All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Women and drug treatment

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Guide to clinical advice for treatment and rehabilitation programs in drugs in specific population of adult women.

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Contribution of Alcohol Use Disorders to the Burden of Dementia in France 2008–13

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Mental Health

Summary

Background

Dementia is a prevalent condition, affecting 5–7% of people aged 60 years and older, and a leading cause of disability in people aged 60 years and older globally. We aimed to examine the association between alcohol use...

Is Smoking a Risk Factor for Tinnitus? A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Estimation of the Population Attributable Risk in Germany

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

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Objective: To assess the epidemiological association of smoking status and tinnitus with a systematic review and meta-analysis and to estimate the population attributable risk in Germany.

Data sources: A systematic literature...

Extent and Patterns of Drug Use among Persons with Disabilities in Kenya

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health

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Background: Although some data existed suggesting that there was high prevalence of drug use among the general population in Kenya with 39-48% of 15-65 year olds having used alcohol and at least one other substance, there was a...

Certification of Addiction Professionals in Africa: An Overview of the Process in Kenya

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

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This paper focuses on Kenya’s course of action to address the drug problem, specifically, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). Treatment and rehabilitation of persons with SUDs was formally...

Dual Disorders in Individuals under Treatment for both Alcohol and Cocaine

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

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Introduction: Descriptive data about co-occurrence of alcohol and cocaine consumption is scarce, despite its important prevalence. Dual disorders show high prevalence in clinical samples, and patients report worse evolution and...

Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education

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News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
Quality Assurance

Mentor UK, an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education. 

The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools and...

Guide for health care professionals - helping patients who drink too much

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Guide aimed at professionals of health to work with people from drinking alcohol in excess

This guide has been written for primary care health and mental health professionals. It has been produced by the National Institute on the Alcohol...