Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired neurodevelopment, an increased risk of addiction and other drug abuse, cognitive impairment, low educational attainment, and an increased risk of mental disease, such as psychosis, depression, and anxiety disorders. Cannabis usage during methadone therapy may have a negative influence on the success of the treatment. The purpose of this study was to find out how...

INTRODUCTION

The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) concept is based on the results of an American population-based cohort study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 1998. ACE is classified into three groups: abuse, neglect, and household challenges. The main goal of our work is the identification and description of factors affecting the psychosocial development of an individual in a family with a parent with a long-term addiction in relation to the development of a criminal career.

METHODS

The main research method was represented by the life stories of the...

INTRODUCTION:

Addictions, known as chronic (recurrent) behavioural disorders reinforced by a pleasant feeling (“reward”), are shown to be mediated by activation of the central dopaminergic neuronal pathway of the middle brain (“Reward Pathway”) with deregulations proven in the dorsal striatum, globus pallidus, nucleus accumbens, hippocampus, thalamus, amygdala, orbitofrontal, and prefrontal cortex. These neurological changes alter behaviour, judgment, memory, learning, and stress management and thus addiction was called “Brain Disease” (Uhl et al., 2019). However, in addictions, other vital...

Perawatan bioteknologi, termasuk perawatan kecanduan, adalah cara masa depan. Para peneliti dan perusahaan farmasi memuji suntikan depot, implan agonis/antagonis, stimulasi otak dalam, dan vaksin konjugasi hapten sebagai peluang terbesar obat untuk mengurangi penggunaan ilegal, mengurangi bahaya overdosis dan penarikan parah, dan mencegah pengalihan obat ke pasar kriminal.

Konflik lama seputar gagasan kecanduan dan pengobatan diungkapkan oleh pemasaran dan penggunaan teknologi baru: antara kondisi medis dan gangguan kehendak, antara peradilan pidana dan kesehatan, dan antara pilihan pasien...

Tobacco smoking is the greatest cause of sickness and early death worldwide, with 8 million people dying each year from a smoking-related condition. The use of pharmaceutical or behavioural assistance improves smokers' chances of quitting; nonetheless, the majority of smoking cessation efforts are unassisted.

Engagement with web-based smoking cessation interventions is a strong predictor of data retention in clinical trials and successful behaviour change.

WebQuit is a web-delivered smoking intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which suggests that psychological...

Abstract

Background

Impaired cognitive functions, particularly executive function, predict poor treatment success in people with substance use disorders. The current study investigated the effect of receiving adjunct cognitive rehabilitation and baseline executive function (EF) measures on treatment response among people with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Method

The analysis sample consisted of 113 participants with OUD who were discharged from a compulsory court-mandated methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and followed for 3 months. We used the Backward digit span/Auditory verbal learning...

Background:

Rates of smoking among those with serious mental illness (SMI) are two to three times higher than for the general population. Smoking is rarely addressed in mental health settings. Innovative outreach and treatment strategies are needed to address these disparities. The current study is a pilot study of the feasibility and acceptability of a chronic care model of tobacco cessation treatment implemented in outpatient psychiatry clinics.

Methods:

Participants were recruited from two outpatient psychiatric clinics and randomly assigned to intervention (counseling and nicotine...

Latar:

Gangguan penggunaan zat dapat diandalkan terkait dengan impulsif tinggi dan pencarian sensasi. Yang penting, keduanya mendahului penggunaan zat bermasalah, melibatkan mereka sebagai faktor risiko. Individu dengan gangguan penggunaan zat menunjukkan tingkat penggunaan zat yang bervariasi (gabungan kuantitas dan frekuensi) dan masalah terkait zat dan berbeda dalam kedua aspek dari kontrol yang sehat. Penelitian dimensi telah menunjukkan asosiasi diferensial dari sifat-sifat yang berhubungan dengan impulsivitas serta pencarian sensasi dengan tingkat penggunaan zat dan masalah terkait zat...