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Managing Alcohol-Related Attendances in Emergency Care: Can Diversion to Bespoke Services Lessen the Burden?
Abstract
Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) has a long history of burdening emergency care services. Healthcare systems around the world have explored a variety of different services that divert AAI away from EDs to better manage their...
Addiction Journal Podcast - January 2019
The Addiction Journal Podcast takes the listener through the content of the January edition of the journal, selects and discusses some of the highlights and includes interviews, which have been conducted with some of the authors.
Risk Factors for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Recent studies carried out by researchers from Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University have examined characteristics linked with the heightened risk NAS.
The researchers found that boys are more likely to receive a diagnosis...
Podmíněné pravděpodobnosti poruch užívání návykových látek a souvisejících rizikových faktorů
Zvýrazňuje
Již existující duševní poruchy zvyšují riziko vzniku SUD.
- Předchozí SUD zvyšuje riziko přechodu z užívání na užívání poruchy.
- Nejvyšší míra přechodu na SUD se vyskytla u uživatelů stimulantů a opiátů .
- Poruchy nálady a...
Dopaminové neurony promítající se do mediálního obalu nucleus accumbens pohánějí heroinové posílení
Abstraktní
Hypotéza dopaminu (DA) předpokládá zvýšení mezolimbických hladin dopaminu jako definující shodu návykových drog, která zpočátku způsobuje zesílení a nakonec vede k nutkavé konzumaci. Zatímco mnoho experimentálních důkazů z...
Access to Care for People with Alcohol Use Disorder in France
Abstract
Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern worldwide. In France, only 10% of people with AUD (PWAUD) receive medical care. General practitioners (GP) are one of the main entry points for AUD care...
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Overcoming Clinician and Parent Ambivalence: General Practitioners' Support of Children of Parents with Physical or Mental Illness and/or Substance Abuse
Children who are next of kin to parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse need access to mental health support and several cost-effective interventions are available. Because most parents in the target group often...
Adversity, Cannabis Use and Psychotic Experiences
Abstract
Background
There is robust evidence that childhood adversity is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. There is, however, little research on intervening factors that might increase or decrease risk following...
Substance Use Disorders among Veterans
It is recognised that veterans are more likely to experience a range of mental health conditions such as anxiety, major depression, substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Many individuals use substances as a coping...
Improvement in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders through Adopting Evidence-Based Practices in Pakistan
Background: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s 2014 survey estimated that there are 6.7 million Pakistanis aged 15-64 who are illegal substance users. In 2014, Pakistan’s drug treatment capacities remained insufficient to meet...
Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of...
Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large National Sample of Patients Receiving Opioid Substitution Treatment in Germany
Abstract
Background
Knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients receiving opioid substitution treatment (OST) is limited and fragmented. The present study examines the HRQOL of a large national sample of OST...
HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users: A Review of the Literature
Abstract
Background
Behavioral Interventions are needed to prevent HIV in substance users, which is associated with higher risk for contracting HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse or syringe-based exposure. We reviewed universal...
Wound Botulism Outbreak Among Persons Who Use Black Tar Heroin — San Diego County, California, 2017–2018
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Wound botulism is a rare but serious illness associated with black tar heroin use, especially by subcutaneous injection (skin popping).
What is added by this report?
During...
Drogy nejčastěji se podílejí na úmrtích na předávkování drogami: Spojené státy, 2011–2016
Abstraktní
Objektivní: Tato zpráva identifikuje konkrétní drogy, které se nejčastěji podílejí na úmrtích na předávkování drogami ve Spojených státech od roku 2011 do roku 2016.
Metody: Záznamy o úrovni dat ze souborů National Vital...
Relapse after Inpatient Substance Use Treatment
Abstract
Aims
The main aim was to investigate the relative roles of mental distress and intrinsic motivation for relapse after inpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, while adjusting for demographics and treatment variables...
Vnímaná závislost na kouření a asociace s motivací přestat, přestat se snažit a přestat s úspěchem
Abstraktní
Cíle
Někteří tvrdí, že vnímaná závislost na kouření (PAS) může podkopat motivaci přestat. Zkoumali jsme souvislost PAS s motivací zastavit se ve vzorku populace a hodnotili jsme její souvislost s minulými a budoucími pokusy...
Implementation of a Quit Smoking Programme in Community Adult Mental Health Services
Little is known about the experiences of people with severe mental health difficulties in smoking cessation interventions. This study aimed to review the implementation of a smoking cessation programme across 16 community mental health day...