All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Psychotic Disorders Hospitalisations Associated with Cannabis Abuse or Dependence

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Mental Health

Delta 9‐tetrahydrocannabinol - a psychoactive compound found in cannabis - activates parts of the brain responsible for cognition, perception, anxiety, fear, memory and reward.

There are continuous debates about the link between cannabis...

UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Intersectoral Group of Panama Policymakers

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

Thirty-four (34) high-level decision makers from CONAPRED, the Ministries of Health, Education and Social Development, NGOs and other entities are participating in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug...

Association of Punitive and Reporting State Policies Related to Substance Use in Pregnancy With Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Key Points

Question: Are state punitive or reporting policies related to substance use during pregnancy associated with rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)?

Finding: In this repeated cross-sectional study of nearly 4.6 million...

NAADAC Free Webinar Series

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News
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health
Prevention

NAADAC is happy to offer free addiction-specific education through its Free Webinar Series.  

The 2019 Free Webinar Series releases two live webinars per month, which are then captured and made available for future viewing in NAADAC's Free...

Drug Demand Reduction

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Website
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Prisons / Corrections

Drug Demand Reduction

By Grainne Kenny

An estimated 200 million people, or 5% of the global population aged between 15-64yrs have used illicit drugs at least once in the past year. Britain and Ireland have the highest number of drug and...

Training on Basic Counselling Skills for Addiction Professional - Final Report

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement

In order to appropriately address the concerning global levels of substance use and substance use disorders, it is vital that staff are trained to deliver evidence-based treatment.

At the start of November 2019, the Education and Training...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)- Evidence Briefing

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Book
Themes
Mental Health
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

There is a pressing need to protect the wellbeing of children growing up within our society.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that happen during childhood and/or adolescence. 

There is clear...

Technology Transfer in the Area of Addictions

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Summary

The knowledge provided by psychology must respond to different problems, which can only be achieved when the findings obtained by scientific evidence are affordable to other scientific groups, and social nuclei, in order for them...