BACKGROUND: The dropout rate from the treatment of patients with substance use disorders (SUD) negatively affects overall treatment outcomes. Little is known about the specific role of various psychiatric and psychosocial factors in the individual patients. Limited data is available in regards to mindset and addiction treatment, giving the opportunity of testing such interventions in the future.

AIM: To identify the key psychological, psychosocial, and other treatment related factors in the patients from the inpatient substance use treatment with addiction who have dropped out of the program...

BACKGROUND: Heated tobacco products along with electronic cigarettes represent the current trend in nicotine use. These novel products are appealing to teenagers and young adults especially. Generation Z representatives are characterized as native digital and internet users who are exposed to online marketing intensively including tobacco and nicotine products marketing. AIM: The purpose of this study was to explore how Generation Z perceives the promotional techniques of HTP products (IQOS and glo) in the Czech Republic.

METHODS: We conducted qualitative research using semi-structured...

Background: Physical health problems are common in people receiving opioid agonist treatment (OAT). A study was conducted on these health issues in OAT patients in the Czech Republic and Norway from 2010 to 2019, with a focus on gender differences.

Methods: In this study, it was a population-based cohort study that linked multiple health records to investigate physical diseases (using ICD-10 codes) in patients receiving OAT in the Czech Republic (4,280 patients) and Norway (11,389 patients) from 2010 to 2019. A gender-stratified analysis was performed.

Results: The study found that both male...

INTRODUÇÃO: O protocolo de estudo está focado na análise qualitativa e quantitativa e reflexão da imagem da mídia e apresentação da publicidade direta e oculta de álcool nos meios de comunicação de massa tchecos, com ênfase em plataformas de redes sociais com alto grau de influência sobre os jovens. Responde à necessidade de pontos de recurso verificados para a discussão da eficácia e extensão da regulamentação estatutária existente da publicidade de bebidas alcoólicas e métodos para o seu possível aperto.

MÉTODOS: Para a análise de mídias tradicionais (impressas), será utilizado o método de...

CONTEXTO: O abuso de medicamentos psicoativos tem se tornado cada vez mais comum na República Tcheca. Essas drogas incluem sedativos, hipnóticos, ansiolíticos (benzodiazepínicos e Z-hipnóticos) e opioides. Pacientes com dependência desses medicamentos prescritos apresentam sintomas associados ao uso prolongado, particularmente problemas psicológicos e somáticos, distúrbios do sono, funcionamento cognitivo prejudicado e irritabilidade. Há necessidade de uma resposta flexível às suas necessidades.

OBJETIVOS: O objetivo da pesquisa é descrever sintomas psicológicos selecionados e a qualidade de...

O VNGOC, juntamente com o NYNGOC e a Unidade da Sociedade Civil do UNODC, está organizando um evento paralelo online à margem do Fórum de Parceria do ECOSOC 2023 em 31 de janeiro de 2023, às 8h30. O evento intitula-se: O papel central da sociedade civil nas políticas de drogas, COVID-19 e realização da Agenda 2030

INTRODUCTION:

Screening and brief interventions (SBI) consist of a variety of activities aimed at people who engage in risky alcohol drinking, but who are not severely alcohol-dependent. Many studies have proved that SBI might serve as a very effective tool for reducing alcohol consumption and the associated negative consequences. However, the rate of SBI provided by healthcare professionals in the Czech Republic is relatively low. Our aim is to perform a quantified economic evaluation of SBI in the Czech Republic and thus point out its high importance in the field of alcohol policy.

METHODS

BACKGROUND:

Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the prevalence of heated tobacco use are already available, patterns of use have not yet been sufficiently mapped.

AIM:

The aim of this article is to map and describe the patterns of heated tobacco use among adult tobacco users in the Czech Republic.

METHODS:

The study was conducted in the form of an online survey. Respondents were recruited through selected...

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A Secretaria Executiva da Comissão Interamericana para o Controle do Abuso de Drogas (ES-CICAD) está buscando manifestações de interesse de especialistas no campo de alternativas ao encarceramento e integração social para serem treinados como Master Trainers para a entrega do currículo de Gerenciamento de Cuidados de Caso internacionalmente. Após a conclusão bem-sucedida do treinamento de treinadores, esses Master Trainers serão incluídos na lista de instrutores do Case Care Management e podem ser contatados para ministrar o treinamento quando agendado. Caso tenha interesse...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...