Effectiveness of a new multi-component smoking cessation service package for patients with hypertension and diabetes in northern Thailand: a randomized controlled trial (ESCAPE study)Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 14 - Trang 1-10 - 2019
Myo Nyein Aung, Motoyuki Yuasa, Saiyud Moolphate, Thaworn Lorga, Hirohide Yokokawa, Hiroshi Fukuda, Tsutomu Kitajima, Susumu Tanimura, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Koichi Ono, Payom Thinuan, Kazuo Minematsu, Jitladda Deerojanawong, Yaoyanee Suya, Eiji Marui
Smoking cessation is an achievable behavioral change, which reduces the risks of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and tobacco-related diseases. There is a need for an effective smoking cessation service for low and middle income country settings where the smoking rate is generally very high whilst a cessation service is not usually accessible. This study devised a new smoking cessation service pac...... hiện toàn bộ
Chronic pain and opioid misuse: a review of reviewsSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 12 - Trang 1-9 - 2017
Pauline Voon, Mohammad Karamouzian, Thomas Kerr
The crisis of prescription opioid (PO) related harms has focused attention toward identifying and treating high-risk populations. This review aims to synthesize systematic reviews on the epidemiology and clinical management of comorbid chronic pain and PO or other substance misuse. A systematic database search was conducted to identify systematic reviews published between 2000 and 2016. Eligible s...... hiện toàn bộ
Social service offices as a point of entry into substance abuse treatment for poor South AfricansSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 7 - Trang 1-10 - 2012
Nadine Harker Burnhams, Siphokazi Dada, Bronwyn Myers
In South Africa, district social service offices are often the first point of entry into the substance abuse treatment system. Despite this, little is known about the profile of people presenting with substance-related problems at these service points. This has a negative impact on treatment service planning. This paper begins to redress this gap through describing patterns of substance use and se...... hiện toàn bộ
A scoping study of cultural interventions to treat addictions in Indigenous populations: methods, strategies and insights from a Two-Eyed Seeing approachSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 10 - Trang 1-10 - 2015
Margo Rowan, Nancy Poole, Beverley Shea, David Mykota, Marwa Farag, Carol Hopkins, Laura Hall, Christopher Mushquash, Barbara Fornssler, Colleen Anne Dell
This paper describes the methods, strategies and insights gained from a scoping study using a “Two-Eyed Seeing” approach. An evolving technique, Two-Eyed Seeing respects and integrates the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and Western sciences, often “weaving back and forth” between the two worldviews. The scoping study was used to inform a tool for measuring the impact of culturally based addicti...... hiện toàn bộ
“The DEA would come in and destroy you”: a qualitative study of fear and unintended consequences among opioid prescribers in WVSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 17 - Trang 1-10 - 2022
Cara L. Sedney, Treah Haggerty, Patricia Dekeseredy, Divine Nwafor, Martina Angela Caretta, Henry H. Brownstein, Robin A. Pollini
West Virginia has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose related deaths and is known as the epicenter of the opioid crisis in the United States. In an effort to reduce opioid-related harms, SB 273 was signed in 2018, and aimed to restrict opioid prescribing in West Virginia. SB 273 was enacted during a time when physician arrests and convictions had been increasing for years and were becoming...... hiện toàn bộ
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programsSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 17 - Trang 1-5 - 2022
Barrot H. Lambdin, David Kan, Alex H. Kral
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies acted quickly to remove a legal barrier, effectively allowing people with opioid used disorder (OUD) to initiate bupre...... hiện toàn bộ
The relationship between severity of drug problems and perceived interdependence of drug use and sexual intercourse among adult males in drug addiction rehabilitation centers in JapanSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 16 Số 1 - Trang 1-9 - 2021
Yamada, Risa, Shimane, Takuya, Kondo, Ayumi, Yonezawa, Masako, Matsumoto, Toshihiko
Consuming drugs in conjunction with sexual intercourse may shape the perceived interdependence of drug use and sexual intercourse (PIDS). Additionally, the severity of drug problems may have a significant impact on PIDS. However, this relationship remains unverified. Therefore, this study investigates whether the severity of drug problems is associated with PIDS among adult males in drug addiction...... hiện toàn bộ
Evolution of policy for the treatment of substance use disorders in QatarSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - Tập 17 - Trang 1-7 - 2022
Majid Alabdulla, Nimesh Samarasinghe, Iain Tulley, Shuja Reagu
There is a marked paucity of published evidence on the extent and nature of substance use disorders in the State of Qatar. This is mirrored by a dearth of information on the policy for the treatment of substance use disorders in the public domain. Between 2007 and 2017, substance use disorders have risen from the third to leading cause of disability in Qatar. More recently, Qatar has shifted from ...... hiện toàn bộ