Viajes Sintéticos: Estudio sobre uso de drogas de síntesis en el Uruguay contemporáneo
Análisis del fenómeno del consumo de drogas sintéticas a partir de la información surgida de la investigación y compilación de datos científicos.
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Tobacco Product Use among Youths with and without Lifetime Asthma
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Among young persons with asthma, use of combustible tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, worsens symptoms and increases need for medical management.
What is added by this report...
Passive Exposure to E-Cigarette Emissions: Immediate Respiratory Effects
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The present work examined the effect of passive exposure to electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) emissions on respiratory mechanics and exhaled inflammatory biomarkers.
METHODS: A cross-over experimental study was...
Relazione europea sulla droga 2018
L'Osservatorio europeo delle droghe e delle tossicodipendenze (OEDT) ha pubblicato la sua ultima relazione sulle droghe in Europa.
Coprendo 30 paesi europei, il rapporto esplora le tendenze in materia di droga, gli sviluppi nella...
Sugar, Tobacco, and Alcohol Taxes to Achieve the SDGs
More than a decade after the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is compelling evidence that raising tobacco prices substantially through taxation is the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use and...
Fentanil e altri oppioidi sintetici Decessi per overdose da droghe
Una risorsa infografica del National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) che esplora le statistiche sulla morte correlate alla droga relative al fentanil e ad altri oppioidi sintetici riportate negli Stati Uniti.
Con quasi il 50% dei decessi...
Risky Business: A Longitudinal Study Examining Cigarette Smoking Initiation among Susceptible and Non-Susceptible E-Cigarette Users in Canada
Abstract
Objectives: Given that many adolescent e-cigarette users are never-smokers, the possibility that e-cigarettes may act as a gateway to future cigarette smoking has been discussed in various studies. Longitudinal data are needed...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.
A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents
Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents.
Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training...
Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study
A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...
Lessdrugs : an e-health approach to lifestyle management
Lessdrugs is an project supported by the EIT Health initiative. Bringing together Imperial College London, Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and the University of Copenhagen the pilot project implements microlearning to explore choices...
Sideal Spanish Language App for Alcohol Use
Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence.
The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or...
L'alcol e il suo effetto sullo sviluppo del cervello adolescenziale e sul funzionamento esecutivo: alcuni risultati del neuroimaging
Esistono prove considerevoli sia da parte di animali umani che da esperimento che indicano la vulnerabilità del sistema nervoso centrale agli effetti dell'esposizione all'alcol. In particolare, l'alcol è un noto neuroteratogeno con effetti...
There’s an Opioid Abuse Problem Unfolding in African Cities and It’s Not Getting the Attention It Needs
An opioid crisis is spreading throughout Africa. This comprehensive article traces consumption of tramadol across the continent, focusing on the scenario in various African countries in addition to the complexities of deciding on how to...
Validation of the Spanish Version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) and Clinical Correlates in a Sample of Eating Disorder, Gambling Disorder, and Healthy Control Participants
Aims: Due to the increasing evidence of shared vulnerabilities between addictive behaviors and excessive food intake, the concept of food addiction in specific clinical populations has become a topic of scientific interest. The aim of this...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
This study explores the relationship between lifestyle choices and mental health in students from Germany and China.
The Contribution of Health Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
This study explores the "role of health behaviours in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in health" through a systematic review.
Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons
A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...
Webinar: Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview
A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website.
The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...
Abbuffata materna preconcezionale e peri-gestazionale Il consumo di alcol produce ereditarietà di disturbi dell'umore e vulnerabilità all'alcol nella prole adolescente
Sebbene il binge drinking sia in aumento nelle donne in età riproduttiva e durante la gravidanza, le conseguenze nella prole, in particolare l'ereditarietà dei disturbi dell'umore legati all'alcol e la vulnerabilità all'abuso di alcol, sono...