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The impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among sexual minorities
This paper aimed to review the literature regarding the impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among Sexual Minorities, with a focus on alcohol, opioids, stimulants, polydrug use, chemsex, cannabis and tobacco, as well as...
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth
Abstract
Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain.
Objective To examine whether prenatal...
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry...
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health is a new international journal devoted to the rapid publication of authoritative papers on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Addiction and associated health phenomena.
The Journal has a...
New psychoactive substances: A review and updates
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...
The Hidden Costs of Big Tobacco
The devastating impact of tobacco on the health of users is well known. In addition to the negative effects for the individual, there are significant economic and environmental consequences, which need to be considered when developing...
د سګرټ څکولو د تاریخ او په ټولیزه توګه د پاتې کیدو تر منځ په هغو ناروغانو کې چې Pembrolizumab ترلاسه کوی د لومړی خط د درملنې لپاره د پرمختللی غیر کوچنی حجری د سږو سرطان
خلاصه
د ناروغانو لپاره د خیاطی درملنې ته اړتیا شته چې د هغوی څخه د ناروغانو د پایلې د ښه کولو او د سرطان د درملنې د لګښت اغیزمنتیا د لوړولو لپاره تر ټولو لویه ګټه ترلاسه کړی.
هدف د هغو ناروغانو تر منځ چې د سګریټ څکولو اوسنی یا پخوانی...
د زیپ کوډو د نژادی او قومی ترکیب له مخې د بې واکه بوپرنورفین د تجویزونو په ملی شتون کې بدلونونه
شالید
په ډول ډول ټولنو کې د عامه روغتیا بحران پاتې کیږی. د ۲۰۱۹ او ۲۰۲۰ کلونو تر منځ، د نشه یی توکو په مرګونو کې تقریبا ۴۰٪ زیاتوالی وو چې په لومړۍ سر کې د محرک او اپیوایډ دواړو انالوګس له امله وو. د افیوپی د استعمال د بې نظمۍ لپاره درمل...
A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada
Background
Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...
Effect of Community Support on the Implementation of Primary Health Care-Based Measurement of Alcohol Consumption
Abstract
Alcohol measurement delivered by health care providers in primary health care settings is an efficacious and cost-effective intervention to reduce alcohol consumption among patients. However, this intervention is not yet...
Is fetal brain monoamine oxidase inhibition the missing link between maternal smoking and conduct disorders?
Abstract
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness in the world today. Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE) is a particularly insidious form because so many of its associated health effects befall the unborn child and...
Changes in Alcohol Use in Denmark during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
Introduction: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy responses to COVID-19 affected social and economic life and the availability of alcohol. Previous research has shown an overall small decrease in alcohol...
Associations of common mental disorder with alcohol use in the adult general population
Abstract
Background and Aims
Research has shown that alcohol use and common mental disorders co-occur; however, little is known about how the global prevalence of alcohol use compares across different common mental disorders. The aim...
د زیږیدو پایلې د موریشیا سره مخامخ شوی په اوترو A Systematic Review او Meta - analysis
خلاصه
اهمیت په داسې حال کې چې ځینو مطالعاتو د ماریونا د کارولو او د وخت د ناوړه پایلو تر منځ یوه ټولنه موندلې ده ، پایلې د ټولو محاکمو په ترڅ کې نه دی ترتیب شوی.
هدف د مریونا د مخ په وړاندې شوی ونډو کې د نمو د پایلې په اړه د موجودو...
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