Substance use issues affecting specific groups, considering their unique risk factors and needs.
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Society of Behavioral Medicine's 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Join us for the largest yearly behavioral medicine gathering in the world! The Society of Behavioral Medicine's 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is happening in Philadelphia, PA, from March 13–16, 2024.
Research Into Action: Long-Term Behavioral Effects of a School-Based Prevention Program on Illicit Drug Use Among Young Adults
Join CADCA for our upcoming Research Into Action webinar on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 12:00pm EST. This Webinar will feature findings from Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin’s recent article, “Long-term behavioral effects of a school-based prevention program on illicit drug use among young adults” published in the Journal of Public Health Research in 2023.
Learning platform for multi-disciplinary professionals
The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), with the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) and in collaboration with ECPAT International, invites you...
Experiences of and recommendations for LGBTQ+-affirming substance use services: an exploratory qualitative descriptive study with LGBTQ+ people who use opioids and other drugs
Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other LGBTQ populations (LGBTQ+; e.g., asexual individuals) have higher rates of substance use (SU) and disorders (SUD) compared to heterosexual and cisgender populations. Such...
Selected Lifestyle Factors of Candidate Sperm Donors and Their Effect on Spermiogram Values in the Moravian Part of the Czech Republic. Study Protocol
INTRODUCTION: Male infertility affects nearly 14% of men in Europe, and approximately 44% of them are unaware of the cause of their infertility. Thanks to the plentitude of research, we can now clearly define the risk factors that...
Narcissistic Phenomena in Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Narrative Review
INTRODUCTION: The interplay between pathological narcissism and substance use disorder (SUD) complicates diagnosis and treatment planning. A lack of clarity and consensus surrounding the different forms of narcissism has made it difficult...
Perception of Sport, Sports Betting, and Gambling from the Point of View of University Students – The Case of the Czech Republic
BACKGROUND: University students are one of the population groups that may be affected by the issue of sports betting and gambling. AIM: The main aim of this paper was to discover the overall perception of university students in the Czech...
Contribution of Gaming to Overall Leisure Screen Time in Primary School Children
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to (i) analyse the prevalence of gaming in young elementary school-aged children; (ii) assess the effect of gaming frequency on excessive screen use; and (iii) identify sociodemographic variables associated...
The public mental health revolution must privilege lived experience voices and create alliances with affected communities
In a new editorial in World Psychiatry, Prof. Helen L. Fisher discusses how public health must recognise the influence of social circumstances and experiences and calls for lived experience to be at the centre of this revolution. Fisher...
