Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) announces identification of flualprazolam

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 25 June 2019
The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) announces identification of flualprazolam. Flualprazolam Flualprazolam is classified as a novel benzodiazepine, although its synthesis and activity have been previously described in the literature.Benzodiazepines are central nervous...
Flualprazolam_062519_ToxicologyAnalyticalReport.pdf
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Infographics: European Drug Report 2019

Shared by Livia - 14 June 2019
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Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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EMCDDA

EMCDDA has developed a range of downloadable infographics to illustrate findings from the European Drug Report 2019.

The aim of the report is to provide reliable and detailed evidence of the drug situation in Europes so that practice and new policies can be informed by sound research.

By following trends, conclusions can be drawn and predictions made about how the drug situation might unfold in the future.

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15th UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting

Shared by Edie - 15 May 2019
Event Date
Location:
Bath
United Kingdom

The UK Society for Behaviour Medicine invites all behavioural and public health researchers, clinical practitioners, epidemiologists, health and clinical psychologists, medical sociologists, health economists, nurses, pharmacists and all...

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Guyana Drug Information Network 2017 Annual Report

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 7 May 2019
Source: Guyana Drug Information Network (GUYDIN), Guyana's National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA) Executive Summary The 2017 Drug Information Network report highlights the national effort to address the drug problem by agencies involved in both supply and demand reduction activities. It also provides...
GUYDIN 2017 Report.pdf
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Rethinking Addiction

Shared by Livia - 7 May 2019
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Scientific article
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Ewald, D. R., Strack, R. W., & Orsini, M. M. (2019). Rethinking Addiction. Global Pediatric Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X18821943

Abstract

Addiction is a complex and challenging condition with many contributing factors. Although addictive behaviors appear to be individual choices, behavior alterations cannot be addressed successfully without considering characteristics of the physical and social environments in which individuals live, work, and play. Exposure to chronic psychosocial stressors and the physiological response of individuals to their external environment activates the brain’s neuroendocrine hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, with profound conditioning effects on behavior. This brief synopsis describes...

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Synthetic Cannabinoids in the United States; Trend Report: Q1 2019

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 30 April 2019
To download the report, please visit: https://forum.issup.net/t/synthetic-cannabinoids-in-the-united-states-trend-report-q1-2019/4153 Purpose: The objective of this report is to provide up-to-date information regarding the status of synthetic cannabinoid prevalence, positivity, and discovery within...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

CCENDU Bulletin: Changes in Stimulant Use and Related Harms: Focus on Methamphetamine and Cocaine

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 25 April 2019
Full text: https://forum.issup.net/t/ccendu-bulletin-changes-in-stimulant-use-and-related-harms-focus-on-methamphetamine-and-cocaine/4120 Summary In response to recent reports of increasing harms related to methamphetamine use in Canada, this bulletin summarizes recent changes in stimulant-related...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Chicago police: Reports of 14 hospitalized due to drug overdoses on NW Side

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 24 April 2019
Chicago: Rash of drug overdoses yesterday; early reporting speculates the substance involved was a mix of heroin and fentanyl, however no tests have been done as yet. Article notes naloxone was used to revive at least 2 people.https://t.co/5si4DohfA0 — NDEWS (@NDEWSNews) April 24, 2019
2 dead, at least 17 hospitalized in series of drug overdoses in Chicago
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Historical and Current Patterns of Cocaine Use in the US and Two NDEWS Sentinel Sites

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 24 April 2019
Air Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Presenters: James N. Hall Epidemiologist Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Nova Southeastern University Denise Paone, EdD Senior Director of Research and Surveillance Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment New...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

The Opioid Crisis

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 24 April 2019
CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection and the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention discussed the United States opioid crisis on March 27, 2019. This webinar was for community leaders, public health professionals, health educators, nonprofit organizations, and other nonclinicians who...
Edie

Webinar: How Do Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Affect Young People?

Shared by Edie - 23 April 2019
Format
Video and audio recordings

This webinar will present an update on research into co-occurring mental and substance use disorders among young people in Australia.

It will ask:

  • how many young people experience co-occurring mental and substance use disorders?
  • What is the impact?
  • And what are the implications for research, prevention and treatment?

It will include a discussion of some recent trends in drug and alcohol use among young Australians, changing gender patterns across the world, and will raise some questions for future directions in research and prevention of mental and substance use disorders.

This webinar...

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the EMCDDA is looking for European experts to extend the Scientific Committee on risks posed by NPS

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 17 April 2019
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is looking for risk assessment experts to extend the Scientific Committee for the purposes of ensuring a balanced assessment of risks posed by new psychoactive substances (NPS). This call is addressed to scientists who wish to be...
Call for expression of interest for risk assessment experts
Edie

Alcohol and Older People

Shared by Edie - 17 April 2019
Format
Book
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The Swedish Society of Medicine, Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO
The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths with Kratom Detected — 27 States, July 2016–December 2017

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 15 April 2019
Source: Olsen EO, O’Donnell J, Mattson CL, Schier JG, Wilson N. Notes from the Field: Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths with Kratom Detected — 27 States, July 2016–December 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:326–327. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6814a2External. The CDC just released...
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Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Europe Conference

Shared by Livia - 15 April 2019
Event Date
Location:
Oslo
Norway

On 12-14th September 2019, the 19th SRNT Europe conference will be held in Oslo, Norway.

The conference will be centred around the theme of ‘Tobacco use in clinical practice and populations’, and will cover the great breadth of tobacco...

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