ISSUP at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Earlier this week ISSUP attended the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) at the Vienna International Centre.
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Sporting Activity and Substance Abuse among Teens: What’s the Link?
A recent survey which looked at the drug habits of over 20,000 US high-school athletes has found those who play high-contact sports, such as hockey, are more likely to use heroin and prescription opioids for non-medicinal purposes.
The...
Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: CDC Grand Rounds
Public Health Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...
Beyond Cigarettes: The Risks of Non-Cigarette Nicotine Products and Implications for Tobacco Control
BACKGROUND
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...
New Alcohol Awareness Website
The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched a new alcohol awareness website. ‘Ask About Alcohol’ provides information on health risks associated with drinking alcohol to enable people to manage their own health better. Furthermore...
Αποτελεσματικότητα Bank Matrix Bite: Ο ομιλητής στη διαδρομή ομιλίας προς την ανάκαμψη
Στις ψυχοκοινωνικές θεραπείες, η θέσπιση της σχέσης πελάτη-εργαζομένου είναι η θεραπεία. Δομημένο γύρω από την κλασική διατύπωση του Carl Rogers για τις «απαραίτητες και επαρκείς συνθήκες» για τη θεραπευτική πρόοδο, το κύτταρο στο Alcohol...
Οπιοειδή που συνδέονται με την αύξηση των θανάτων από υπερβολική δόση κοκαΐνης
Η ηρωίνη και τα συνθετικά οπιοειδή ωθούν σε αύξηση των θανάτων από υπερβολική δόση κοκαΐνης. Αυτό σύμφωνα με μια εθνική έρευνα που πραγματοποιήθηκε από ερευνητές στο Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο για την Κατάχρηση Ναρκωτικών (NIDA) μεταξύ άλλων...
Illuminating the Dark Web
The Economist reports that the drug trade is moving from the street to so-called online ‘cryptomarkets’, or secret virtual-shop-fronts.
Online markets currently facilitate a comparatively small amount of illegal drug sales. Nonetheless...
Alcohol Use Disorders Webinar
The Progress in Mind Resource Centre held a one-hour webinar on alcohol use disorders. The webinar was delivered by Wim van den Brink, Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction at the University of Amsterdam, and Steve Brinksman, GP and...
The Opiate Epidemic - Free Access Article Collection
Although the abuse of many substances has declined across the globe in recent years, the misuse of prescription and non-medical pharmaceutical opioids has significantly increased. The Taylor & Francis Group, which publishes peer-reviewed...
Διαχωρισμός του νομοσχεδίου: Ο αντίκτυπος του αλκοόλ στην οικονομία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου
Τα οικονομικά ζητήματα έχουν κεντρική σημασία για τη διαμόρφωση πολιτικών για το αλκοόλ, όπως ο καθορισμός φόρων οινοπνεύματος, οι απαιτήσεις αδειοδότησης και οι κανονισμοί εμπορίας. Ειδικότερα, τα επιχειρήματα σχετικά με το εισόδημα, την...
Counselling Parents and Teens about Marijuana Use in the Era of Legalisation of Marijuana
Abstract
Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...
US Pediatricians Warn of Rising Risks to Youth from Loosening Marijuana Laws
New American Academy of Pediatrics report calls on doctors to help protect patients’ developing brains and bodies from the health harms of marijuana amid increased legalisation
The AAP urges pediatricians screen adolescents and preteens...
Effectiveness of the Gold Standard Programme Compared with Other Smoking Cessation Interventions in Denmark
Strengths and Limitations of this Study
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This study was based on a large cohort of smokers from all regions and settings in Denmark. 46 287 smokers were included in the study, and the follow-up rate was high (74%).
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The study...
Socioeconomic Status and Non-Communicable Disease Behavioural Risk Factors in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
FINDINGS
Low socioeconomic groups were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use than did high socioeconomic groups. These groups also consumed less fruits, vegetables, fish, and fibre than those of high...
Terminology and Information on Drugs
PREFACE
The UNODC publication Terminology and Information on Drugs introduces basic concepts and materials on substances under international control, which are most frequently manufactured or processed and/or abused, as well as...
The Impact of Alcohol Use and Related Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care
Alcohol use is highly prevalent globally with numerous negative consequences to human health, including HIV progression, in people living with HIV (PLH). The HIV continuum of care, or treatment cascade, represents a sequence of targets for...
Evaluation Report on Drug Control for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM)
The Evaluation Report on Drug Control (2014) for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) measures the progress of actions taken by the 34 OAS (Organization of American States) member states to address the...
The Drug Problem in the Americas: Drugs and Public Health
Summary and Findings
Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age...
Η επείγουσα ανάγκη αλλαγής της τρέχουσας ιατρικής προσέγγισης για την παύση του καπνού στη Λατινική Αμερική
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Παρά τη συσσώρευση επιστημονικών στοιχείων που επιβεβαιώνουν τις συνέπειες του καπνίσματος στην υγεία και το νέο πρότυπο του καπνίσματος ως ασθένεια όπου η νικοτίνη είναι το φάρμακο που τροποποιεί τα λειτουργικά και μορφολογικά...