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 strategy for dealing with the stress and trauma they have experienced.

In a recent study, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, researchers have analysed substance use disorder prevalence and treatment among veterans. 

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism collected information from 36,301 United States civilian adults...

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Αντικειμενικός:  Η παρούσα έκθεση προσδιορίζει τα συγκεκριμένα ναρκωτικά που εμπλέκονται συχνότερα στους θανάτους από υπερβολική δόση ναρκωτικών στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες από το 2011 έως το 2016.

Μεθόδους:  Τα δεδομένα σε επίπεδο ρεκόρ από το Εθνικό Σύστημα Ζωτικών Στατιστικών 2011-2016-Αρχεία θνησιμότητας συνδέθηκαν με ηλεκτρονικά αρχεία που περιείχαν κυριολεκτικές πληροφορίες κειμένου από πιστοποιητικά θανάτου. Οι θάνατοι από υπερβολική δόση ναρκωτικών εντοπίστηκαν χρησιμοποιώντας τη Διεθνή Ταξινόμηση των Ασθενειών, δέκατη αναθεώρηση των κωδικών αιτίου θανάτου X40–X44, X60–X64...

Education plays a critical role in preventing substance abuse. Drugs of Abuse, A DEA Resource Guide, is designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States. This comprehensive guide provides important information about the harms and consequences of drug use by describing a drug’s effects on the body and mind, overdose potential, origin, legal status, and other key facts.

Drugs of Abuse also offers a list of additional drug education and prevention resources, including the DEA websites: www.DEA.gov; www.JustThinkTwice.com, aimed at teenagers...

Drug use continues to represent a significant problem in the Americas, and one that challenges policy makers at the highest levels. The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish language acronym, CICAD), of the Organization of American States (OAS), serves as the preeminent Western Hemisphere forum for policy discussion and hemispheric cooperation on drugs. Along with other responsibilities, the Executive Secretariat of CICAD supports OAS member states by providing an evidence-based picture of the drug problem, both nationally and at the hemispheric level, so that...