مومباسا جیل میں منشیات کی بحالی کا کلینک قائم کرے گا
ممباسا کا محکمہ جیل جلد ہی ہیروئن کے انجیکشن کے ذریعے منشیات استعمال کرنے والوں کے لیے میتھاڈون پروگرام متعارف کرائے گا۔
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Young Drivers Who Use Cannabis at Higher Risk of Collisions
It has been suggested that cannabis use increases risk of driving collisions through affecting braking and choice reaction time; causing impairment of lane position, disrupting head-way and dynamic tracking; distorting time perception...
2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium - Presentations
A number of presentations from the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, which was held on Monday, 8 October 2018, have been made available.
The theme of the event was Clinical, community and policy responses to emerging problems in drug...
Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Study examining the link between cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes of an internet-delivered intervention
Drug Misuse and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Profiles for Three Generations of Patients Being Monitored for Prescription Drug Adherence
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Two epidemics in the United States are related: opioid drug injection and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study quantifies the relationship between illicit/prescription drug misuse and HCV infection in 3...
Tobacco Use by Clients Receiving SUD Treatment
Although cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations.
A recent study published in the international journal of Addictive Behaviours ...
A Step‑Wise Community Engagement and Capacity Building Model Prior to Implementation of mhGAP‑IG in a Low and Middle‑Income Country
Abstract
Background
The World Health Organization developed the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as guidelines for innovative utilization of available resources in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Maldives under the Burden of Drugs - Originally Published on 19th May 2014
We are in dire need of better understanding the nature and extent of the impact of drug abuse in the Maldives and only through this understanding will we be able to make the decisions to identify appropriate strategies to combat the problem...
Substance Use and the Maldives
There are decades’ worth of evidence from around the world to guide us; we need to follow it. Given the importance of the issue, I say let’s do all interventions that have shown promising results. But what does this mean for drug use in...
College Drinking: Prevention Perspectives
A recent video produced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration highlights the harmful consequences of underage and excessive alcohol consumption, and provides evidence-based strategies that can be used in a university...
Media Guide for Journalists
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a new guide for journalists in the field of drug abuse and treatment. The purpose of this guide is to provide journalists with fast and user-friendly access to the latest scientific...
Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
It is important that people wishing to access treatment for substance use disorder are informed about the quality of care they will receive.
A new fact sheet has been developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
Opioid Treatment Resources
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...
منشیات کے بارے میں نوجوانوں کی تعلیم
منشیات کے غلط استعمال سے متعلق نیشنل انسٹی ٹیوٹ نے سبق کے منصوبوں اور تجویز کردہ سرگرمیوں کا ایک سلسلہ جاری کیا ہے جو نوجوانوں کے ساتھ کلاس روم کے اندر استعمال کیا جاسکتا ہے۔ سبق کے منصوبوں کا مقصد نوجوانوں کو منشیات کے بارے میں دلچسپ اور...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Crime-Reducing Drug Treatment Systems
Last of the 25 cells of the Drug Treatment Matrix explores research on how local treatment systems can protect the community – treatment in itself, and treatment offered or imposed by law enforcement authorities. The task is to meld...
Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Dementia
It is believed that the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. There is yet no cure for the disease therefore prevention is key. There are several modifiable lifestyle risk factors that are thought to be associated with...
دماغی صحت کا عالمی دن 2018
ورلڈ ہیلتھ آرگنائزیشن نے ذہنی صحت کی تعریف کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ "صحت کی ایک ایسی حالت جس میں ہر فرد اپنی صلاحیت کا احساس کرتا ہے، زندگی کے عام دباؤ کا مقابلہ کرسکتا ہے، پیداواری اور نتیجہ خیز طریقے سے کام کرسکتا ہے، اور اپنے یا اپنی کمیونٹی...
نوجوانوں کے ساتھ بات چیت
کینیڈین سینٹر آن سبسٹنس یوز اینڈ ایڈکشن (سی سی ایس اے) نے والدین، اساتذہ اور دیگر نوجوانوں کے اتحادیوں کے لیے ایک نیا وسیلہ جاری کیا ہے تاکہ وہ بھنگ کے بارے میں نوجوانوں کے ساتھ کھلی، غیر فیصلہ کن بات چیت کرنے کی تیاری کر سکیں۔ یوتھ ٹول کے...
Communication Toolkit to Promote Low Risk Alcohol Drinking
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has released the revised Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines Communication Toolkit to promote healthy attitude towards alcohol consumption. The guidelines, which are particularly geared...
How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain
Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse.
A recent study has proposed a...