Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer alternatives to the unregulated drug supply, yet no studies to date have explored professional stakeholder perspectives on this approach.

Methods

Purposive sampling was used to recruit professional stakeholders (n = 17) from four locations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, including...

Background

There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment services. Prior research suggests that certain minoritised groups may be less likely to have ever been referred for screening, and research on intersectionality suggests that these disparities may be exacerbated for racially minoritised females.

Methods

Multivariate logistic regression and interaction effects were employed to analyse longitudinal data from...

Latar

COVID-19 secara dramatis membatasi skala dan ruang lingkup pekerjaan departemen kesehatan setempat (LHD), mengarahkan sumber daya ke respons. Namun, kebutuhan akan layanan kesehatan masyarakat yang penting — termasuk pencegahan penggunaan narkoba — tidak berkurang.

Metode

Enam sumber data kuantitatif diperiksa, dikumpulkan antara 2016 dan 2021, untuk mengeksplorasi dampak pandemi COVID-19 pada layanan terkait penggunaan zat LHD.

Hasil

Sebelum pandemi, proporsi LHD yang menyediakan beberapa tingkat layanan pencegahan penggunaan zat meningkat, dan banyak yang memperluas tingkat...

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) is a pan-Canadian network of community partners co-ordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). The network has sites in British Columbia, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

In April 2019, CCENDU published a bulletin on changes in stimulant use and related harms, which focused on methamphetamine and cocaine* based on data collected by CCENDU sites in November 2018: Changes in Stimulant Use and Related Harms: Focus on Methamphetamine and Cocaine.1 The...

Background

The COVID-19 emergency has tested the public health, medical, and public safety infrastructure of the United States (U.S.) in unprecedented ways. As the focal point for public health in their communities, local health departments (LHDs) were particularly impacted by the pandemic’s onset. The pandemic limited the scale and scope of local health department (LHD) work, redirecting resources to the response. However, the need for essential public health services—including substance use prevention—was not reduced.

Methods

Six quantitative data sources were examined, collected between...

LATAR:

Hubungan yang erat antara orang tua dan anak dan penerimaan orang tua dapat memediasi penerimaan diri yang tepat dari seorang remaja, yang merupakan variabel penting yang berkaitan dengan kepribadian dan pilar kesehatan emosional. Dalam makalah ini kami menyajikan kesimpulan dari studi penelitian tentang kualitas keterikatan terhadap orang tua dan penerimaan diri remaja di sekolah menengah Ceko.

BERTUJUAN:

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah eksplorasi hubungan antara gaya keterikatan dan penerimaan diri.

CONTOH:

Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 3.239 remaja berusia 15-19 tahun dalam...

BACKGROUND:

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The chemical and physical properties of these components have a significant effect on aerosol formation and must be identified in order to improve product attractiveness and assess the degree of health risks.

AIM:

The aim of this article is to provide a description of the composition of the e-liquid base and its impact on the physical properties of the liquid used...

Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol use and physical, mental and social harms has been completed. Many countries have updated their guidance on drinking to reflect these advancements in what is known about the risks and benefits associated with alcohol consumption.

The report is composed of three documents: the Public Summary, the Technical Summary and the Technical Report. 

• The Public...

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...

Latar

Penggunaan narkoba di kalangan remaja (usia 12-24) menyusahkan mengingat meningkatnya risiko bahaya yang terkait. Terlebih lagi, layanan penggunaan narkoba sebagian besar kurang dimanfaatkan di kalangan pemuda, sebagian besar hanya mengakses dukungan ketika dalam krisis. Beberapa penelitian telah mengeksplorasi perilaku mencari bantuan kaum muda untuk mengatasi masalah penggunaan narkoba. Untuk mengatasi kesenjangan ini, penelitian ini mengeksplorasi bagaimana kaum muda memandang dan mengalami layanan penggunaan narkoba di British Columbia (BC), Kanada.

Metode

Metode penelitian...

Latar

Ketika digunakan dalam kombinasi dengan terapi lain untuk gangguan penggunaan narkoba, neurofeedback (NF) telah diklasifikasikan sebagai "mungkin efektif," menurut penelitian terbaru di komunitas orang dengan gangguan penggunaan opioid. Terlepas dari hasil yang menggembirakan ini, tingkat keparahan krisis opioid, dan risiko tinggi kambuh bahkan dengan terapi pemeliharaan dengan bantuan obat yang paling efektif, NF tetap menjadi pilihan terapi yang sedikit dipelajari. Kemungkinan menggabungkan Alpha / Theta Neurofeedback ke dalam terapi kecanduan opioid standar di fasilitas perawatan...