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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Psychoactive Substances"”.
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Young people’s perceptions of novel psychoactive substances
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) also known as “legal highs” replicate the effects of illegal substances such as ecstasy and cocaine. The most common NPS reported are stimulants and synthetic cannabinoids. Despite the Psychoactive Ban (2016) recent reports identified the UK as having the largest …
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Critically discussing the trends surrounding novel psychoactive substances.
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS), previously known as ‘legal highs’, have been common in the UK for many years (EMCDDA, 2018). The aim of this research work was to combine spectroscopic analysis with review of literature to assess the trends arising from the use of novel psychoactive substances …
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Diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances: understanding population motives, harms and intervention needs
… is a growing body of literature surrounding new psychoactive substances (NPS), and reasons for general use have been described, there is little understanding as to why certain NPS spread through user populations and become popular. This research used Rogers’ 1962 diffusion of innovations theory …
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Experiences of professionals working with pre-adolescent children who are using psychoactive substances in Regina, SK
The purpose of this thesis research was to 1) explore the pathways to seeking and accessing support for substance use among pre-adolescents from the point of view of professionals working with children under age of 12, and, 2) examine how these professionals’ views on pre-adolescent substance use …
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Determination of the Profile of New Psychoactive Substances Among Users from the Homeless Population: A Mixed-Methods Approach.
The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) among the homeless population has been highlighted as a growing concern in the recent years. NPS have plagued the homeless population in recent years creating a number of associated economic and social issues. The majority of previous research have …
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‘I quit heroin for meow’: A qualitative study of the use of new psychoactive substances among problem drug users in South Wales
New psychoactive substances (NPS) appeared on the drug market in 2005/2006 reportedly in an attempt to circumvent existing drug legislation. At first, they appealed mainly to young, recreational drug users. However, in the second half of 2012, reports from a few countries around Europe indicated …
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Alkoholio, tabako bei kitų psichoaktyviųjų medžiagų vartojimo paplitimas tarp Telšių „Džiugo“ gimnazijos moksleivių /
The prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substances between Telšiai „Džiugas“ gymnasium pupils The purpose of this work was to analyze the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substances between high school students. There was formulated four tasks to achieve this …
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Dynamics of Diagnosis in Patients with a First Psychotic Episode Induced by the Use of Psychoactive Substances // Динамика на диагнозата при пациенти с първи психотичен епизод след употреба на психоактивни вещества
… of registered psychotic disorders induced by psychoactive substance use has been documented. The dynamics of diagnosis in these patients are a relevant yet insufficiently researched issue, thereby requiring investigation. The thesis aims to track the variability (dynamics) of diagnosis in …
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The Transformative Nature of Altered States of Consciousness in Youth Subculture
… to the self or others and awakening. <br/>Psychoactive substances are a route to such experiences. This PhD project is concerned with exploring the concept of transformative altered states of consciousness facilitated by psychoactive substances. Through the lens of transpersonal psychology, …
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Relación entre el sentido de vida e ideación suicida en varones que consumen sustancias psicoactivas
… and suicidal ideation in male adults who use psychoactive substances. The sample consisted of 151 male adults between 18 and 62 years old (M = 23, SD = 9.7) who consume psychoactive substances and belong to two rehabilitation centers in Lima-Peru. Likewise, two instruments were applied: the …
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Role of the ventral tegmental area, cannabinoid receptors and GABA neurons in motor activity
Illicit abuse of psychoactive substances, including marijuana, continues to be a serious problem in our society and therefore cultivating a more thorough understanding of the neuroanatomical and neurochemical substrates underlying drug abuse is needed. Characterizing specific brain nuclei that are …
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Rapid opioid detoxification with an implementation of the new method of gradually increasing dosage of naltrexone induction /
… whole healthcare system. Lithuania had 66% of psychoactive substances users, treated for the first time, who were heroin addicts (100% intravenous route), while the total rate in the European Union was only 25% (31,8% intravenous route). Obviously comparing with the values of other European …
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Greitosios opioidinės detoksikacijos eiga taikant naują palaipsniui didėjančių naltreksono dozių indukcijos metodą /
… whole healthcare system. Lithuania had 66% of psychoactive substances users, treated for the first time, who were heroin addicts (100% intravenous route), while the total rate in the European Union was only 25% (31,8% intravenous route). Obviously comparing with the values of other European …
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Prevention of psychoactive substance use and its development assumptions for secondary school in Lithuania /
Dissertation analyzed prerequisites of psychoactive substance use prevention improvement which are predetermined by modern cultural changes, globalization, shifting needs of young people, new psychoactive substances appearing in the market, new ways of psychoactive substance distribution (e.g. the …
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Pathologizing and Criminalizing Intoxication: Addiction, Psychoactive Drugs, and the Ideological Underpinnings of the War on Drugs
… and criminalized the unsanctioned use of psychoactive substances. During the first half of the eighteenth century, a period known as the Gin Craze, rising levels of urban drunkenness in England came under the sustained gaze of temperance-minded doctors and churchmen, who used a shared …
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The constitutional case for legal regulation of illicit drugs in South Africa
… framework is based on the prohibition of certain psychoactive substances deemed illicit and the criminalisation of their production, distribution and use, to wit: prohibition drug policy. This paper contends that prohibition drug policy is unsound on the grounds that it is utterly ineffective and …
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Integrating the ineffable: a social phenomenological analysis of the psychedelic experience
… and generate more useful ways of thinking about psychoactive substances.
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Applications of next-generation sequencing technologies and advanced analytical methods to understand gene by environment interactions
Addiction to activity and to psychoactive substances share psychologically and physiological characteristics. A transcriptome study compared a mouse line selected for high voluntary activity to a control line in environments restricting or enabling a rewarding activity. Results offered insights …
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The Relationship Between Workplace Absenteeism and Alcohol Use: A Day-to-Day Examination
… relationship between employees' use of psychoactive substances, other than alcohol, and workplace absence the following day; (c) the day-to-day relationship between alcohol consumption during working hours and the occurrence of workplace injury; and (d) the day-to-day conditional …
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