
BACKGROUND
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...
Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
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