Limited Opportunities? Caring for People with Substance Use Disorders
According to a new study, most health care professionals are given little opportunity to learn about substance abuse in pre-service educational programmes.
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ISSUP alla 60a sessione della Commissione sugli stupefacenti
All'inizio di questa settimana ISSUP ha partecipato alla 60a sessione della Commissione sugli stupefacenti (CND) presso il Centro internazionale di Vienna.
Valutazione delle comunità che si prendono cura (CTC)
"Coalizioni comunitarie" è una strategia preventiva che coordina le attività e le risorse per ridurre il consumo di sostanze e i comportamenti delinquenziali tra gli adolescenti, mobilitando le comunità nella promozione di iniziative...
Prevenire e curare l'uso del tabacco tra i giovani canadesi
La Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care ha pubblicato una nuova linea guida basata sull'evidenza per combattere l'uso del tabacco da parte di bambini e giovani adulti di età compresa tra 5 e 18 anni, suggerendo che i medici...
Can Drug Prevention Programmes Reduce Substance Use by Participants’ Friends?
Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.
Great Resources for Teachers
Are you a teacher? Are you looking for materials or lesson plans on the effects of drugs and drug abuse? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a great database of more than 70 teacher materials on the effects of drugs and...
Drug Misuse Prevention: Targeted Interventions
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidelines that cover targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or...
Drugs on the Brain: Neurological Scans Predict Future Substance Use
A new study published in the journal Nature has found that brain scans can predict whether or not teenagers will develop drug taking behaviours later in life.
A sample of 14-year-olds was assessed. The investigation reports that, from an...
Sonno e uso di sostanze: qual è il collegamento?
Un nuovo studio riporta un legame tra stanchezza diurna e consumo di alcol, insieme ai relativi danni, in futuro.
Counselling Parents and Teens about Marijuana Use in the Era of Legalisation of Marijuana
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Many states have recently made significant changes to their legislation making recreational and/or medical marijuana use by adults legal. Although these laws, for the most part, have not targeted the adolescent population, they...
Better Working Memory, Less Temptation: Substance Abuse and Neuro-Mechanisms
New research published in the journal Addiction suggests that poor working memory and the inability to control impulses during adolescence are key predictors for future substance abuse. ‘Working memory’ refers to one’s capacity to...
Il problema della droga nelle Americhe: droga e salute pubblica
Sintesi e risultati
La maggior parte delle persone non fa uso di droghe illecite e tra coloro che le provano, solo una frazione svilupperà modelli di dipendenza. Tuttavia, l'uso di droghe costituisce un serio problema di salute per molte...
The Urgent Need to Change the Current Medical Approach on Tobacco Cessation in Latin America
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Despite the accumulation of scientific evidence confirming the health consequences of smoking and the new paradigm of smoking as a disease where nicotine is the drug that modifies the functional and morphological characteristics of...
Participation in School Sports and Marijuana Use among Male and Female Students
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance among adolescents. There is a paucity in the literature on the relationship between school sports participation and marijuana use.
Reducing Risk: Assessing the Effectiveness of Computer-Based Interventions
A new study reveals that computer-based intervention programmes could reduce the risk of substance use among early adolescents living in an urban setting.
Manifesto di Adfam per le famiglie: 5 sfide chiave per sostenere le famiglie colpite dall'uso di droghe e alcol
"Non devi usare droghe per esserne influenzato".
Nel 2010 Adfam ha identificato cinque sfide chiave per le famiglie che il governo dovrebbe affrontare, identificate dalle parti interessate in tutta l'Inghilterra. Essi erano:
- Sostenere...
Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses — New Haven, Connecticut, June 23, 2016
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What is already known about this topic?
Fentanyl and its analogs have been substituted for heroin and other opioids, and are usually marketed to persons seeking opioids. Because of fentanyl’s high potency compared with heroin...
Enzymes Involved in Cocaine Metabolism: A New Pharmacologic Approach to Treat Overdose Due to Cocaine
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Introduction: New therapeutic strategies against cocaine overdose toxicity have been developed. These new approaches are based on the design and synthesis of proteins involved in the destruction of cocaine before...
Revisione del sistema di trattamento dell'abuso di droga in Inghilterra
La revisione recentemente pubblicata da Public Health England rivela che il sistema di trattamento dell'abuso di droga del paese sta funzionando bene. Tuttavia, ci sono ancora diversi settori che richiedono miglioramenti.
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Delaying Marijuana Use to Age 17 Is Better for the Teenage Brain
The longer teenagers delay the use of marijuana, the better it is for their developing brains. However, a new study has found that there may be little adverse effect if one starts smoking the drug after the age of 17. According to the...