Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment
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Drug Misuse and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Profiles for Three Generations of Patients Being Monitored for Prescription Drug Adherence
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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...
Investigating the Growing Trend of Non-Drinking among Young People
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Background
Non-drinking among young people has increased over the past decade in England, yet the underlying factor driving this change is unknown. Traditionally non-drinking has been found to be associated with lower socio...
Tobacco Use by Clients Receiving SUD Treatment
Although cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations.
A recent study published in the international journal of Addictive Behaviours ...
SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers
SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING
May 28 – May 31, 2019
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
CALLS NOW AVAILABLE:
Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs
Submission Deadline for ALL...
A Step‑Wise Community Engagement and Capacity Building Model Prior to Implementation of mhGAP‑IG in a Low and Middle‑Income Country
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Background
The World Health Organization developed the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as guidelines for innovative utilization of available resources in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Maldives under the Burden of Drugs - Originally Published on 19th May 2014
We are in dire need of better understanding the nature and extent of the impact of drug abuse in the Maldives and only through this understanding will we be able to make the decisions to identify appropriate strategies to combat the problem...
Substance Use and the Maldives
There are decades’ worth of evidence from around the world to guide us; we need to follow it. Given the importance of the issue, I say let’s do all interventions that have shown promising results. But what does this mean for drug use in...
College Drinking: Prevention Perspectives
A recent video produced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration highlights the harmful consequences of underage and excessive alcohol consumption, and provides evidence-based strategies that can be used in a university...
Медиагид для журналистов
Национальный институт по борьбе со злоупотреблением наркотиками (NIDA) выпустил новое руководство для журналистов в области наркомании и лечения. Цель этого руководства – предоставить журналистам быстрый и удобный доступ к новейшим научным...
Качественное лечение расстройств, связанных с употреблением психоактивных веществ
Важно, чтобы люди, желающие получить доступ к лечению расстройства, связанного с употреблением психоактивных веществ, были проинформированы о качестве помощи, которую они получат.
Новый информационный бюллетень был разработан Управлением...
Opioid Treatment Resources
Emergency departments are often the first point of contact for individuals who have overdosed or suffering from the effects of opioids. Despite the vital role practitioners within this service provide, there has been, up until now, little...
Обучение подростков наркотикам
Национальный институт по борьбе со злоупотреблением наркотиками выпустил серию планов уроков и предложил мероприятия, которые можно использовать в классе с подростками. Цели планов уроков заключаются в том, чтобы в увлекательной и...
Top 5 Studies to Read about Drug Education
Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education.
The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in Western...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Crime-Reducing Drug Treatment Systems
Last of the 25 cells of the Drug Treatment Matrix explores research on how local treatment systems can protect the community – treatment in itself, and treatment offered or imposed by law enforcement authorities. The task is to meld...
Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Dementia
It is believed that the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. There is yet no cure for the disease therefore prevention is key. There are several modifiable lifestyle risk factors that are thought to be associated with...
Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse
A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.
Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States and...
Всемирный день психического здоровья 2018 г.
Всемирная организация здравоохранения определяет психическое здоровье как «состояние благополучия, в котором каждый человек реализует свой собственный потенциал, может справляться с нормальными стрессами жизни, может продуктивно и...
Говорящий горшок с молодежью
Канадский центр по употреблению психоактивных веществ и наркомании (CCSA) выпустил новый ресурс для родителей, учителей и других союзников молодежи, чтобы помочь им подготовиться к открытым, непредвзятым дискуссиям с молодежью о каннабисе...
Коммуникационный инструментарий для пропаганды употребления алкоголя с низким риском
Канадский центр по употреблению психоактивных веществ и наркомании выпустил пересмотренный Руководящий принцип употребления алкоголя с низким риском для пропаганды здорового отношения к потреблению алкоголя. Руководящие принципы, которые...
