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BACKGROUND

In December 2019, severe viral pneumonia caused by the new beta coronavirus appeared in China. It spread rapidly around the world and affected it greatly. In order to stop the global COVID-19 pandemic, the world was forced to...

BACKGROUND

Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social...

INTRODUCTION

The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) concept is based on the results of an American population-based cohort study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 1998. ACE is classified into three groups: abuse...

BACKGROUND

The course Prevention of Harmful Substance Use and Addiction Treatment is an integral and mandatory part of postgraduate medical education in the Czech Republic. Its aim is to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and...

INTRODUCTION:

Addictions, known as chronic (recurrent) behavioural disorders reinforced by a pleasant feeling (“reward”), are shown to be mediated by activation of the central dopaminergic neuronal pathway of the middle brain (“Reward...

Dans de nombreuses régions du monde, les informations sur la consommation de drogues illicites sont inexistantes ou extrêmement limitées. Lorsque des données existent, elles sont rarement collectées de manière harmonisée et, par conséquent...

Dans de nombreuses régions du monde, les informations sur la consommation de drogues illicites sont inexistantes ou extrêmement limitées. Lorsque des données existent, elles sont rarement collectées de manière harmonisée et, par conséquent...

Since December 2014, methadone maintenance treatment is available at the Centre de Prise en Charge Intégrée des Addictions à Dakar, Senegal (CEPIAD). This center, located within the Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, allows...

Поскольку несколько глобальных юрисдикций легализуют каннабис для «медицинского» или рекреационного использования, вопрос о его влиянии на общественную безопасность, особенно в дорожно-транспортных происшествиях и последующих травмах и...

Abstract

Background: Addictology is a transdisciplinary field dealing with the treatment andprevention of addictions. As yet the field does not have a document describing the competencies of graduates of its dedicated academic programme...

The National Conference on Illegal Addictive Substances 2021 was organized by the Secretariat of the Government Council for the Coordination of Drug Policy - the Drug Policy Department of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic...

В рамках усилий по улучшению качества и доступа людей с расстройствами, связанными с употреблением наркотиков, к основанным на фактических данных услугам по лечению и уходу, а также в поддержку недавнего официального запуска пилотной...

BACKGROUND:

In December 2019, the Chinese government reported patients with viral pneumonia caused by a new beta coronavirus in Wuhan. In a very short time, the virus spread around the world, causing a global pandemic referred to as COVID...

Dear readers,

This issue of the journal presents many interesting articles on various topics related to addiction. Mutual sign of research studies, despite their different thematic focus, is to show how important is to examine the...

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology organized a Seminar on Myths and Facts related to Drugs. In this program, I had an opportunity to conduct a session as a keynote on " Role of Youth in Substance Abuse...

EDITORIAL

Dear readers,

This issue of the journal Addictology offers you many interesting articles on addiction, while each article’s research area is very specific. Authors examine various aspects of addiction in connection with...