All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...

Quality Assurance Policy in Harm Reduction Services in the Czech Republic: A Case Study of a National System

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

In the field of harm reduction (HR), an established quality assurance system with implemented quality standards is rather rare in practice. Together with limited evidence in this area, this leads to an imbalance in the basic...

Relación entre el trastorno de depresión y la adicción a Internet en jóvenes del Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires.

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Mental Health

The present work seeks to analyse whether there is a relationship between the development of depression disorder and Internet addiction. For its development, the results of the Beck Depression Inventory were evaluated in a group of 60...

Electronic Cigarettes and Vapes: A Prevention Perspective

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
ISSUP Colombia presents its webinar on Electronic Cigarettes and Vapes: A view from prevention.

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (22nd Session)

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 22nd session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic of 'Therapeutic Community as a model in the Management of Substance Use Disorders.'

Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances

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People who have problems with using opioids or other drugs and inject them have shorter lives than most people. Liver diseases, especially, contribute to this. Checking liver stiffness might help find liver problems early. This...

A qualitative study of experiences with physical activity among people receiving opioid agonist therapy

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances

Background

Physical or mental health commorbidities are common among people with substance use disorders undergoing opioid agonist therapy. Exercise provides many health benefits and can be used both as a preventive and treatment strategy...

Trauma exposure across the lifespan among individuals engaged in treatment with medication for opioid use disorder: differences by gender, PTSD status, and chronic pain

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Psychoactive Substances
Men
Women

Background

There is little research on lifetime trauma exposure among individuals undergoing medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). A multisite study examined the prevalence of lifetime trauma and explored differences based...