The use of psychoactive substances is a public health problem with high prevalence in adolescents, a situation that influences individual and social development in adulthood.
Determine...
This research investigates how web outreach work is being used as a tool for delivering some harm reduction services to people who use drugs (PWUD) either partially or completely online and for engaging new clients (including hard-to-reach...
"Reviews of preclinical research and clinical safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain relief have identified important research gaps. Due to the lack of high-quality clinical evidence, the International Association for the...
Um questionário para mapeamento dos programas de prevenção ao uso de drogas que têm sido implantados no Brasil foi elaborado numa parceria entre o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD), a Universidade Federal de São Paulo...
Source: https://mhttcnetwork.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/7tips_maya_Families_V2.pdf
Publication Date: August 1, 2020
Developed By: National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC
Guatemalans were the sixth-largest Hispanic group living in...
Background: Mutual support groups are a popular treatment for substance use and other addictive behaviours. However, little is known about the cultural utility of these programmes for Indigenous peoples.
Methods: A three-round Delphi...
SMART Recovery is a popular mutual support group program. Little is known about its suitability or perceived helpfulness for Indigenous peoples. This study explored the cultural utility of SMART Recovery in an Australian Aboriginal context...
CONFERENCE
5th Annual Joint SALIS/AMHL Conference
42nd Annual SALIS Conference
April 27 – 29, 2021 (Virtual)
Information Professionals:
Building Back Better in the Post Pandemic World
The current pandemic has...
From 12-16 April 2021, for the first time ever, the main session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs – including its Plenary, Committee of the Whole, side events, etc – will be...
Co-morbidity or dual diagnosis is established by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the 'co-occurrence in the same individual of a dysfunction of psychoactive substance use and other psychiatric disorder' (WHO, 1995). There is a growing...
The purpose of these practices is to collect scientific data on substance abuse exclusively in people over the age of 18 who have tried/used substances in the last 12 months.
Its Greek arm is implemented and coordinated by the ECB...
By Menuse-O Max Khieya, first published in the Eastern Mirror Nagaland on Sunday, March 14, 2021
Sechü-Zubza, March 14 (EMN): The additional deputy commissioner of Kohima, N Bhavani Sri, has expressed concern over the widespread abuse of...
Importance: Cigarettes are still a commonly used tobacco product among youth despite recent declines in cigarette use.
Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively estimate the age of cigarette use initiation among...
Randomized trials of complex interventions are increasingly including qualitative components to further understand factors that contribute to their success. In this paper, we explore the experiences of health care...
Cocaine addiction is a chronic disorder with a high relapse rate; therefore, it is a priority to understand the neural mechanisms involved in finding the drug during relapse to develop effective pharmacotherapies. Glutamate...
Legislation in Canada introduced Bill C22, which would ease penalties for drug crimes such as possession and replace mandatory minimum penalties. The Canadian government stated drug crimes disproportionately harm black and indigenous...
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BEYOND THE PATIENT: TREATMENT’S IMPACTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Time to consolidate the lessons of row 5 of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. This final row defocused from the patient to ask what treatment...
There is a paucity of translational research programmes to improve implementation of evidence-based care in drug and alcohol settings. This systematic review aimed to provide a synthesis and evaluation of the...
Drug abuse is a foremost public health problem. Cocaine is a widely abused drug worldwide that produces various reward-related behaviors. The mechanisms that underlie cocaine-induced disorders are unresolved, and effective...