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Un nuovo studio pubblicato sulla rivista eLife suggerisce che l'uso di nicotina da parte di un padre potrebbe avere un effetto sul rischio di alcune malattie da parte dei bambini. L'indagine ha rilevato che la prole di topi abitualmente...
Le borse di studio in 12 fasi offrono un modo per conciliare le risorse ridotte con il desiderio di far uscire in sicurezza più pazienti dal trattamento. Tenendo conto del bias di autoselezione che ha oscurato gli impatti dell'AA, questa...
A new study published in the journal Nature has found that brain scans can predict whether or not teenagers will develop drug taking behaviours later in life.
A sample of 14-year-olds was assessed. The investigation reports that, from an...
New research published in the journal Addiction suggests that poor working memory and the inability to control impulses during adolescence are key predictors for future substance abuse. ‘Working memory’ refers to one’s capacity to...
A number of studies have looked at the relationship between schizophrenia and substance abuse. However, many contain various methodological limitations. Uncertainties, therefore, still exist.
A new investigation published in the journal...
Secondo la BBC, una recente indagine condotta dal governo suggerisce che più di 860.000 giovani (15-35) nella regione indiana del Punjab assumono droghe. Questo è tre volte la media nazionale. L'eroina è usata dal 53% di tutti i...
The BBC reports that almost 8,000 high-risk drinkers died from alcohol-related causes in Wales, UK between 2005 – 2014 without having received treatment for alcohol addiction. This is despite repeated hospital and A&E admissions for as much...
These guidelines contain recommendations on the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders for health care services which assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or...
This document provides an overview of themes that emerged from the Adfam’s Whole Family Recovery and Alcohol Focus Groups and interviews. This research was conducted to scope the impacts of the recovery of someone with an alcohol problem on...
This research report analyses how domestic violence and abuse is more likely than not to occur within intimate partner relationships where one partner has a problem with alcohol or drugs. The aims of this research project were:
L'Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), sviluppato dall'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS), è stato utilizzato con successo in molti paesi, ma ci sono pochi studi sulla sua validità e affidabilità per...
Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care carried out a four year drug and alcohol related bereavement project funded by the Big Lottery and running from 2010-14. The purpose of this review is to create a solid evidence-base from which the project...
Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care undertook an exploration of the experiences of families and friends bereaved through drug and/ or alcohol use, with the aim of developing a range of peer support services and targeted information...
Questo rapporto è stato scritto da Adfam e Against Violence and Abuse (AVA) e copre i processi e i risultati di un progetto congiunto condotto dalle due organizzazioni nel 2011/12 sulla violenza e l'abuso da bambino a genitore. Rivela che...
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L'uso di questionari di auto-segnalazione affidabili e validi per identificare i disturbi da uso di droghe (DUD) è una strategia che ha dimostrato utilità per lo screening. Uno degli strumenti più utilizzati per il rilevamento...
This ‘One Year On’ report expands upon the findings and recommendations of Adfam’s Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the risks to children, published in 2014, and further contributes to the debate on reducing the risks to children...
This report examines cases where children have died or come to harm from ingesting Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) medicines prescribed to help people overcome drug addiction. There have been 17 Serious Case Reviews involving the...
The past 30 years has seen a huge amount of change in the policy, practice and politics around both families and drug/alcohol (‘substance’) use. Laws, behaviours and public perceptions have all altered substantially. As part of Adfam’s 30th...
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Fentanyl and its analogs have been substituted for heroin and other opioids, and are usually marketed to persons seeking opioids. Because of fentanyl’s high potency compared with heroin...