Emotional wellness is a cornerstone of the recovery process. The American Addictions Centers explained in this short guidance how to use mindfulness therapy and other techniques to help individuals overcome negative thinking, leading to a healthier life and a successful recovery journey.

The Many Paths to Wellness: Explore Chapter 5 in "Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health," which defines the concept of recovery from substance use disorders and reviews methods used by mutual aid groups and recovery support services to foster and sustain recovery. Understand why recovery matters and the diverse paths to wellness.

The American Addictions Centers provide insights into how a healthy diet and exercise can enhance overall health and recovery. This resource offers an overview of the root of addiction and how to overcome it through healthy life habits. This guidance will emphasize the benefits of a healthy diet in improving overall health and supporting recovery. It will also shed light on the positive impact of exercise, including therapies like yoga, on both physical and mental well-being. Additionally, it will provide an overview of the underlying causes of addiction and offer insights on how to overcome...

SAMHSA explains the concept of wellness, encompassing physical and mental health. This resource elaborates on the eight dimensions of wellness that cover various aspects of modern-day life, highlighting the interconnection between physical and mental well-being.

BACKGROUND: The role of physicians is crucial in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and addiction. The quality of addiction-specific medical education varies, as do postgraduate and continuing medical education programmes in different countries. In order to ensure a high level of quality education, it is necessary to name and define competency-based quality standards that enable physicians to provide the highest quality care to patients.

METHODS: The objective of the study will be the identification of quality standards in competency-based postgraduate and continual...

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Em todo o mundo, o tabagismo é um dos principais contribuintes para mortes evitáveis e anos de vida com incapacidade. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre os fatores que influenciam o hábito tabágico das mulheres. Este estudo avaliou os fatores que influenciam o tabagismo e a frequência de tabagismo entre mulheres nigerianas em idade reprodutiva.

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Este estudo usa informações do Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) de 2018 (n = 41.821). Os dados foram ajustados para peso amostral, estratificação e desenho amostral por conglomerados. O status e a frequência...

O Dr. Jaleh Gholami apresentou na série de webinars NDARC na quinta-feira, 9 de março de 2023.

O Irã, localizado no Oriente Médio, tem uma alta taxa de consumo de opioides e diferentes padrões de uso de drogas. Neste webinar, apresentaremos a epidemiologia e as tendências do uso de metadona, buprenorfina e tramadol no Irã, bem como os impactos negativos do uso de opioides prescritos na saúde, como toxicidade e mortalidade. Esta apresentação foi baseada em três revisões sistemáticas publicadas e discutiu o significado e as implicações de seus achados.

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Jaleh Gholami é...