Effectiveness of a Health Professional Training Program for Treatment of Tobacco Addiction.
Effectiveness of a Health Professional Training Program for Treatment of Tobacco Addiction.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Apr 1;
Olano-Espinosa E, Matilla-Pardo B, Minué C, Antón E, Gómez-Gascón T, Ayesta FJ
INTRODUCTION: Advice can have a small but clinically important effect in promoting smoking cessation. Where studied, the rate of delivery has been found to be low. Training has been found to increases this rates, but there is little research on effectiveness in terms of smoking cessation rates. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an health professionals educational program to increase long-term rates of nicotine abstinence in smoking outpatients. METHODS: We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized, controlled trial in 35 primary health care centers in Spain. Participants were all 830 health professionals who attended 5,970 smokers during recruiting period. After that we measured continuous abstinence 6 months after the intervention and biochemically validated (saliva cotinine test) 1 year following intervention. Cost-effectiveness was measured in terms of cost per life year gained. RESULTS: After 6 months, the rate of continuous abstinence was significantly higher in the intervention group (2.1% vs. 0.3%, p > .0001) with an odds ratio of 6.5 (95% CI… Continue reading
Manic Depression Awareness ~ Jeremy Brett ~ Bipolar Help (MDF)
Manic Depression Awareness ~ Jeremy Brett ~ Bipolar Help (MDF) – Jeremy so wanted to give hope and help to others with manic depression (bipolar), he bravely made this broadcast even though he was in terrible ill health. H…… Continue reading
Effective Concentration-Based Serum Pharmacodynamics for Antifungal Azoles in a Murine Model of Disseminated Candida Albicans Infection.
Effective concentration-based serum pharmacodynamics for antifungal azoles in a murine model of disseminated Candida albicans infection.
Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2013 Mar 29;
Maki K, Kaneko S
An assessment of the effective in vivo concentrations of antifungal drugs… Continue reading
Amphetamine, Past and Present – a Pharmacological and Clinical Perspective.
Amphetamine, past and present – a pharmacological and clinical perspective.
J Psychopharmacol. 2013 Mar 28;
Heal DJ, Smith SL, Gosden J, Nutt DJ
Amphetamine was discovered over 100 years ago. Since then, it has transformed from a drug that… Continue reading
Spiraling Dopaminergic Circuitry From the Ventral Striatum to Dorsal Striatum Is an Effective Feed-Forward Loop.
Spiraling Dopaminergic Circuitry From the Ventral Striatum to Dorsal Striatum is an Effective Feed-Forward Loop.
Neuroscience. 2013 Mar 23;
Ikeda H, Saigusa T, Kamei J, Koshikawa N, Cools AR
Central dopamine systems are key players in the cerebral organization… Continue reading
Promoting Recovery in an Evolving Policy Context: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know About Recovery Support Services?
Promoting recovery in an evolving policy context: What do we know and what do we need to know about recovery support services?
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2013 Mar 15;
Laudet AB, Humphreys K
As both a concept and a… Continue reading
God Hunger
God Hunger – Author and former Hollywood stuntwoman, Desiree Ayres offers a solution to the anxiety, depression, and physical challenges facing people who suffer with eat…
An unconscious problem: Looking at 'quieter' eating disorders
When we think of… Continue reading