I corsi di eLearning online dell'UNODC offrono formazione a una comunità di oltre 50.000 funzionari degli Stati membri su minacce alla sicurezza internazionale come la criminalità organizzata transnazionale, il terrorismo, le droghe...
L'International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ha tenuto diverse sessioni durante la congiunta NACADA, ISSUP e African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop e ha prodotto una selezione di video del...
Un recente studio, pubblicato sul Journal of Addiction, ha esaminato l'associazione tra uso di cannabis, disturbo da uso di cannabis e sintomi di psicosi, depressione e ansia in un campione di adolescenti e adulti. I ricercatori hanno anche...
Early life experiences of trauma are known to significantly increase the risk of substance use in adolescence and adulthood. It has been suggested that individuals may use alcohol or drugs as a means of temporarily relieving themselves from...
Globally, people who inject drugs are highly vulnerable to HIV transmission. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs are one of the most cost-effective mechanisms to substitute opioid use and improve the...
The Society for Prevention Research are now accepting nominations for their 2019 Awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 28, 2019.
The 11 different awards are designed to recognize excellence in the areas consistent...
Il National Institute on Drug Abuse ha pubblicato una nuova risorsa per fornire agli adolescenti informazioni accurate sugli oppioidi.
La pubblicazione include una selezione di fatti sugli oppioidi, una sezione sugli oppioidi e l'eroina...
Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) has a long history of burdening emergency care services. Healthcare systems around the world have explored a variety of different services that divert AAI away from EDs to better manage their...
The Addiction Journal Podcast accompagna l'ascoltatore attraverso il contenuto dell'edizione di gennaio della rivista, seleziona e discute alcuni dei punti salienti e include interviste, che sono state condotte con alcuni degli autori.
La dott.ssa Nora Volkow, direttrice del NIDA, discute i risultati del sondaggio Monitoring the Future 2018 durante una teleconferenza che si è svolta il 17 dicembre 2018.
Monitoring the Future tiene traccia delle tendenze del consumo di...
Recent studies carried out by researchers from Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University have examined characteristics linked with the heightened risk NAS.
The researchers found that boys are more likely to receive a diagnosis...
Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern worldwide. In France, only 10% of people with AUD (PWAUD) receive medical care. General practitioners (GP) are one of the main entry points for AUD care...
Comprehensive review for the American Psychological Association concludes that the working relationship between clients and counsellors/therapists is one of the largest and most consistent determinants of outcomes. Includes practice...
‘Therapist know thyself’ is the Socratic injunction strongly suggested by findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association. Across all relevant studies, counsellors and therapists with the self-awareness and abilities to...
Children who are next of kin to parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse need access to mental health support and several cost-effective interventions are available. Because most parents in the target group often...
It is recognised that veterans are more likely to experience a range of mental health conditions such as anxiety, major depression, substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Many individuals use substances as a coping...
Background: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s 2014 survey estimated that there are 6.7 million Pakistanis aged 15-64 who are illegal substance users. In 2014, Pakistan’s drug treatment capacities remained insufficient to meet...
