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Ikenna Daniel Molobe (a , b) Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya (b , c)
Substance Use and Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence in the UK
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), is following the lives of around 19,000 young people born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In 2018-2019, the researchers from UCL analysed data from 10,000 17 years olds on their...
Development of Quality Assurance Mechanism and Tools for drug use Disorders treatment
Following the launch of the UNODC-WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2016) (“the Standards”), there was a need for new globally applicable tools to ensure a qualified and effective response to drug use...
Implementation of a Free Smoking-Cessation Program in a Lebanese Academic Medical Center
The American University of Beirut (AUB), with an affiliated tertiary medical center, developed one of the first smoking-cessation programs in the country in 2015 in response to an identified need within the university community. The program...
Providing addiction services during a pandemic: Lessons learned from COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures have made in-person mutual help groups inaccessible to many individuals struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs). In this paper, we share our experience training volunteers to facilitate SMART Recovery groups and SMARTline
Principles of Care for Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders
Researchers from the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center have published a series of articles in the Pediatrics journal addressing the six principles of care for young adults with substance use disorders.
The aim of the...
Alcohol Consumption, Cardiac Biomarkers, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Adverse Outcomes
Abstract
Aims
There is inconsistent evidence on the relation of alcohol intake with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), in particular at lower doses. We assessed the association between alcohol consumption, biomarkers, and incident AF...
Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention in Africa: Systematic Scoping Review
This review examined the existing evidence on substance use prevention activities in Africa.
The objectives were as follows:
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Identify drugs and substances used across Africa
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Identify risk and protective factors that contribute to...
Combination Medication Therapy for Methamphetamine Use Disorder
A combination therapy of injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion was found in a randomized clinical trial to improve outcomes for patients with methamphetamine use disorder. This is important because there are no widely approved medication...
The Decline of Heavy Episodic Drinking in Adolescents in Finland, Norway and Sweden
Around the world, there has been a decline in heavy drinking among adolescents.
In this study, researchers compared these trends in Finland, Norway and Sweden using information from the ESPAD survey- a project that has data on substance...
Toxins in Marijuana Smoke May Be Harmful to Health, Study Finds
Smoking weed may expose people to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds. People who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins such as naphthalene, acrylamide...
HIV and Methamphetamine Use: Double Jeopardy for Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus.
A cross-country group of researchers funded by NIDA has identified needed areas of research related to the intertwining epidemics of HIV, COVID-19 and the increasing use of methamphetamine in the United States among men who have sex with...
Research Society on Marijuana 2020 Virtual Poster Session Presentations
Each year the Research Society on Marijuana hold a poster session as part of their annual meeting.
The posters provide an excellent visual overview of the latest research on marijuana.
You can find all of the posters from the 2020 RSMj...
An Outcome Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Afghanistan
The results of the Afghanistan drug abuse treatment evaluation show positive change in illegal drug use and criminal behaviour.
E-cigarette Use Among Adults in China
Despite China being the main producers of the world's e-cigarette, there is little research examining the trends in e-cigarette use.
Since 2018, policies in China have restricted e-cigarette use. Therefore, it is of interest to...
Gender Matters? How Does Gender Shape Risk Environment for Syringe Sharing among People who Inject Drugs in Northern Mexico. Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Abstract
Introduction. HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) is 5%. Studies have found an HIV prevalence of around 10% among women who inject drugs (WWID) and 5% among men.
Objective. To describe characteristics of risk...
Adapting an Internet-Delivered Intervention for Depression for a Colombian College Student Population: An Illustration of an Integrative Empirical Approach
Abstract
Background
Culturally adapted psychotherapy (CAP) studies are limited and until now there are few published examples that illustrate the process of cultural adaptation with internet-delivered treatments.
Aim
This paper aims to...