Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...

Background

Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patients perceive this new form of medication. The purpose of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of depot injections and their reasons for continuing, discontinuing, or declining depot injection treatment.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 32 people, 14 of whom had ongoing depot injection treatment, 11 who had discontinued depot...

Background

Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few studies have explored young people’s help-seeking behaviours to address substance use concerns. To address this gap, this study explored how youth perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

Participatory action research methods were used by partnering with BC youth (under the age of 30) from across the province...

Фон

При использовании в сочетании с другими методами лечения расстройств, связанных с употреблением наркотиков, нейробиоуправление (НФ) было классифицировано как «вероятно эффективное», согласно недавним исследованиям в сообществе людей с расстройством, связанным с употреблением опиоидов. Несмотря на эти обнадеживающие результаты, тяжесть опиоидного кризиса и высокий риск рецидива даже при самой эффективной медикаментозной поддерживающей терапии, НФ остается малоизученным терапевтическим вариантом. В данной статье рассматривается возможность включения альфа/тета-нейробиоуправления в...

Фон

Длительная опиоидная эпидемия и недавняя пандемия COVID-19 являются двумя взаимосвязанными событиями, имеющими серьезные последствия для общественного здравоохранения для людей, употребляющих опиоиды (УД). В большинстве исследований, посвященных взаимодействию этих двух проблем общественного здравоохранения, использовались ранее существовавшие данные, чтобы сосредоточиться на общинных, государственных или национальных закономерностях. Необходимы дополнительные качественные исследования, чтобы определить, как люди с расстройством, связанным с употреблением опиоидов (OUD), понимают...

The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of SCOPE is the application of scientific principles in the development of prevention and educational strategies for reducing substance use disorder (SUD). SUD education for healthcare workers was one of SCOPE's main areas of interest. The objective of the present was to identify the content and extent to which future healthcare professionals are trained in pain...

Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from increased social support and, more crucially, change their behaviour to prevent the virus from spreading to others. One of the most major methods of HIV transmission is through medication injections, and this group is responsible for the spread of HIV since they are ignorant of their illness. The coexistence of HIV and other opportunistic infections and illnesses...

Каннабис является наиболее широко используемым запрещенным веществом в мире, с глобальной распространенностью 4% среди людей в возрасте от 15 до 64 лет и недавней тенденцией к росту употребления. Употребление каннабиса может иметь негативные последствия для здоровья, такие как нарушение развития нервной системы, повышенный риск наркомании и злоупотребления другими наркотиками, когнитивные нарушения, низкий уровень образования и повышенный риск психических заболеваний, таких как психоз, депрессия и тревожные расстройства. Употребление каннабиса во время метадоновой терапии может оказать...

INTRODUCTION

The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) concept is based on the results of an American population-based cohort study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 1998. ACE is classified into three groups: abuse, neglect, and household challenges. The main goal of our work is the identification and description of factors affecting the psychosocial development of an individual in a family with a parent with a long-term addiction in relation to the development of a criminal career.

METHODS

The main research method was represented by the life stories of the...

INTRODUCTION:

Addictions, known as chronic (recurrent) behavioural disorders reinforced by a pleasant feeling (“reward”), are shown to be mediated by activation of the central dopaminergic neuronal pathway of the middle brain (“Reward Pathway”) with deregulations proven in the dorsal striatum, globus pallidus, nucleus accumbens, hippocampus, thalamus, amygdala, orbitofrontal, and prefrontal cortex. These neurological changes alter behaviour, judgment, memory, learning, and stress management and thus addiction was called “Brain Disease” (Uhl et al., 2019). However, in addictions, other vital...