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Opioid-related overdose deaths have risen sharply among young adults. Despite this increase, access to evidence-based medication for opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for youth remains low. Among older adults...
Background: Motivational interviewing is an effective intervention for supporting behavior change but traditionally depends on face-to-face dialogue with a human counselor. This study addressed a key challenge for the goal of...
Rewarding people dependent on illegal drugs for not using those drugs is a controversial tactic, one this report from the European Union’s drug misuse centre found patchily effective in extending retention and reducing substance use as a...
Is there a young woman in your life who is pregnant and misusing or addicted to opioids? Perhaps it’s your daughter or granddaughter, your son’s girlfriend or wife, a niece or a friend. Here you’ll find information to help...
Background: There is growing awareness of the detrimental effects of alcohol industry commercial activities, and concern about possible adverse impacts of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, on public health...
S legislativou zavedenou dne 1. května 2018 skotská vláda vydala pokyny k provádění minimálních cen alkoholu pro prodejce alkoholu a donucovací orgány týkající se alkoholu ve Skotsku.
Pokyny se týkají důvodů změny zákona, problémů, ...
Skotsko se stalo první zemí na světě, která zavedla minimální cenu za jednotku alkoholu. Od 1. května 2018 musí veškerý alkohol stát nejméně 0,5GPD nebo 50 pencí.
Tento krok je výsledkem dlouhého procesu výzkumu a rozhovorů se skotským...
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released a resource focusing on substance use in ageing populations.
The document covers the consequences of substance use in older adults, health conditions which might...
Objective: Many psychological and psychosocial interventions have been developed to treat regular users of cannabis, but it is unclear which intervention(s) are the most effective. This article aims to assess the effectiveness...
This research, launched at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm on 1 May 2018, warns that the alcohol treatment sector is in crisis. These services are entering into a cycle of disinvestment, staff depletion, and reduced...
Addiction is a multifaceted condition with various entry and exit points throughout its course in an individual's life. In some adolescents, early onset can be followed by limited adolescent use or abuse and is more related to...
Jako aspekt své obecné odpovědnosti za zdraví amerického lidu byl Kongres USA
zacházení s osobami s problémy s alkoholem. Čas od času se Kongres snažil
informace o tomto zacházení, jimiž se bude řídit její legislativní činnost. Například v...
Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective help from either alcohol or mental health services. National...
*Aktualizováno* Náš komentář k první klinickému testu, který důsledně testoval vysoké dávky baklofenu k léčbě závislého pití, byl aktualizován vydáním stanoviska k rovnováze mezi bezpečností a přínosy z vědeckého výboru zřízeného...
Addiction is a complex phenomenon characterized by a loss of control and compulsive, habitual behavior. Since there is no single, specific cause for addiction, there is no single, standard treatment for it. A variety of...
Key studies relating to the roles of medical interventions and treatment in medical settings in local, regional and national drug treatment systems. Highlights a simple innovation which transformed detoxification recyclers into typical...
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Společnost Google v pondělí sdělila agentuře Reuters, že v červenci obnoví přijímání reklam z amerických center pro léčbu závislostí, téměř rok poté, co jednotka Alphabet Inc pozastavila lukrativní kategorii...
We examined prevalence and predictors of comprehensive smoke-free household rules (ie, smoke-free homes and cars) among smokers and nonsmokers in Minnesota. Data came from the 2014 Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey; weighted...
In 2015, the team from the Department of Addictology (First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague) in cooperation with our colleague from the Department of Community Medicine & Health Care...
Národní centrum excelence pro grant na zotavení bez tabáku (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) (SAMHSA) je nyní otevřeno pro podávání žádostí. Grant v hodnotě až 5 milionů USD může být použit na řadu projektů s cílem...
