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The origin, development and current status of the health profession of an addictologist in the Czech Republic in the broader context of the development of the addictology field

Book

1 August 2021

In the 1990s, new addiction services began to emerge that had a shortage of appropriately qualified and trained practitioners. This impulse led to the establishment of the health profession of an ADDICTOLOGIST in the Czech Republic. In the...

Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment

Scientific article

16 June 2021

Abstract Importance: Animal studies have shown that the adolescent brain is sensitive to disruptions in endocannabinoid signaling, resulting in altered neurodevelopment and lasting behavioral effects. However, few studies have investigated...

Webinar | Family Skills for Prevention of Substance Use, Mental Health and Violence and for Development, including under COVID-19

ISSUP Webinar

11 November 2020

On November 11th 2020, ISSUP Lebanon presented their Webinar on Prevention through Family Skills.

Webinar | Family skills for Prevention of Substance Use, Mental Health and Violence and for Development, including under COVID-19

11 November 2020

Beirut

Lebanon

On November 11th 2020, ISSUP Lebanon would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar on Prevention through Family Skills.

Echo Online Training for Child Intervention for Living Drug-Free (CHILD) Curriculum

News

The Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) of the Colombo Plan in collaboration with the National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN) has successfully conducted the first online echo training for the CHILD curriculum on Course 1...

EDPQS Toolkit 2: Self-Assessment & Reflection

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The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been established to provide a comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural...

Morphine versus Methadone Treatment for Neonatal Withdrawal and Impact on Early Infant Development

Scientific article

25 July 2017

Abstract Objective: Compare developmental outcomes in infants treated with morphine versus methadone. Method: Retrospective chart review of newborns identified through use of ICD-9 code for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Thirty-six...

Teenage Binge Drinking and Future Offspring’s Brain Development

Scientific article

26 November 2016

Frequent binge drinking during your teenage years can affect the brain functioning and development of your future offspring, according to new research published by Loyola University. Indeed, the study suggests that excessive alcohol...

Substance Abuse and the Transition to Adulthood

Scientific article

14 November 2016

Transitioning from childhood to adulthood can be a particularly difficult time for a lot of young people. A new study published in Emerging Adulthood investigates the way that adolescent substance users view this change in relation to their...