EMCDDA Insights - 11
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SADF POLICY BRIEF
31 October 2018 Issue n° 8
ISSN: 2406-5625
The guideline on Drug misuse: opioid detoxification, commissioned by NICE and developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, sets out clear, evidence-based recommendations for healthcare staff on how to work with people who misuse opioids to significantly improve their treatment a
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nd care, and to deliver detoxification safely and effectively. Of the estimated 4 million people in the UK who use illicit drugs each year, approximately 50,000 misuse opioids (such as heroin, opium, morphine, codeine and methadone). Opioid misuse presents a considerable health risk and can lead to significant social problems. This NICE guideline is an important tool in helping people to overcome their drug problem.
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Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia on the Establishment of Hospitals and Satellite Test of Methadone Therapy Service and Program Guidelines for Methadone Maintenance Therapy
A summary of the national drug situation
An update from the EU Early Warning System
Volume 20, September
Global smart update
В этом дискуссионном документе излагаются факты, касающиеся передозировки опиоидов, мер, которые могут быть приняты в целях предупреждения и лечения (коррекции) п
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редозировки опиоидов, и указываются области, требующие дальнейшего исследования.
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SCOPING QUESTION: In the management of prescription opioid dependence, does supervised dosing with a long-acting opioid medication result in less opioid use and related harms than non-prescription, detoxification or usual care?
A summary of the national drug situation
Zule et al. Harm Reduction Journal (2018) 15:44 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0249-3
Substance abuse, is a dangerous relapsing brain disease requiring intensive treatment in a professional setting. Someone who is suffering from substance abuse will have cravings and compulsive drug use that persists even in the face of negative consequences. Although substance abuse may start out as
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voluntary, over time, the drug changes the way the brain works, leading to tolerance and addiction.
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Research Article
Journal of Addiction
Volume 2016, Article ID 2476164, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2476164
Sudan Medical and Scientific Research Institute, Khartoum, Sudan
Received 26 November 2015; Accepted 27 January 2016