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This interactive game lets you look into the brain of mice under the influence of different drugs. You can study the different brain mechanisms that are triggered with various common illicit substances. 

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د پوهنتون د ډېرو زده کوونکو په ژوند کې د جواز او ناوړ توکو کارول مهم رول لری. د پوهنتون د زده کوونکو د څو مادو په اړه مخکښې څېړنې، په هر صورت، ډیری وختونه د مختلفو نالوستو توکو او/یا هوک په کارولو کې پاتې راځی. زموږ هدف دا وو...

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Background: The approval of 9-δ-tetrahydocannabinol and cannabidiol (THC:CBD) oromucosal spray (Sativex) for the management of treatment-resistant multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity opened a new opportunity for many patients. The...

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پوښتنه : ایا میاشتنی انترماسیکول انجکشن د پراخیدو د نالتروکسان هایدروکلوراید د ورځنی ژبنی بوپرنورفین- نالوکسن هایدروکلوراید په کمولو کی د هیروئینو او نورو ناقانونه توکو په کارولو کی چی تازه سم شوی دی، په افیوپیونو پورې اړه لری؟

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فنټانیل او د هغه انالوګز ونه د ښه تناټیک اوپیوز دی، کوم چې د ناوړه چلند وړ دی. دوی اکثراً د هیروئینو یا نسخې درملو لاندې خرڅیږی، لکه اکسیکوډن، او دا د زیات مصرف او د مرګونو د تړاو خطر ډیر کوی. د مړینې زیاتوالی د فنټانیل او د هغې د...

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Problem/Condition: Drug overdoses are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, resulting in approximately 52,000 deaths in 2015. Understanding differences in illicit drug use, illicit drug use disorders, and overall...

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People who inject drugs (PWID) take on significant risks of contracting blood-borne infection, including injecting with a large number of partners and acquiring needles from unsafe sources. When combined, risk of...

This study set out to explore the effect of non-dependent parental drinking on children, making a direct link between parental drinking habits and the attitudes, behaviours and impacts reported by their children.

It explores the effect of...

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Most children with in utero alcohol exposure do not exhibit all features of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), and a challenge for clinicians is to make an early diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) to avoid lost...

On-line course moves up to the level of the organisation and its influence on drug-related harm. Learn how in methadone clinics and needle exchanges, misguided ‘good intentions’ placed service users at risk. A possible rule of thumb emerges...

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When discussing the public health approach to the use of marijuana, the complexity of rigorous regulatory interventions for population protection is omitted. Using the experience of governments where these practices already exist...

The integration of different sources of biological information about what defines a behavioral phenotype is difficult to unify in an entity that reflects the arithmetic sum of its individual parts. In this sense, the challenge of Systems...

In the US, less than 10% of adults with co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders get treatment for both. 50% do not receive treatment for either.

This highlights the vast discrepancy between the prevalence of co...

The Brain Under Construction – A Window into the Developing Brain is a new debriefing paper by Mentor-Adepis. It forms part of a mini-series on the ‘Brain Under Construction’, which is geared towards helping professionals to better...

School-Based Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention – What Works? is a new briefing paper published by Mentor-Adepis. It outlines several approaches that have been shown to work effectively, and issues cautions about those that have not...

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Mental disorders remain a neglected public health problem in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), most people with mental disorders never receive effective care and there is a large treatment gap. In order to solve...

The juxtaposition of increasing suicide rates with continued calls for suicide prevention efforts begs for new approaches. Grounded in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) framework for tackling health issues, this personal...

The binge drinking (BD) pattern of alcohol consumption is prevalent during adolescence, a period characterized by critical changes to the structural and functional development of brain areas related with memory and cognition. There is...

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This article outlines an approach to engaging and educating college students through the use of social media. The project is designed for a substance use course at the college/university undergraduate level. However, it could be...