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1 mar 2024 · For example, in 2022, five Alabama high school students overdosed on a substance laced with fentanyl, suggesting that harm reduction strategies could save lives in that community. Other schools with less reported substance use might benefit more from a primary prevention-style program.
- Psychologists are innovating to tackle substance use by building new ...
New pharmacological treatments are also showing promise as a...
- Psychologists are innovating to tackle substance use by building new ...
1 sty 2024 · New pharmacological treatments are also showing promise as a strategy to help people reduce drug use. For years, scientists have struggled to develop medications to treat cannabis use disorder, which occurs in about 1 in 5 cannabis consumers.
Scientists have developed a broad range of programs that positively alter the balance between risk and protective factors for drug use in families, schools, and communities.
4 maj 2023 · For decades, the U.S. focused on trying to scare people away from drugs, instituting tough criminal penalties and emphasizing law enforcement over addiction treatment. But a major change is...
1 mar 2022 · New research linking children’s brain development to neighborhood adversity suggests that efforts to prevent substance use disorders must start early and engage the whole community.
25 cze 2024 · Key to the Standards is that prevention should be person-centred. The science guiding the responses is based on the understanding of the complex interplay between personal and environmental...
16 gru 2022 · Researchers will test strategies to connect enrolled participants who use drugs with services and treatments and measure the effectiveness of these interventions in reducing overdose deaths and other outcomes.
