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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
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...
Opioid Use May Increase Risk of Dangerous Heart Rhythm Disorder
Abuse of opioids can lead to many adverse consequences including addiction and heightened risk of overdose, however it is being increasingly suggested that even controlled use of prescription opioids may be linked with serious and enduring...
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...
The Key Drivers of Alcohol Supply and Demand
Alcohol outlets will open to sell alcohol and meet market demand. The supply and demand are linked so that greater supply will induce yet greater demand. Analysis of neighbourhood structure is important so as to help shape public health...
اسټرالیا د الکولی مشروباتو سره اړیکې بدلوی
په تیرو لسو کلونو کې په اسټرالیا کې د الکولی مشروباتو مصرف په دوامداره توګه کم شوی. دا مهمه ده چې پوه شئ چې څه شی خلک هڅوی چې د څښاک چلند بدل کړی ترڅو په راتلونکی کې د دې مثبت رجحاناتو ساتلو ملاتړ وکړی.
یوه وروستۍ څیړنه ، چې په الکول او...
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...
Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2018: Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released its latest report on the state of public health, with a spotlight on the prevention of problematic substance use among youth.
Results from the analysis found that almost 80% of Canadians aged...
Making the Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care a Reality, Despite Data Limitations
This blog post by ICUDDR Executive Director, Kim Johnson, discusses a method for measuring national outcomes of efforts to reduce the number of overdose deaths in the United States.
Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development
Both alcohol and cannabis misuse is linked with impaired mental functioning. Understanding the impact of substance use is particularly important when studying the developing brain.
A recent piece of research, published in the American...
Strategy to Combat Opioid Abuse
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its five point strategy to combat opioid abuse, misuse, and overdose.
The five points that the strategy is based on are to:
- Improve access to prevention, treatment and...
د اپیډیا د استعمال د بې نظمیو لپاره تعلیمی بستې
د اعتیاد د ټکنالوژۍ د انتقال مرکز شبکې د تعلیمی بستو یوه داسې برخه خپره کړې ده چې د مسلکی کسانو له خوا کارول کیدی شی چې د اپېوییډ د بې نظمۍ سره کار کوی.
انلاین کتابچې، کوم چې په ځانګړی ډول د همتا پلویانو، مشاورانو، او ټولنیزو کارکوونکو...
Encuesta consumo de drogas, nivel medio de educación - Guatemala
Guatemala cuenta con una población de 15,073,375 personas, con pirámide poblacional mayoritariamente joven. Este estudio de tipo transversal, descriptivo, correlacional en una muestra de 13,856 estudiantes de ambos sexos, en edades...
د چیلی د روغتیا په دریمه ملی سروې کې د سګریټو څکول او چابوالی
خلاصه
د چیلی د روغتیا وزارت په دې وروستیو کې د ۲۰۱۶ – ۲۰۱۷ کال د ملی روغتیا د سروې لومړنۍ پایلې ( Encuesta Nacional de Salud, ENS) په اړه څرګندونې کړی دی. دا سروې یوه برخه ییزه وه او د څو پړاوونو څخه یې د تصادفی نمونې اخیستو تګلاره کاروله...
د ټیټیدو د کچې سره سره ، د سیګرټ څکولو سره د سږو د سرطان په اړه به د روغتیا یوه غټه اندیښنه پاتې شی
د تمباکو د کنټرول مداخلت چې په تیرو ۵۰ کلونو کې په امریکا کې معرفی شوی د دې لامل شوی چې د سږو د سرطان په شمول د سګرټ څکولو او د سګرټو په تړاو ناروغیو کې د پام وړ کموالی راشی.
په یوه تازه څیړنه کې چې د میشیګن د پوهنتون د عامې روغتیا د...
Young Drivers Who Use Cannabis at Higher Risk of Collisions
It has been suggested that cannabis use increases risk of driving collisions through affecting braking and choice reaction time; causing impairment of lane position, disrupting head-way and dynamic tracking; distorting time perception...
Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Study examining the link between cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes of an internet-delivered intervention
Drug Misuse and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Profiles for Three Generations of Patients Being Monitored for Prescription Drug Adherence
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Two epidemics in the United States are related: opioid drug injection and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study quantifies the relationship between illicit/prescription drug misuse and HCV infection in 3...