Determinants Of Ecstasy Use And Harm Reduction Strategies Informing Evidence Based Intervention Development

Author : Gjalt-Jorn Peters
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781409240716

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Determinants of ecstasy use and harm reduction strategies: Informing evidence-based intervention development by Gjalt-Jorn Peters Pdf

This PhD. thesis reports eight studies into the determinants of ecstasy use behaviours. Although all prior quantitative studies into ecstasy use determinants have examined the generic behavioural category 'using ecstasy', these studies may not be able to inform the development of interventions aiming to prevent ecstasy use or to promote cessation. The studies reported in this thesis indicate that the key determinants of 'using ecstasy' are not also the key determinants of 'trying out ecstasy' and 'ceasing ecstasy use'. Furthermore, ecstasy use cessation usually seems to be prompted by life style changes (e.g. job/work, relationships, losing interest in the dance scene), rather than by fear of ecstasy's health effects. This means that health promotion efforts would do better to adopt a harm reduction approach, rather than to focus on abstinence. The current thesis reports the studies on which these conclusions are based, and the first study into the determinants of a harm reduction strategy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780123983633

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Interventions for Addiction by Anonim Pdf

Interventions for Addiction examines a wide range of responses to addictive behaviors, including psychosocial treatments, pharmacological treatments, provision of health care to addicted individuals, prevention, and public policy issues. Its focus is on the practical application of information covered in the two previous volumes of the series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. Readers will find information on treatments beyond commonly used methods, including Internet-based and faith-based therapies, and criminal justice interventions. The volume features extensive coverage of pharmacotherapies for each of the major drugs of abuse—including disulfiram, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and others—as well as for behavioral addictions. In considering public policy, the book examines legislative efforts, price controls, and limits on advertising, as well as World Health Organization (WHO) efforts. Interventions for Addiction is one of three volumes comprising the 2,500-page series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. This series provides the most complete collection of current knowledge on addictive behaviors and disorders to date. In short, it is the definitive reference work on addictions. Includes descriptions of both psychosocial and pharmacological treatments. Addresses health services research on attempts to increase the use of evidence-based treatments in routine clinical practice. Covers attempts to slow the progress of addictions through prevention programs and changes in public policy.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309439121

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Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms Pdf

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Author : Dinesh Bhugra,Kamaldeep Bhui,Samuel Yeung Shan Wong,Stephen E. Gilman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780192511409

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Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health by Dinesh Bhugra,Kamaldeep Bhui,Samuel Yeung Shan Wong,Stephen E. Gilman Pdf

Prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion have often been ignored in the past, both in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. Recently, however, there has been a clear shift towards public mental health, as a result of increasing scientific evidence that both these actions have a serious potential to reduce the onset of illness and subsequent burden as a result of mental illness and related social, economic and political costs. A clear distinction between prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion is critical. Selective prevention, both at societal and individual level, is an important way forward. The Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health brings together the increasing interest in public mental health and the growing emphasis on the prevention of mental ill health and promotion of well-being into a single comprehensive textbook. Comprising international experiences of mental health promotion and mental well-being, chapters are supplemented with practical examples and illustrations to provide the most relevant information succinctly. This book will serve as an essential resource for mental and public health professionals, as well as for commissioners of services, nurses and community health visitors.

Author : Linda A. Dimeff
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1572303921

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Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) by Linda A. Dimeff Pdf

This instructive manual presents a pragmatic and clinically proven approach to the prevention and treatment of undergraduate alcohol abuse. The BASICS model is a nonconfrontational, harm reduction approach that helps students reduce their alcohol consumption and decrease the behavioral and health risks associated with heavy drinking. Including numerous reproducible handouts and assessment forms, the book takes readers step-by-step through conducting BASICS assessment and feedback sessions. Special topics covered include the use of DSM-IV criteria to evaluate alcohol abuse, ways to counter student defensiveness about drinking, and obtaining additional treatment for students with severe alcohol dependency. Note about Photocopy Rights: The Publisher grants individual book purchasers nonassignable permission to reproduce selected figures, information sheets, and assessment instruments in this book for professional use. For details and limitations, see copyright page.

Author : Michael J. Kuhar,Howard A. Liddle
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761499732

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Drugs of Abuse by Michael J. Kuhar,Howard A. Liddle Pdf

124 articles provide ready reference to details about the most popular and most dangerous substances, both legal and illegal, that affect students and the general public today.

Author : Canada. Health Canada
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UIUC:30112078536023

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Best Practices by Canada. Health Canada Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : College students
ISBN : MINN:31951D02017813T

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Monitoring the Future, National Survey Results on Drug Use by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drinking of alcoholic beverages
ISBN : PURD:32754070183391

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Promising Strategies to Reduce Substance Abuse by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tim Rhodes,Dagmar Hedrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 9291684198

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Harm Reduction by Tim Rhodes,Dagmar Hedrich Pdf

Ampia trattazione sulle possibilità terapeutiche nell'ambito della tossicodipendenza, sia da sostanze legali che illegali (eroina, cocaina, anfetamina, cannabis). Si illustra il panorama legislativo e terapeutico europeo e mondiale, così come la prospettiva etica e futura delle diverse forme di terapia. La seconda parte del volume indaga la riduzione del danno nel campo delle droghe legali (tabacco, alcol), proseguendo poi ad analizzare il rapporto fra terapia e uso ricreativo giovanile della droga. Segue un capitolo dedicato ai problemi legali e criminali nella dipendenza e nel recupero, per poi accennare alle prospettive del recupero nell'Unione Europea.

Author : Oswin Baker,Jane Mounteney,Rachel Neaman,Margareta Nilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030026059172

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Evaluating Drug Prevention in the European Union by Oswin Baker,Jane Mounteney,Rachel Neaman,Margareta Nilson Pdf

Incluye todos los temas tratados en la 1a Conferencia Europea sobre la Evaluación de la Prevención de Drogodependencias. En la primera parte se presenta una panorámica sobre el estado actual de la investigación sobre prevención en Europa y Estados Unidos, la segunda parte se ocupa de los aspectos técnicos y prácticos de la evaluación, la tercera parte incluye resúmenes de los grupos de trabajo y la última parte es un sumario de las mesas redondas. 07.

Author : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781794755130

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TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Updated 2019) by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pdf

Motivation is key to substance use behavior change. Counselors can support clients' movement toward positive changes in their substance use by identifying and enhancing motivation that already exists. Motivational approaches are based on the principles of person-centered counseling. Counselors' use of empathy, not authority and power, is key to enhancing clients' motivation to change. Clients are experts in their own recovery from SUDs. Counselors should engage them in collaborative partnerships. Ambivalence about change is normal. Resistance to change is an expression of ambivalence about change, not a client trait or characteristic. Confrontational approaches increase client resistance and discord in the counseling relationship. Motivational approaches explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way.

Author : Lorraine Greaves
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783036502007

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Sex, Gender and Substance Use by Lorraine Greaves Pdf

“Sex, Gender and Substance Use” describes how both biological and social factors affect people's use of substances. There is a lot of research carried out on substance use, prevention and treatment in which sex and gender are missing. This book describes the concepts of sex and gender, what they mean and why including them in substance use research, practice and policy is vital. Substances such as alcohol, drugs, nicotine, and tobacco all have differential effects on females and males. Social and cultural gendered factors affect how women and men react to prevention, treatment and policies. The book includes numerous examples of how sex- and gender-sensitive research can increase our understanding and improve prevention and treatment, and why striving for gender-transformative substance use practice and research remains a gold standard.

Author : Suman Chandra,Hemant Lata,Mahmoud A. ElSohly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319545646

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Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology by Suman Chandra,Hemant Lata,Mahmoud A. ElSohly Pdf

This book highlights current Cannabis research: its botany, authentication, biotechnology, in vitro propagation, chemistry, cannabinoids biosynthesis, metabolomics, genomics, biomass production, quality control, and pharmacology. Cannabis sativa L. (Family: Cannabaceae) is one of the oldest sources of fiber, food and medicine. This plant has been of interest to researchers, general public and media not only due to its medicinal properties but also the controversy surrounding its illicit use. Cannabis has a long history of medicinal use in the Middle East and Asia, being first introduced as a medicine in Western Europe in the early 19th century. Due to its numerous natural constituents, Cannabis is considered a chemically complex species. It contains a unique class of terpeno-phenolic compounds (cannabinoids or phytocannabinoids), which have been extensively studied since the discovery of the chemical structure of tetrah ydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), commonly known as THC, the main constituent responsible for the plant’s psychoactive effects. An additionally important cannabinoid of current interest is Cannabidiol (CBD). There has been a significant interest in CBD and CBD oil (extract of CBD rich Cannabis) over the last few years because of its reported activity as an antiepileptic agent, particularly its potential use in the treatment of intractable epilepsy in children.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Brain
ISBN : MINN:31951D025861296

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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior by Anonim Pdf