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Psychoactive Substances
Psychoactive substances are natural or synthetic substances that act on the central nervous system and alter mental processes such as mood, perception, cognition, consciousness, and behaviour. These substances may be legally prescribed medications (e.g., pain medications or sedatives), legally available substances such as alcohol or caffeine, or controlled or illicit drugs. Psychoactive substances can be used for medical, social, cultural, or recreational purposes, but some carry risks of misuse, dependence, and health or social harms when used in harmful ways.
Estimating Treatment Coverage for People with Substance Use Disorders: An Analysis of Data from the World Mental Health Surveys
Abstract
Substance use is a major cause of disability globally. This has been recognized in the recent United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in which treatment coverage for substance use disorders is identified as one of the...
¿Por qué es tan difícil dejar las drogas?
Video explicativo: ¿Por qué es tan difícil dejar las drogas?
The Reciprocal Lagged Effects of Substance Use and Recidivism in a Prisoner Reentry Context
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Background
Much work has investigated the association between substance use, crime, and recidivism, yet little scholarship has examined these associations longitudinally among samples of recently released prisoners. We examine...
Hechos sobre la marihuana para adolescentes
NIDA. (2015, mayo 1). Hechos sobre la marihuana para adolescentes. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/es/publicaciones/hechos-sobre-la-marihuana-para-adolescentes en 2018, February 15
¿Sabías que el uso de la marihuana entre los...
Marijuana Facts for Teens
NIDA. (2015, May 14). Marijuana: Facts for Teens. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana-facts-teens on 2018, February 15
Did you know that teen marijuana use has dropped dramatically since the late 1990s? So, if...
Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services
For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the...
Parental Alcohol Misuse and Children
Parental Alcohol Misuse (PAM) can negatively affect children’s physical and mental health, and other outcomes including educational attainment and behaviour. Effects can be acute when experienced in conjunction with other adverse...
Anxiety and Depression in Drug-Dependent Patients with Cluster C Personality Disorders
Objective: Comorbidity between personality disorders (PD) and substance-use disorders (SUD) is one of the most common findings in the psychiatric field. The patients with Cluster C disorders present maladjustment traits often characterized...
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica para personas con consumo de sustancias psicoactivas
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica. Desde hace 3 años se inició con el programa con aquellos usuarios abusadores o dependendientes dedrogas que hayan cometido un delito menor. Actualmente se lleva el programa en 6 Estados...
Does Trait Mindfulness Level Affect Quitting Cannabis Use? A Six Week Follow-Up Study
Abstract
Background: Only 29% of cannabis dependent individuals seek treatment, yet significant decreases in cannabis use are seen in 31-36% of individuals that seek treatment. Follow-up studies have found that over 60% in substance use...
La política de drogas y el bien público
El uso de drogas tiene un impacto significativo en la salud publica a través de la enfermedad, discapacidad y problemas sociales, y los tomadores de decisión están cada vez más interesados en desarrollar políticas de drogas basados en...
Efficacy Indicators of Four Methods in Outpatient Addiction Treatment
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Background: In Portugal, as far as we know, there are no recent studies that evaluated the comparative efficacy of therapeutic modalities in addiction problems by reference to a holistic and psychosocial model of effectiveness.
...FREE Opioid Training Course from Harvard
Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...
Substance Use among a Sample of Healthcare Workers in Kenya
ABSTRACT
This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking and...
Predicting Smoking Lapses in the First Week of Quitting: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
ABSTRACT
Objectives: This study focused on lapse shortly after an attempt to quit smoking. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies have mapped real-time situational factors that induce lapses in everyday life. However, the possible...
Neurobiology of Addictions / Neurobiología de las adicciones
ABSTRACT
The proportion of drug abuse users that develop dependence does not represent the totality of users. Therefore, there is a substantial proportion of users that do not develop a substance use disorder (SUD). For example, in Mexico...
Drug Use Severity, Mortality, and Cause of Death in Primary Care Patients with Substance Use Disorders
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This article examines the association between drug use severity and mortality in primary care patients with substance use disorders. In 848 individuals with known vital status, severity was low in 32%, intermediate in 38%, or...
The Role of Adenosine Receptors in Psychostimulant Addiction
Adenosine receptors (AR) are a family of G-protein coupled receptors, comprised of four members, named A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 receptors, found widely distributed in almost all human body tissues and organs. To date, they are known to...
Effects of Prefrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Motivation to Quit in Tobacco Smokers
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to reduce cravings in tobacco addiction; however, results have been somewhat mixed. In this study, we hypothesized that...
Associations between Substance Use and Type of Crime in Prisoners with Substance Use Problems
Aim: The present study aimed to study the associations between substance use patterns and types of crimes in prisoners with substance use problems, and specifically whether substance use patterns were different in violent offenders.
Metho...