WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
To mark World Drug Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a three-day global forum event on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours.
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Quit Methods Used by US Adult Cigarette Smokers, 2014–2016
Abstract
To quantify the prevalence of 10 quit methods commonly used by adult cigarette smokers, we used data from a nationally representative longitudinal (2014–2016) online survey of US adult cigarette smokers (n = 15,943). Overall, 74.7...
Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?
This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the U...
Mortality Risk During and After Opioid Substitution Treatment
ABSTRACT
Objective
To compare the risk for all cause and overdose mortality in people with opioid dependence during and after substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine and to characterise trends in risk of mortality after...
Smoking Report: New Figures from NHS England
New figures from NHS England present the most recent smoking statistics nationwide.
The report offers a general image of smoking habits and related health issues across England.
It includes information on:
- Smoking patterns in adults...
Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has recently teamed up with the National Recovery Advisory Committee to produce the first Canadian survey of people in recovery from drug addiction and/or alcoholism.
The findings...
European Drug Report 2017
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has recently released its European Drug Report for 2017. The document offers an overview of the drug situation across the continent. It covers drug supply and use as well...
The Societal Cost of Heroin Use Disorder in the United States
ABSTRACT
Objective
Heroin use in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The objective of this paper is to estimate the annual societal cost of heroin use disorder in the United States in 2015 US dollars.
Methods
An analytic...
Rostoucí problém: v celé Evropě nastupuje do protidrogové léčby závislosti na konopí stále více lidí
Nový výzkum publikovaný v časopise European Addiction Research vykresluje obraz služeb léčby problémů souvisejících s konopím v letech 2003 – 2014 ve 22 evropských zemích.
Zejména naznačuje, že celkově se během dotčeného období celkový...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Managing Coerced Alcohol Treatment
Key studies on the role of management in the treatment of problem drinking in criminal justice settings and/or to safeguard the community. Just as for practitioners, for managers the challenge is to extract therapeutic benefit out of a...
Prevention and Treatment for Drug Use in Rural Settings
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders.
Its...
High-Risk Drug Use and New Psychoactive Substances
‘High-risk drug use and new psychoactive substances’, a new report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), takes a look at the emergence of more problematic forms of new psychoactive substance use among a...
How to Implement Effective School-Based Drug Education
The United Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) outlines a number of methods that can be adopted by schools.
Léčba poruchy užívání opiátů: Co se tam naučit?
Toto zneužívání opiátů na předpis je velkým problémem pro veřejné zdraví. Buprenorfin-naloxon (BUP-NX) se obvykle používá k léčbě poruch spojených s užíváním opiátů. Klinická studie drogy však zahrnovala především uživatele heroinu. ...
Can Depression Lead to E-Cigarette Use?
There remain many unanswered questions regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes. A new study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco suggests that there may be a link between e-cigarette use among university students and depression...
Blahobyt a akademický tlak: dva faktory, které vedou k užívání drog?
Nová studie publikovaná v časopise Development and Psychopathology tvrdí, že našla pozitivní souvislost mezi blahobytem, vysokým akademickým výkonem a užíváním drog a alkoholu.
Tato zjištění jsou důležitá, protože dříve bylo dobře...
A Possible New Treatment for Alcohol Disorders?
New research published in the journal Biological Psychiartry points to a novel way for the treatment of alcoholism. This would look to reduce motivation for drinking instead of altering the effects of alcohol, itself. Indeed, the study...
Jak se vypořádáme s opiátovou epidemií?
Nadměrné předepisování opiátů je ve Spojených státech významným problémem veřejného zdraví. Například opiáty jsou často předepisovány zbytečně na drobná zranění. To zase zvyšuje riziko závislosti.
Nový výzkum prezentovaný na výroční...
Receptivity to Tobacco Ads Linked to Smoking Susceptibility Among Youth
There is a strong link between receptivity to tobacco product advertisements and susceptibility to smoking cigarettes later in life, according to new research published in the journal Pediatrics. Put simply, the study suggests that the more...
Technologie a odvykání kouření: Jsou personalizované e-maily účinné pro potenciální odvykače?
Nová studie American Cancer Society publikovaná v časopise Tobacco Control naznačuje, že pravidelné přijímání personalizovaných e-mailů s tipy na odvykání kouření mimo jiné informace by mohlo být stejně účinné při snižování míry kouření...