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Uso Nocivo de Álcool e Outras Drogas: Desafio para a Sociedade Brasileira
O uso nocivo de álcool e outras drogas é tema que, frequentemente, a sociedade brasileira discute, mas por sua amplitude e complexidade, também, é assunto que retorna ao debate em razão da profundidade das suas causas e da severidade dos...
Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Maternal Cannabis Use
With the rise in the number of states that have legalized recreational cannabis, the states considering legalization, and the increased prevalence of cannabis use among pregnant women, it is critical to understand the impacts of cannabis...
Substance Use among Women and Children in Afghanistan: The Complexities of an Important Public Health Issue
National surveys of substance use among those living in Afghanistan show multiple substances are easily accessible and commonly used in combination. Substance use in Afghanistan is complex, compounded
by the fact that almost half (48%) of...
Prescription Opioid Use among Military Veterans
There is growing concern about levels of opioid misuse amongst military veterans. Conditions, such as PTSD, brain injury, and chronic pain, elevate the risk among this population.
In a recent study, conducted by psychology professor Kaston...
Alcohol-Related Deaths Increasing in the United States
There has been a steady rise in deaths caused by alcohol, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
The research examined U.S. death...
National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease Linked to Alcohol Use
Alcohol use continues to be one of the leading risk factors for the global burden of disease. This is despite growing awareness of the harm alcohol has the potential to cause and many worldwide initiatives and campaigns to tackle the issue...
National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease from 2000 to 2016 Attributable to Alcohol Use: A Comparative Risk Assessment Study
Open Access article
Abstract:
Background
Alcohol use has increased globally, with varying trends in different parts of the world. This study investigates gender, age, and geographical differences in the alcohol-attributable burden of...
طرز عمل کے خطرے کے عنصر کی نگرانی کے نظام میں ای سگریٹ کے استعمال اور افسردگی کے درمیان تعلق، 2016-2017
اہم نکات
سوال: الیکٹرانک سگریٹ (ای سگریٹ) کے استعمال اور ڈپریشن کے درمیان کیا تعلق ہے؟
نتائج: 2016 سے 2017 کے درمیان طرز عمل کے خطرے کے عنصر کی نگرانی کے نظام میں 892 394 شرکاء کے اس کراس سیکشنل مطالعہ میں ، ای سگریٹ استعمال کرنے والوں کو...
UNODC and WHO Organize International Training on Substance Use Treatment and Care during Pregnancy
Kyiv (Ukraine), 18 December 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, organized an...
امریکی میڈیکیئر بالغوں میں اوپیوئڈ کی زیادہ مقدار سے اموات کے ساتھ معذوری کا تعلق
اہم نکات
سوال: معذوری کی وجہ سے میڈیکیئر کے لئے اہل 65 سال سے کم عمر کے میڈیکیئر میں اوپیوئڈ اوورڈوز اموات کی شرح کیا ہے؟
نتائج: اس گروپ کے مطالعے میں ، 1766 790 بالغ میڈیکیئر اندراج کنندگان جو معذوری کے اہل تھے - میڈیکیئر آبادی کا 14.9٪...
نوزائیدہ بچوں کے پرہیز سنڈروم کی شرح کے ساتھ حمل میں مادہ کے استعمال سے متعلق تادیبی اور رپورٹنگ ریاستی پالیسیوں کا تعلق
اہم نکات
سوال: کیا حمل کے دوران مادہ کے استعمال سے متعلق ریاستی تادیبی یا رپورٹنگ پالیسیاں نوزائیدہ پرہیز سنڈروم (این اے ایس) کی شرح سے وابستہ ہیں؟
8 ریاستوں میں تقریبا 4.6 ملین بچوں کی پیدائش وں کے بار بار کیے گئے مطالعے میں ، ایسی...
شراب کے استعمال میں ایک مختصر مداخلت پروگرام مکمل کرنے والے نوعمروں میں مقابلہ کرنے کی حکمت عملی
موجودہ مطالعے کا مقصد شراب نوشی کے خطرے کے حالات کی نشاندہی کرنا اور ایک مختصر مداخلت پروگرام مکمل کرنے والے نوعمروں کے ایک گروپ میں دوبارہ یا بدسلوکی سے کامیابی سے نمٹنے کی حکمت عملی کی نشاندہی کرنا تھا۔ یہ مطالعہ 2007 اور 2011 کے درمیان...
UNODC-WHO Training in Argentina on the Management of Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy
A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...
Should Addiction Counselors Disclose They Are in Recovery?
Addiction therapy is often a personal and complex thing, which relies on interaction, bonding, and communication between counselors and their patients. This often happens because many of the people choosing to become addiction counselors...
Women and Children are the Emerging Face of Drug Addiction in Afghanistan
Q breaks into song, and the lyrics reflect something of himself: "My heart aches, my heart aches and my heart aches," he croons. The 10-year-old hopes to go professional one day, but his mother says that first, he has to break his addiction...
Lift Up! “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with People with Substance Use Disorder
Lift Up! “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with People with Substance Use Disorder”
Special thanks to the Institute of Clinical Psychology UoK, Pakistan US Alumni Network, Initiator Hdf SNYC, DFPF, Wajid Ali Rizwan Jaffar, Dr...
Vietnamese Policymakers Attend UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than thirty (30) Vietnamese high-level decision makers from the Department of Social Vice Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the Office of the Government (OOG), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of...
Punjab Gets its First Mobile Detox Centre in Amritsar
An Amritsar-based private hospital has opened Punjab's first mobile de-addiction centre for ditigal detox of adults besides the school children and even small kids. The hospital was in the news after it opened a drug de-addiction centre for...
Comorbidity and Recovery
Imagine going through treatment numerous times but not being able to stop using. Imagine deciding not to use and doing everything you possibly can to stop using but relapsing despite all your efforts. If this sums up your situation or If...
Women Using Heroin in Kenya: Why It’s Important to Intervene Early in Life
Recreational drug use in Kenya is common among men, women, and youth from both rural and urban environments.
Heroin is the primary drug taken by injection in Kenya and it is linked with increased rates of HIV transmission.
Recent...
