This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles.

Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and personal traits, such as compassion and empathy. While these can be great assets, they can also be detrimental to us personally.

In this webinar, Cary explains how to identify healthy and unhealthy traits, how we can care for ourselves, and what authentic self-care looks like.

Cary has worked in the field of substance use disorders for 18 years. She is...

1. O que funciona na prevenção do abuso de substâncias?
Todos nós (esperamos) concordar que as autoridades e outras instituições responsáveis devem investir seus recursos em práticas eficazes de prevenção baseadas em evidências, baseadas em teorias científicas e avaliação de necessidades, que correspondam à idade e ao nível de risco dos grupos-alvo e sejam culturalmente adaptados e avaliados, especialmente em relação aos resultados e impacto nas populações-alvo. Todas as intervenções de prevenção devem ser implementadas por pessoal treinado e o programa deve ser cuidadosamente planejado desde...

Publicado originalmente em acesso aberto em The Lancet Global Health (8:3, PE329-E330, 2020).

Tradução de texto de Robert Marten, Gianna Gayle Herrera Amul, Sally Casswell. Disponível também em: http://bit.ly/3apiouO

As doenças não transmissíveis representam mais de 72% das mortes globais anuais e agora estão recebendo, com razão, maior atenção na agenda global de saúde. No entanto, um dos principais fatores de risco para doenças não transmissíveis continua sendo negligenciado: o álcool. Embora a indústria do álcool use sofisticadas campanhas de relações públicas para manter essa quase...

Peran genetika dalam pencegahan

Gangguan penggunaan zat dapat berjalan dalam keluarga. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa genetika menyumbang sekitar 1⁄2 dari kemungkinan seseorang mengembangkan gangguan penggunaan zat.

Gen adalah unit fungsional DNA kita yang mengarahkan perkembangan dan fungsi setiap sel dalam tubuh kita. Beberapa penyakit, seperti anemia sel sabit atau cystic fibrosis, disebabkan oleh "mutasi" pada gen tunggal. Tetapi banyak penyakit, seperti kanker, penyakit jantung, dan gangguan penggunaan zat, melibatkan variasi dalam banyak gen berbeda yang berkontribusi pada tingkat risiko...

The Permanent Forum for Drug Mobilization was launched by the Ministry of Citizenship on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, in Brasilia and called for entities and society to participate in the work of prevention and combating drugs. In addition to the federal government's commitment to investing in effective public policies in defense and assistance to drug addicts and family members, the mobilization warned of the harms of the use of narcotics.

The proposal also wants to raise awareness among the population on central topics, reflecting the position of the Brazilian population mainly contrary to...

The harmful use of alcohol and other drugs is a topic that Brazilian society frequently discusses, but due to its breadth and complexity, it is also a subject that returns to the debate due to the depth of its causes and the severity of its effects, in addition to requiring a systematic and continuous approach.

Brazilian legislation deals with the issue of drugs, proposing actions of prevention, treatment and social reintegration that are required of federated entities whose execution requires social and community support. Such actions must be carried out by organizations in the areas of...

At the 6th International Freemind Congress, held from December 4th to 7th, 2019, in Águas de Lindóia/SP – Brazil, we had the presence of Dr. William D. Crano, who occupies the Oskamp chair and is a professor of psychology in the Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University.

Dr. William participated in a Panel whose theme was "The Regular Cigarette and New Ways to Intoxicate with Nicotine" and addressed the issue of the rise of electronic cigarettes (vapes) and the reinstatement of nicotine as a primary addiction of youth.

He talked about the problems...

Research carried out at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) – Brazil has developed a particle capable of capturing cocaine circulating in the blood of a living organism. The formulation proved to be efficient even in lethal doses of the drug, which means that it can reverse an overdose that would lead to death. It is the first time that a particle produced from nanotechnology has been used for this purpose.

The work was developed in the Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UFG by researcher Sarah Rodrigues Fernandes, under the guidance of Professor Eliana Martins Lima. They...

A cidade de Água Branca, no estado do Piauí desenvolveu o Projeto “Viver bem é viver sem drogas”, em virtude de inúmeras demandas de famílias em sofrimento decorrentes desses fatores. O Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família de Água Branca recebe frequentemente famílias encaminhadas pelas Estratégias Saúde da Família em intenso sofrimento devido ao uso de drogas por um ou mais membros da família.

O Projeto visa atuar de forma preventiva, reforçando a qualidade de vida, e o fortalecimento dos vínculos familiares e sociais.

O período da adolescência é entendido como a etapa de desenvolvimento...

COMORBIDADE

Comorbidade pode ser definida como a coocorrência de duas ou mais enfermidades ou transtornos, em uma mesma pessoa, num determinado período de tempo (ou por tempo indeterminado).

A manifestação de transtornos mentais e de comportamento, decorrentes do uso de drogas e de outros transtornos psiquiátricos, vem sendo bastante estudada desde os anos 80. Pode-se dizer que o abuso de substâncias psicoativas é o transtorno coexistente mais frequente entre os portadores de transtornos mentais, sendo fundamental o correto diagnóstico das doenças envolvidas.

Os transtornos mais comuns...

Narkoba adalah masalah yang mengintegrasikan hampir semua masyarakat kontemporer, menyebabkan dampak sosial dan ekonomi yang besar. Di Brasil, obat-obatan terlarang juga membiayai kejahatan dan kekerasan, sehingga perjuangan mereka terus menjadi tantangan besar bagi negara kita.

Sebagian besar pengguna masih muda dan mulai menggunakan zat ini bahkan di sekolah, pada usia yang semakin prematur. Yang benar adalah bahwa, baik di kota-kota besar dan di daerah yang lebih jauh dari wilayah Brasil, konsumsi dan kecanduan dimulai lebih awal dan lebih awal.

Menurut Pusat Informasi Brasil tentang...

University students are considered a risk population with regard to alcohol consumption, either by frequency of consumption or its consequences, which can even considerably affect the academic performance of the student. For this reason, alcohol consumption in this population has been the focus of concerns and searches for effective interventions to reduce consumption, as well as associated problems and consequences.

According to data from the United Nations (UN, 2013), alcohol is the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world, with significant growth in consumption among university...

What is prevention?
I think the definition of "prevention science" by the Academic Science for Prevention Network (SPAN) fully encompasses the role of this field. It is a very rich field in terms of combining and using knowledge from many disciplines to consider etiology, epidemiology, intervention design, efficacy and implementation for the prevention of a variety of health and social problems. We don't just talk about substance use prevention, but also violence, suicide, obesity, mental illness, sexual health, chronic disease, etc. We focus on behavior as a determinant of poor health and...