All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Association of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms With Substance Misuse in 2 Longitudinal Cohorts in Sweden

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Scientific article
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Men
Women
Mental Health
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Importance  Neurobiological models have postulated shared neural mechanisms between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorders, but results from clinical and epidemiological studies are conflicting or even...

Use of Menthol Cigarettes, Smoking Frequency, and Nicotine Dependence Among US Youth

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Addiction
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Importance  Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.

Objective  To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking frequency...

Trends in Cannabis Polysubstance Use During Early Pregnancy Among Patients in a Large Health Care System in Northern California

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
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Importance  Rates of prenatal cannabis use are increasing alongside perceptions that cannabis is a harmless therapeutic for pregnancy-related ailments, while rates of prenatal use of alcohol and tobacco are decreasing. It is...

Addressing drug challenges in humanitarian and health crises

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Mental Health
Partner Organisation

ISSUP Mexico held a discussion on Wednesday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m. Mexico City time, in commemoration of the International Day to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

June 29, 2022 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Mexico time)  

Moderator:
Dr...

Mental Health and Related Factors Among Undergraduate Students During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Mental Health

Background: Mental health problems among undergraduates are a significant public health concern. Most studies exploring mental health in this population during the pandemic have been conducted in high-income countries. Fewer studies come...

Adolescent behaviors during social, preventive and mandatory isolation in Argentina in 2020

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
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Introduction. In March 2020, social, preventive and mandatory isolation (ASPO) began in Argentina due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective. To explore the behaviors and habits of the adolescent population during ASPO and their...

Four-year health trajectories of children prenatally exposed to cocaine and/or cannabis. A retrospective, cohort study in La Pampa, Argentina

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Scientific article
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Prevention
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Family
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Cocaine and/or cannabis use during pregnancy is a growing problem of relevance for global public health. Exposed children may have a wide range of perinatal complications, but there is little knowledge on their course.

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Opioid Facts and Figures

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Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Data

Opioid Facts and Figures, recorded 3-June-2022. Presented by Lauran Wirf, DO: Addiction Medicine Fellow; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, Colorado. With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is important for...

WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan

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News
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Prevention
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Border Control
On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.