Source: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/_files/ugd/079eb6_79b39cf8a965462ab9aaed8e9bd9faf1.pdf About the Report Addiction Policy Forum’s (APF) Patient Experiences Journey Map was developed through the input of patients in treatment and recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). The map...
Hirchak, K.A., Amiri, S., Kordas, G. et al. Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 41 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00457-3
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.
Johnson, B., Flensburg, O.L. & Capusan, A.J. Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 40 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00474-2
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...
Turuba, R., Amarasekera, A., Howard, A.M. et al. A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 43 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00456-4
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...
Rempala, H.A., Barterian, J.A. Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00458-2
خلفية
عند استخدامه مع علاجات أخرى لاضطرابات تعاطي المخدرات ، تم تصنيف الارتجاع العصبي (NF) على أنه "فعال على الأرجح" ، وفقا لبحث حديث في مجتمع الأشخاص الذين يعانون من اضطراب استخدام المواد الأفيونية. على الرغم من هذه النتائج المشجعة ، وشدة أزمة المواد الأفيونية ، وارتفاع خطر الانتكاس حتى مع العلاج الأكثر فعالية بمساعدة الأدوية ، لا يزال NF خيارا علاجيا غير مدروس كثيرا. يتم فحص إمكانية دمج Alpha / Theta Neurofeedback في علاج إدمان المواد الأفيونية القياسي في مرفق علاج حضري للمرضى الخارجيين في هذه الورقة. كان الهدف من الدراسة هو تكرار الدراسات الحديثة من إيران التي أظهرت أن NF يمكن أن يساعد...
Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Pregnant women are given advice throughout pregnancy not to drink alcohol.
Pregnant women are asked about their alcohol use throughout their pregnancy, and this is recorded.
Children and young people with probable prenatal alcohol exposure and significant physical, developmental, or behavioural difficulties are referred for assessment.
Abreu Minero, V., Best, D., Brown, L. et al. Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 21 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00444-8
Background
The necessity of a gendered understanding of recovery is becoming increasingly evident. There have been reports of gender disparities in the character and amount of substance use, the paths to and through substance use disorder, and the acquisition and maintenance of recovery capital. There is virtually little study on the elements that influence recovery capital growth by gender.
Methods
The current study examines certain categories of the Strengths and Barriers Recovery Scale (SABRS) that best predict recovery capital growth among people in recovery from drug addiction using...
Watson, D.P., Staton, M.D., Grella, C.E. et al. Navigating intersecting public health crises: a qualitative study of people with opioid use disorders' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 22 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00449-3
Background
The long-running opioid epidemic and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic are two interrelated events with major public health implications for people who use opioids (OUD). The majority of studies on the interaction of these two public health concerns have employed pre-existing data to focus on community, state, or national patterns. Complementary qualitative research is needed to determine how persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) comprehend, experience, and navigate this unique period. The current study investigates people with OUD's perceptions and experiences as they negotiated...
Harker, N., Johnson, K., Erasmus, J. et al. COVID 19—impact on substance use treatment utilization and provision in South Africa. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 15 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00446-6
خلفية
أثرت جائحة مرض فيروس كورونا 2019 (COVID-19) على الأشخاص الذين يعانون من اضطرابات تعاطي المخدرات (SUDs) في جميع أنحاء العالم. كان الغرض من هذه الدراسة هو التحقيق في التغييرات في عدد حلقات علاج SUD المقدمة خلال ذروة الوباء ، بالإضافة إلى تصورات مقدمي علاج SUD لتأثير القيود المتعلقة ب COVID-19 على الأشخاص المصابين ب SUDs وتقديم خدمات علاج SUD في جنوب إفريقيا.
أساليب
استخدمنا البيانات الإدارية التي تم جمعها كجزء من مشروع شبكة علم الأوبئة المجتمعية في جنوب إفريقيا بشأن تعاطي المخدرات (SACENDU) لتقييم ما إذا كان عدد حلقات العلاج قد تغير خلال ذروة قيود COVID-19. استخدمنا بيانات من استطلاع...
Ojeda, M.S., Chen, A.M.H., Miracle, T. et al. HealthCare educational differences in pain management, adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to substance use disorder education. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00436-8
اختار المدعي العام لولاية أوهايو خبراء من عدد من المجالات الأكاديمية للجنة العلمية للوقاية من المواد الأفيونية والتعليم (SCOPE) لمساعدة ولاية أوهايو في معالجة أزمة المواد الأفيونية في الولايات المتحدة. ينصب تركيز SCOPE على تطبيق المبادئ العلمية في تطوير استراتيجيات الوقاية والتعليم للحد من اضطراب تعاطي المخدرات (SUD). كان تعليم SUD للعاملين في مجال الرعاية الصحية أحد مجالات اهتمام SCOPE الرئيسية. كان الهدف من الحاضر هو تحديد المحتوى ومدى تدريب المتخصصين في الرعاية الصحية في المستقبل على إدارة الألم ، و SUD ، وتجارب الطفولة السلبية (ACEs).
Farhadian, N., Karami Matin, B., Farnia, V. et al. The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00439-5
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...
Ngarachu, E.W., Kiburi, S.K., Owiti, F.R. et al. The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 12 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00437-7
القنب هو المادة غير المشروعة الأكثر استخداما على نطاق واسع في العالم ، مع انتشار عالمي بنسبة 4 ٪ بين الأشخاص الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 15 و 64 سنة والاتجاه الأخير للاستخدام المتزايد. يمكن أن يكون لاستخدام القنب عواقب صحية سلبية ، مثل ضعف النمو العصبي ، وزيادة خطر الإدمان وتعاطي المخدرات الأخرى ، والضعف الإدراكي ، وانخفاض التحصيل العلمي ، وزيادة خطر الإصابة بالأمراض العقلية ، مثل الذهان والاكتئاب واضطرابات القلق. قد يكون لاستخدام القنب أثناء العلاج بالميثادون تأثير سلبي على نجاح العلاج. كان الغرض من هذه الدراسة هو معرفة مدى شيوع استخدام القنب بين المرضى في عيادة علاج الميثادون في نيروبي ، كينيا...
Huang C, Tsai I, Lee CWRisk of psychosis in illicit amphetamine users: a 10 year retrospective cohort studyEvidence-Based Mental Health Published Online First: 14 February 2022. doi: 10.1136/ebmental-2021-300300
The illicit use of amphetamines, the stimulants commonly known as ‘speed’, is linked to a 5-fold heightened risk of psychosis, finds a 10 year study published online in the journal Evidence-Based Mental Health.
مخاطر تعاطي المخدرات أعلى بكثير بالنسبة للأشخاص الذين يحصلون على المخدرات في السوق غير الخاضعة للتنظيم حيث لا توجد مراقبة للجودة ولا يمكن التنبؤ بمحتويات الدواء. ازداد هذا النقص في القدرة على التنبؤ خلال جائحة COVID-19 حيث تعطلت سلاسل التوريد بسبب إغلاق الحدود وتدابير السلامة. هذا يجعل الأشخاص الذين يتعاطون المخدرات (PWUD) عرضة بشكل متزايد لاستهلاك المواد المغشوشة أو غير المألوفة. في بعض المناطق ، أدت تدابير السلامة الخاصة ب COVID أيضا إلى تقليل القدرة والوصول إلى الخدمات الخاصة ب PWUD ، مما يجعل من الصعب منع ومعالجة الأضرار الصحية للمواد المغشوشة.
Juhásová, A., Pavelová, Ľ., & Lulei, M. (2021). The Adverse Childhood Experiences concept (ACE) in a research sample of imprisoned children of addicted parents. Adiktologie, 21 (3), 139–150. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2021-003-0003
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...
| Šulcová, A. (2021). Translational research on the effects of treatment with cannabidiol in addictions. Adiktologie, 21 (3), 161–165. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2021-003-0001
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...
Johansson, M., Sinadinovic, K., Gajecki, M., Lindner, P., Berman, A. H., Hermansson, U., & Andréasson, S. (2020). Internet-based therapy versus face-to-face therapy for alcohol use disorder, a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Addiction, [Epub ahead of print]. Doi: 10.1111/add.15270
Since we have moved so much online, here is a clinical trial that compares online delivery of CBT to face-to-face CBT and found similar outcomes.
de Vargas, D.; Pereira, C.F.; Volpato, R.J.; Lima, A.V.C.; da Silva Ferreira, R.; de Oliveira, S.R.; Aguilar, T.F. Strategies Adopted by Addiction Facilities during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Support Treatment for Individuals in Recovery or Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12094. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212094
This review aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and actions adopted by addiction facilities to support and maintain treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Participación de la Dra. Martha Patricia Romero Mendoza, Investigadora del Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría José Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz en el X Foro de Investigación-Acción en Prevención del Consumo de Drogas el 29 de octubre de 2021