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CCENDU Bulletin: Changes in Stimulant Use and Related Harms: Focus on Methamphetamine and Cocaine

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Full text: https://forum.issup.net/t/ccendu-bulletin-changes-in-stimulant-use-and-related-harms-focus-on-methamphetamine-and-cocaine/4120 Summary In response to recent reports of increasing harms related to methamphetamine use in Canada, this bulletin summarizes recent changes in stimulant-related...
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Chicago police: Reports of 14 hospitalized due to drug overdoses on NW Side

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Chicago: Rash of drug overdoses yesterday; early reporting speculates the substance involved was a mix of heroin and fentanyl, however no tests have been done as yet. Article notes naloxone was used to revive at least 2 people.https://t.co/5si4DohfA0 — NDEWS (@NDEWSNews) April 24, 2019
2 dead, at least 17 hospitalized in series of drug overdoses in Chicago
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Historical and Current Patterns of Cocaine Use in the US and Two NDEWS Sentinel Sites

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Air Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Presenters: James N. Hall Epidemiologist Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Nova Southeastern University Denise Paone, EdD Senior Director of Research and Surveillance Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment New...
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The Opioid Crisis

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CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection and the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention discussed the United States opioid crisis on March 27, 2019. This webinar was for community leaders, public health professionals, health educators, nonprofit organizations, and other nonclinicians who...
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Webinar: How Do Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Affect Young People?

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This webinar will present an update on research into co-occurring mental and substance use disorders among young people in Australia.

It will ask:

  • how many young people experience co-occurring mental and substance use disorders?
  • What is the impact?
  • And what are the implications for research, prevention and treatment?

It will include a discussion of some recent trends in drug and alcohol use among young Australians, changing gender patterns across the world, and will raise some questions for future directions in research and prevention of mental and substance use disorders.

This...

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the EMCDDA is looking for European experts to extend the Scientific Committee on risks posed by NPS

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The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is looking for risk assessment experts to extend the Scientific Committee for the purposes of ensuring a balanced assessment of risks posed by new psychoactive substances (NPS). This call is addressed to scientists who wish to be...
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Alcohol and Older People

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The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.
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Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths with Kratom Detected — 27 States, July 2016–December 2017

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Source: Olsen EO, O’Donnell J, Mattson CL, Schier JG, Wilson N. Notes from the Field: Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths with Kratom Detected — 27 States, July 2016–December 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:326–327. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6814a2External. The CDC just released...
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Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Europe Conference

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On 12-14th September 2019, the 19th SRNT Europe conference will be held in Oslo, Norway.

The conference will be centred around the theme of ‘Tobacco use in clinical practice and populations’, and will cover the great breadth of tobacco and...

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Animated Infographic: Monitoring the Future 2018 Survey Results

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Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an annual survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. Since 1975, the survey has measured drug, alcohol, and...
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Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders: Current Practices and Promising Perspectives

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UNODC has put together a discussion paper that aims to raise awareness about the latest scientific evidence concerning the treatment of psychostimulant use disorders.
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A Cross-Journal Call for Papers- Substance Use, Misuse and Dependence: Prevention and Treatment

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Substance use and misuse affect people worldwide, of all ages and from all walks of life, resulting in a substantial burden of ill health and mortality, and presenting big challenges in prevention and treatment. 

PLOS Medicine is planning a special issue on this topic and is now calling for research papers from the diverse communities that work to support people and populations affected by substance use and misuse.

The aim is to unite clinicians and researchers from all the specialities involved in caring for people and communities impacted by substance use disorder, to stimulate research...

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Assessing Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in a Study of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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Freeman, Jacinta, Carmen Condon, Sharynne Hamilton, Raewyn C. Mutch, Carol Bower, and Rochelle E. Watkins. "Challenges in accurately assessing prenatal alcohol exposure in a study of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in a youth detention center." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (2018).

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe physical, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive impairments that have occurred following exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. The diagnosis of FASD requires a complex assessment and confirmation of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Obtaining accurate and reliable assessment results can be difficult.

Researchers from the University of Western Australia have conducted a study to assess the challenges practitioners face when trying to gain information about prenatal alcohol exposure as part of a broader FASD...

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Prevalence and Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among Female Students in North India

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Kaur, Rajbir, Tarundeep Singh, Debasish Basu, and Rajesh Kumar. "Prevalence and pattern of psychoactive substance use among female students aged 18-25 years in universities of North India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 2 (2019): 602-609.

The frequent collection, analysis and publication of data on psychoactive substance use among young people is essential to follow trends which can be used to inform practice and public health policy.

In India, psychoactive substance use is a growing problem among males and female. However, there may be gender differences in the effect of substance use, risk to developing addiction and reason for consumption.

A recent cross-sectional survey has analysed psychoactive substance use among 250 female students in North India.

Results from the study found that:

  • Lifetime prevalence of...
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