All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Partner Organisation

A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US. 

Results show that the prevalence of...

Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: ‘My Best Friends and My Worst Enemies’: Understanding the Roles of Families in Retaining South African Adolescents Living with HIV in Care

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Tiarney Ritchwood Medical University of South Carolina

Noluthando Ntlapo Desmond Tutu HIV...

Substance Misuse and Mental Health

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Mental Health

Our thoughts, feelings and behaviour are controlled by a complex messenger system made of chemicals called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are sensitive to what is going on in our internal and external environment and will react...

Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health
Data

It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors.

In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Evaluating the Evidence Base for Psychosocial Support Programs in Low-Resource Humanitarian Settings

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Amanda J. Nguyen University of Virginia

Emily Haroz The Johns Hopkins University; Catherine...

Research, Policy, and Practice: ‘Why Do I Have to Miss so Much School?’ Clinic Experiences of South African Adolescents Living with HIV

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Tiarney Ritchwood Medical University of South Carolina

Asantewa Oduro Desmond Tutu HIV...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Seeking for Alcohol Use Among Men in Kenya

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Puja Patel Duke University

Eve S. Puffer Duke University

Introduction: Substance use...

Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Integration of a Parenting Program within a Conditional Cash Transfer System for Low-Income Filipino Families with Children Ages 2 to 6

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Jamie Lachman University of Oxford

Liane Pena Alampay Ateneo de Manila University; Maria...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Suicide Prevention Protocol in the Context of an International Clinical Trial for Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Kiara Alvarez Massachusetts General Hospital

Trinidad Rodriguez Massachusetts General...