Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Definitions, 2018 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a public agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The agency’s goal is to provide information about research and services available on substance use and ...
Bethany Figg
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Stigma: how it affects the substance use disorder patient
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020 The stigma surrounding individuals who have substance use disorders is a pervasive phenomenon that has had detrimental effects on treatment outcomes, health care providers, treatments, research, policies, and society as a whole (Kelly JF, Dow SJ ...
J. Zwick +2 more
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Mindfulness-based programs for substance use disorders: a systematic review of manualized treatments
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020 Background Substance use disorders are prevalent and returning to substance use (i.e., relapse) following treatment is common, underscoring the need for effective treatments that will help individuals maintain long-term reductions in substance use ...
J. Korecki +3 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Vancouver, Canada, and Lisbon, Portugal, are both celebrated for their world-leading harm reduction policies and programs and regarded as models for other cities contending with the effects of increasing levels of drug use in the context of growing urban
Joana Canêdo +11 more
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Detecting a signal in the noise : Monitoring the global spread of novel psychoactive substances using media and other open source information [PDF]
, 2015 This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no ...
Canadian Community Epidemiology Network On Drug Use +3 more
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Clustering of sex and substance use behaviours in adolescence [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND Adolescents often experiment with substance use and sexual activity, which can impact upon their health and well-being, and establish harmful patterns of behavior which continue into adulthood.
McAloney, Kareena
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background Several jurisdictions in Canada have recently considered decriminalizing possession of illicit drugs for personal use (henceforth, simple possession) as part of their responses to the ongoing drug toxicity/overdose crisis.
Kanna Hayashi +7 more
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Illicit substance use among university students from seven European countries: A comparison of personal and perceived peer use and attitudes towards illicit substance use [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To compare European students' personal use and approval of illicit substance use with their perceptions of peer behaviours and attitudes, and investigate whether perceptions of peer norms are associated with personal use of illicit substances ...
Ali +39 more
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Lines in the sand: Social representations of substance use boundaries in life narratives [PDF]
, 2012 This study identifies social representations in interviews about alcohol and substance use in the discourse of 129 young adults, who were interviewed for 2.5 to 3.5 hr each for their life histories and use or nonuse of alcoholic beverages and drugs ...
Drabble, Laurie A +2 more
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Cross-sectional study of risky substance use by injured emergency department patients [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Survey data regarding the prevalence of risky substance use in the emergency department (ED) is not consistent. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of risky substance use among injured ED patients based on the Alcohol,
Baird, Janette +3 more
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