All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...

Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...

Relación entre el trastorno de depresión y la adicción a Internet en jóvenes del Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires.

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Mental Health

The present work seeks to analyse whether there is a relationship between the development of depression disorder and Internet addiction. For its development, the results of the Beck Depression Inventory were evaluated in a group of 60...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (22nd Session)

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 22nd session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic of 'Therapeutic Community as a model in the Management of Substance Use Disorders.'

A qualitative study of experiences with physical activity among people receiving opioid agonist therapy

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances

Background

Physical or mental health commorbidities are common among people with substance use disorders undergoing opioid agonist therapy. Exercise provides many health benefits and can be used both as a preventive and treatment strategy...

Trauma exposure across the lifespan among individuals engaged in treatment with medication for opioid use disorder: differences by gender, PTSD status, and chronic pain

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Psychoactive Substances
Men
Women

Background

There is little research on lifetime trauma exposure among individuals undergoing medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). A multisite study examined the prevalence of lifetime trauma and explored differences based...

Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances

Background:

People who have problems with using opioids or other drugs and inject them have shorter lives than most people. Liver diseases, especially, contribute to this. Checking liver stiffness might help find liver problems early. This...

Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

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Report
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Mental Health
Data
Partner Organisation

The report, "Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids 2024 Update," examines the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids, emphasizing their effects, efficacy, and the need for more rigorous research. Key...

Recovery Support Services and Information

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Booklet
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Recovery Support

Recovery support services are intended to provide access to social support, employment, housing, and a variety of other services for people in recovery from substance use disorder. You can find attached the major types of recovery support...

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