Practice

Opioid Treatment Resources

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Emergency departments are often the first point of contact for individuals who have overdosed or suffering from the effects of opioids. Despite the vital role practitioners within this service provide, there has been, up until now, little...

Top 5 Studies to Read about Drug Education

Scientific article
Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education. The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in Western...

Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use

Scientific article
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It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors. In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...

First International Work Conference on Use and Abuse of Drugs and Other Addictive Substances

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Sevilla
Spain

The First International Work Conference on the Use and Abuse of Drugs and Other Addictive Substances took place in the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, of the University of Seville, on 14th and 15th June, with multi - and interdisciplinary vision and the goal of developing a forum for meeting, discussion and exchange of ideas between partner-health professionals in the field of prevention and control of the use and abuse of drug