The social media quit-smoking intervention – Tweet2Quit – sends automated daily communications to private self-help groups, encouraging high-quality peer-to-peer discussions online. It is very low cost and has a potential global reach.
A...
Энергетикалық сусындарды алкогольмен араластыру барған сайын танымал бола түсуде. Дегенмен, соңғы зерттеулер көрсеткендей, екеуін біріктіру алкогольді өз бетінше немесе кока-кола немесе лимонад сияқты дәстүрлі араластырғыштармен ішуден гөрі...
Multi-prong therapies centred on the family emerge as probably the most effective in this comprehensive and careful synthesis of the results of trials of non-residential programmes for substance using teenagers - but do the outcomes warrant...
Біздің өзекті тақырыптарды таңдауымыздың бірі, кейде қызу пікірталастар туғызатын маңызды мәселелерді талдау. Апиынды артық дозалайтын антидот налоксонды тарататын бағдарламалар есірткіге байланысты өлім-жітімнің өсуін тежеудің үлкен жаңа...
Further evidence from England that the ‘Tough Choices’ schemes which force people arrested for certain offences to be tested for heroin or cocaine use and if positive to be assessed for treatment do not pay back in terms of treatment...
This manual is designed to teach cultural competence concepts, values, and strategies for engagement and treatment with Hispanics and Latinos with substance use disorders (SUD). The manual introduces a basic understanding of cultural...
A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...
Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...
Төтенше жағдайларды басқару (СМ) — уытқұмарлықтың бұзылуына кеңінен қолданылатын мінез-құлық терапиясы. Ол сеанстарға қатысқаны және тағайындалған дәрі-дәрмек курстарын ұстанғаны үшін, оның ішінде жағымды мінез-құлық үшін материалдық...
Recently published in the journal Pediatrics, the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) – chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana – links depressive symptoms and marijuana and alcohol consumption with an increased...
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, US college students who consume medium-to-high levels of alcohol and marijuana have a consistently lower grade point average (GPA).
The investigation compared...
A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry claims that one’s desire for cocaine may be reduced by blocking signalling from a specific system in the brain primarily responsible for promoting wakefulness and appetite.
The...
Recently published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a new study claims the existence of a link between childhood abuse and opioid use later in life.
According to the investigation, emotional abuse, specifically, more so than sexual or...
Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:
‘Community coalitions’ is a preventative strategy that coordinates activities and resources to reduce adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviour, mobilising communities in the promotion of health and prevention initiatives.
Commun...
Findings recently revealed in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and the Journal of Neuroscience suggest the cerebellum is co-responsible for the alterations in the brain that are linked with excessive substance abuse.
This goes...
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...