All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Rapid Increase in the Prevalence of Cannabis Use Among People with Depression in the United States, 2005–17: The Role of Differentially Changing Risk Perceptions

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health

Abstract

Aims

To estimate trends in the prevalence of cannabis use and risk perceptions of cannabis use from 2005 to 2017 among United States people with and without depression.

Design

Linear time trends of the prevalence of any, daily...

Stigma Drug and Addiction Use

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

The stigma associated with drug use and addictive behaviors affects in a transverse way in people's lives, making an impact on physical and mental health, the ability to find and maintain a job, to find and maintain a home, in their...

Alcohol and Cancer Risks: A Guide for Health Professionals

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Data

Drinking alcohol increases the risk of mouth cancer, pharyngeal (upper throat) cancer, oesophageal (food pipe) cancer, laryngeal (voice box) cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer and liver cancer.

Having conversations with patients about the...

Opening Ceremony of the 6th Freemind International Congress

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The 6th Freemind International Congress, organized by the Freemind Mobilization and ISSUP Brazil, was held in the city of Águas de Lindóia / SP, Brazil from December 4th to 7th, 2019.

The event was held at Hotel Majestic, which has one of...

Outcomes of a Novel Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program in an Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Practice

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Background

The integration of opioid use disorder (OUD) care and competencies in graduate medical education training is needed. Previous research shows improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and practices after exposure to OUD...

How Many Tries Does it Take to Resolve a Substance Use Problem? Lessons from a National Study of Recovering Adults in the U.S.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

This retrospective cohort study asks people who are in recovery or have not used alcohol or drugs for at least two years following meeting diagnostic criteria for having a SUD how many quit attempts they had made prior to success. The range...

Care for Hospitalized Patients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Narrative Review

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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There is increasing emphasis on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for unhealthy alcohol use in the general hospital, as highlighted by new Joint Commission recommendations on SBIRT. However, the...

UNODC and WHO Organize International Training on Substance Use Treatment and Care during Pregnancy

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

Kyiv (Ukraine), 18 December 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, organized an...

Association between E-Cigarette Use and Depression in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016-2017

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Mental Health

Key Points

Question: What is the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and depression?

Findings: In this cross-sectional study of 892 394 participants in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2016 to...