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The World Health Organisation has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people globally each year, with many of these deaths occurring prematurely. 

Deciding and...

COURSE ON DRUG TREATMENT RESEARCH REACHES ITS CONCLUSION

This instalment ends the 2018 refresh of the Drug Treatment Matrix, reminding you of the issues addressed in its five rows (listed below) intersected by five columns stepping up in...

Υπήρξαν πάνω από 9000 θανατηφόρες υπερβολικές δόσεις στην Ευρώπη το 2016. Η αντιμετώπιση αυτών των ζητημάτων παραμένει βασική προτεραιότητα για την πολιτική δημόσιας υγείας.  

Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Παρακολούθησης Ναρκωτικών και Τοξικομανίας...

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In Chile, the consumption of Cocaine Base Paste (CBP), a highly toxic and addictive substance, has become a serious medical and social problem in the poorest areas of the country. This substance is smoked and quickly provokes in...

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmissions among people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to pose a challenging global health problem. Here, we aimed to analyse a universally applicable...

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are in college are more likely, compared to their non-college peers, to drink to excess. College drinking remains a significant public health concern with consequences including poorer...

Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide and, with the rise of decriminalisation and legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use, it is expected this will increase even further. There are, however...

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), and the associated risk of overdose and death, is becoming one of the most prevalent threats to health and social wellbeing in the United States. Medication, such as buprenorphine, is the gold standard treatment...

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Alcohol is known to affect a region in our brain called the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA), otherwise known as the “pleasure centre”. By activating specific neurones that then go on to release the neurochemical dopamine within this...

Ώρα να εδραιώσουμε τα διδάγματα των τελευταίων πέντε δόσεων του μαθήματός μας σχετικά με την έρευνα για τη θεραπεία των φαρμάκων. Η σειρά 5 διερεύνησε βασικές μελέτες σχετικά με τη θεραπεία σε σχέση με την προστασία της οικογένειας και της...

Αυτή η ανάρτηση ιστολογίου από τον Εκτελεστικό Διευθυντή του ICUDDR, Kim Johnson, συζητά μια μέθοδο για τη μέτρηση των εθνικών αποτελεσμάτων των προσπαθειών για τη μείωση του αριθμού των θανάτων από υπερβολική δόση στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες.

Cocaine addiction is linked with uncontrollable drug seeking. Cues within the environment act as a constant reminder of the experience and can lead to relapse. Current medication options are limited when it comes to meeting the needs for...