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Análisis del fenómeno del consumo de drogas sintéticas a partir de la información surgida de la investigación y compilación de datos científicos.

Los resultados de un estudio en el que han participado 1.276 personas de 80 países diferentes, todas ellas residentes en España o en países hispanohablantes, apuntan a que más de la mitad de los menores de 18 años experimentan problemas...

Una risorsa infografica del National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) che esplora le statistiche sulla morte correlate alla droga relative al fentanil e ad altri oppioidi sintetici riportate negli Stati Uniti.

Con quasi il 50% dei decessi...

Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents. 

Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training...

A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...

Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence.

The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or...

Hanover Hospital and its affiliated healthcare clinics has become a model for how a healthcare system that is fully engaged in embracing evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorders can make significant change.

A little more than a...

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND

Whether financial incentives, pharmacologic therapies, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) promote smoking cessation among unselected smokers is unknown.

METHODS

We randomly assigned smokers employed by...

Likewise cancer, addiction is a complex disease that requires being addressed by an integral, balanced and multidisciplinary approach. Currently, within the healthcare systems, there are available treatment options for cancer that are...

An opioid crisis is spreading throughout Africa. This comprehensive article traces consumption of tramadol across the continent, focusing on the scenario in various African countries in addition to the complexities of deciding on how to...

RESUMEN

Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia del consumo de heroína, los patrones de inicio, el alto consumo y la dependencia a esta sustancia e identificar barreras que impidan a los adictos acudir a tratamiento. Material y métodos: El...

Aims: Due to the increasing evidence of shared vulnerabilities between addictive behaviors and excessive food intake, the concept of food addiction in specific clinical populations has become a topic of scientific interest. The aim of this...

A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website. 

The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...

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Introduction and Aims: Transfer from methadone to buprenorphine is problematic for many opioid-dependent patients, with limited documented evidence or practical clinical guidance, particularly for the range of methadonedoses...

RESUMEN

Introducción: Las personas que consumen heroína y cocaína presentan una mayor actividad sexual, conductas de riesgo relacionadas con la inyección y un uso inconsistente del condón, lo que aumentaría el riesgo de infecciones de...

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Il Messico ha recentemente promulgato una riforma della politica sulle droghe per depenalizzare il possesso di piccole quantità di droghe illecite e ha imposto alla polizia di indirizzare i consumatori di sostanze...

Este documento forma parte de las Guías Clínicas SOCIDROGALCOHOL, basadas en la evidencia científica. Es de utilidad para los profesionales que atienden a personas con problemas por consumo de heroína y otros opiáceos.

La evidencia...