All Resources for 'Education & Training'

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Highlights

  • MMT during incarceration leads to lower injection drug and heroin use.
  • MMT during incarceration leads to fewer non-fatal overdoses.
  • MMT during incarceration leads to higher rates of engagement in treatment.

Abstract

Recen...

The Restriction of Hours, Sales and Liquors: Lima 2010-17: Traffic Accidents (TA) and other Violent Deaths

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Public Health
Policy

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Objective: Determine the relationship between the hours of sale of spirits "Safe Time" and those killed by traffic accidents (TA).

Material and Methods: Descriptive research based on the monthly report made by the Metropolitan...

Diagnosis of Stroke Due to Cocaine and Its Complications

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

Introduction: Cocaine is an independent cerebrovascular risk factor both for ischaemic and haemorrhagic events, above all among persons under 55 years of age.

Report: A case report of stroke due to the consumption of cocaine is used to...

Factors That Make Thai Teenagers Drink Alcohol

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Statistics

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Thailand teenagers currently have more alcohol consumption habits. Especially in the younger age group, which the government has banned the sales of alcohol to children under 18 years old. However, the legislation was not...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Medial Prefrontal and Cingulate Cortices Reduces Cocaine Self-Administration: A Pilot Study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

Background: Previous studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may serve as a potential treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD), which remains a public health problem...

Tobacco Use Decreases Visual Sensitivity in Schizophrenia

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Mental Health

Smoking prevalence in patients who are diagnosed with schizophrenia (SCZ) is higher than in the general population. Chronic tobacco use in SCZ patients may reduce the side effects of antipsychotic drugs, thus serving as a self-medication...

Differences between Psychotic Disorders with Concurrent Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Induced Psychoses

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Mental Health

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Background: The fact that Cannabis use can lead to psychotic symptoms has been recognized years ago. Moreover, when the patient is using cannabis, the distinction between a primary psychotic disorder and a cannabis-induced...

How Do People with Mood and Anxiety Disorders Perceive and Interpret the Drinking Motives Questionnaire?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Mental Health

Abstract

Background

Research has identified drinking motives as the final common pathway to alcohol use, and associations between specific drinking motives and drinking patterns have consistently been demonstrated. Data on drinking...

Supporting Nurse Mentors to Reduce the Barriers to Implementing Alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in Primary Care

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Key Findings

  • The findings of this project suggest that providing a relatively low level of support to nurse mentors based in primary care leads to a significant increase in the delivery of IBA.
  • There was a marked increase in the...