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Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study...
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 13 – “Contingency Management: A Reinforcement Based Treatment” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 27-29 July 2022. This course...
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QUALITY CHAMPIONS EVENTS - PALMA DE MALLORCA, 5TH-6TH MAY, 2022
This event, offered in a hybrid format, was attended by 68 participants –53 in person and 15 online—who presented and discussed initiatives on prevention...
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the nature and consequences of student vaping in Australian primary and secondary schools by consulting staff working in these settings.
Methods: A national sample of 196 school...
Brain iron deposition has been linked to several neurodegenerative conditions and reported in alcohol dependence. Whether iron accumulation occurs in moderate drinkers is unknown. Our objectives were to investigate...
To describe current approaches in treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) within Canadian psychosocial outpatient, day, and residential addiction treatment programs, with an emphasis on the use of opioid agonist...
Cannabis legalization in many jurisdictions worldwide has raised concerns that such legislation might increase the burden of transient and persistent psychotic illnesses in society. Our study aimed to address this...
Importance Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has been reported to increase the likelihood of future cigarette smoking among adolescents. The prospective association between e-cigarette use and cannabis use has been less...
On Monday, July 25, 2022, the Bahamas Public Hospitals Authority Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and its Psychological Services Department hosted the virtual meeting “Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises: A Regional...
UTC Self-Led Course 3:Common Co-Occurring Mental and Medical Disorders—An Overview for Addiction Professionals is now live. Go to ISSUP to learn more and enroll now -> https://bit.ly/3J7x44u
Importance Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.
Objective To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.
Design, Setting, and Participants ...
Aim: To determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of methadone maintenance treatment patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 967 patients being treated at two methadone...
On July 19th, 2022, the Director of Strengthening Government Institution, Deputy of Rehabilitation, BNN officially launched a national hybrid training on the UNODC Treatnet Family programme with 34 representatives from all BNN provinces and...
On July 19th, 2022, the Director of Strengthening Government Institution, Deputy of Rehabilitation, BNN officially launched a national hybrid training on the UNODC Treatnet Family programme with 34 representatives from all BNN provinces and...
Family is a strategic institution to encourage fundamental changes in the process of child development. A family has risk or protective factors that influences the physical and psychosocial development of a child. This is proof of how...
Como saber se a tristeza é, na verdade, um caso de depressão? Tristeza e depressão são iguais?
Perder um parente ou amigo querido, ser demitido de um emprego. Esses motivos podem deixar qualquer um triste. Para leigos, tristeza e...
