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Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Psychosocial Therapies in the Treatment System
This is one of 25 cells in the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. The cell discusses key research relating to the roles of psychosocial therapies in local treatment systems. In particular, their role in creating a cost-effective mix of services...
Should Opioid Dependent Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medical Treatment?
New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found through a comparison of treatment approaches for opioid dependence that, in an emergency setting, combining the medication buprenorphine with on-going care is...
Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose — Massachusetts, 2014–2016
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Fentanyl has a growing presence in the illicit drug market and is involved in an increasing proportion of opioid overdose deaths.
What is added by this report?
Approximately two thirds of...
Estimation of National, Regional and Global Prevalence of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Background
Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and FAS in the general population and, by linking these two indicators...
‘Ex-spliff-cit’ Content: If Legalised, Should Marijuana Carry Age Restrictions?
Canadians will soon know whether marijuana will be made legal. If legalised, should the drug carry an age restriction?
This question is central to new research published in the journal Health which suggests that young users report...
L'astensione dall'alcol può aiutare a combattere la diffusione dell'HIV?
Gli studi hanno dimostrato che l'alcol può svolgere un ruolo in più del 13% dei decessi derivanti da malattie infettive, tra cui l'HIV.
L'evidenza suggerisce che il consumo di alcol influisce negativamente sulla lotta contro l'HIV...
L'LSD potrebbe avere un ruolo nei nuovi trattamenti terapeutici?
Una nuova ricerca pubblicata sulla rivista Translational Psychiatry ha scoperto che l'LSD riduce l'attività nella regione del cervello responsabile delle emozioni negative come la paura.
I ricercatori chiamano questo "effetto de-spaventoso...
I giovani hanno maggiori probabilità di riferire di vedere pubblicità di alcolici online, rileva uno studio pilota
Uno studio pilota americano pubblicato sulla rivista Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research ha scoperto che i giovani minorenni tra i 13 ei 20 anni hanno maggiori probabilità rispetto agli adulti di riferire di vedere il marketing...
Attuazione senza fumo in Colombia: monitoraggio, finanziamenti esterni e sostegno alle imprese
Obiettivo: analizzare con successo l'attuazione della politica nazionale antifumo in Colombia, un paese a medio reddito.
Materiali e metodi: sono stati intervistati informatori chiave a livello nazionale e locale e sono state riviste fonti...
Background on Alcohol Marketing Regulation and Monitoring for the Protection of Public Health
This document provides evidence for arguments supporting alcohol marketing regulation, and suggests key elements that can be considered by countries in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating effective regulation. It also...
Fumare sigarette aumenta la possibilità di ricaduta nell'uso illegale di sostanze?
Tra le persone che si stanno riprendendo dai disturbi da uso di sostanze, coloro che fumano hanno maggiori probabilità di ricadere tre anni dopo rispetto a quelli che non lo fanno, secondo i nuovi risultati pubblicati su The Journal of...
Organisational Influences on Psychosocial Therapies
Latest instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research. See if you agree with influential US researchers that “organizational climate underlies the entire process of innovation adoption”, appreciate the effect of high staff...
Drugs on the Brain: Substance Use and Neurotransmission
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published an extended overview detailing the impact of certain drugs on brain functioning, as well as the most common experimental methods used in related research.
Neuroscientists primarily...
Minimum Alcohol Price to Be Rolled out across the UK?
A minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol was approved by Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in 2012. The decision faced numerous legal challenges from the drinks industry before Scottish courts ruled in its favour in October 2016. This...
Are Youngsters in Foster Care More Likely to Use Substances?
New research from Cardiff University has found:
- Weekly smoking rates among 11 - 16-year-olds in foster care are almost 8 times higher when compared to those reported by youngsters of the same age who live with both their parents.
- Weekly...
Tweet2Quit: The Social Media Intervention Helping People to Quit Smoking
The social media quit-smoking intervention – Tweet2Quit – sends automated daily communications to private self-help groups, encouraging high-quality peer-to-peer discussions online. It is very low cost and has a potential global reach.
A...
Occhi spalancati e parole confuse: i pericoli di mescolare l'alcol con le bevande energetiche
La miscelazione di bevande energetiche con l'alcol sta diventando sempre più popolare , eppure, recenti ricerche suggeriscono che combinare i due potrebbe essere rischioso, più che bere alcolici da soli o con miscelatori più tradizionali...
The Comparative Effectiveness of Outpatient Treatment for Adolescent Substance Abuse: A Meta-Analysis
Multi-prong therapies centred on the family emerge as probably the most effective in this comprehensive and careful synthesis of the results of trials of non-residential programmes for substance using teenagers - but do the outcomes warrant...
Overdose Antidote Takes Harm-Reduction Centre Stage
One of our selection of hot topics, analyses of important issues which sometimes generate heated debate. Programmes distributing the opiate overdose antidote naloxone have become the great new hope for curbing the rise in drug-related...