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Presenters Michal Miovsky and Anna Volfova discuss their implementation of learning outcomes in their addiction education program at Charles University in Prague.

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are spreading at an unprecedented rate and are becoming a serious health threat and a real problem in drug policy in Central Asian countries. Little is known about the negative impact of NPS on human health...

People with mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. They are also more likely to experience severe withdrawals and are less responsive to treatment. Indeed, some people believe that quitting smoking...

The ‘SSA Addictions Professorship’ scheme aims to support individuals who are already senior academics with established expertise and who wish to move to become part of UK academic growth in addictions research, but who would face potential...

The Adiktologie Journal is the professional journal for research concerning the prevention and treatment of addiction.

Below, you can find articles that make up the December 2020 edition.

EDITORIAL

From Prevention Programmes to Health...

Drug‐related impairment is persistently stigmatized delaying and preventing treatment engagement. To reduce stigma, various medical terms (e.g. ‘chronically relapsing brain disease’, ‘disorder’) have been promoted in diagnostic systems and among national health agencies, yet some argue that over‐medicalization of drug‐related impairment lowers prognostic optimism and reduces personal agency.

Abstract

Importance  A persistently high US drug overdose death toll and increasing health care use associated with substance use disorder (SUD) create urgency for comprehensive estimates of attributable direct costs, which can assist in...

ISSUP Lebanon are pleased to present their Webinar on the topic of Prevention and Treatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Join Khary Rigg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and Kelly Miller, NTMC, Nutritional Therapist and owner of The Addiction Nutritionist LLC for a webinar exploring the connection between substance use disorder and nutrition.

Don't let alcohol kill your enjoyment of life

February 18 – National Day to Combat Alcoholism

 

Data from the latest National Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (II Lenad), carried out by UNIFESP, in São Paulo, reveal the worrying...

In ISAM-NIG's new monthly talk series "In-Love with Addicted Brains”, addiction neuroscientists from across the world share their personal stories/experiences on the beauty of addiction neuroscience and how/why they have decided to invest...

This report reviews how opioid substitution treatment (OST) is implemented in European countries and examines the public health consequences of the diversion and misuse of prescription OST medications.

It looks at how OST medications are...

 

Objective: To explore innovative programmes providing solutions in the field of homelessness and drugs.

Background: The association between long-term homelessness, problem drug use and alcohol dependence are well documented. Evidence...

A study by Unifesp identified that the Ministry of Health's school prevention program reduces the initiation of alcohol use by adolescents.

Adolescents who participated in the program's classes were 22% less likely to initiate alcohol use...

This report shares the findings from Adfam's State of the Sector Family Support Survey which in 2019 asked 117 practitioners and managers working in family support services in England about current trends, developments, strengths and...

Adfam has produced an online toolkit for practitioners working with parents who care for someone who uses drugs or alcohol and is also abusive toward them.

The toolkit contains resources for practitioners to work through with their clients...

Adfam, in collaboration with the University of York, and funded by the Forces in Mind Trust, has published a research report outlining the experiences and needs of families of veterans with substance use problems (FVSUs), along with a new...

Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people with mental health problems, who also misuse drugs or alcohol.

People affected by dual diagnosis often fall through the cracks of public services, and so do their families. Those cracks...

What is the science behind it?

• Physical activity has many health benefits: it strengthens the heart and can help improve bone health and fitness, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep quality and reduces the risk of diabetes.

• Phys...