List of publications on a keyword: «drug addiction»

The scientific literature contains many definitions of health, among which the most common are the following: 1) a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being; 2) a set of physical and spiritual abilities possessed by the organism, personality; 3) an integral multidimensional dynamic state that allows a person to exercise his biological and social functions to varying degrees.

Appearing not long ago, new psychoactive substances (designer drugs), including synthetic cannabinoids, derivatives of cathinone, phenethylamines, new stimulants, synthetic opioids, tryptamine derivatives, phencyclidine, piperazine, the GABA (A/B) receptors agonists, have become a serious problem for consumers and for physicians. Consumers of these substances are attracted primarily by the intensity of psychoactive effects, and the «legal high» declared by the black manufacturers, which indicates that significant difficulties in a laboratory identification of new surfactants. Designer drugs, when ingested, can be influenced on many neurotransmitter pathways/receptors: dopamine, cannabinoid (CB1), GABA (A/B), 5-HT2A, glutamate, and k-opioid receptors (KOR), the imbalance of which leads to the development of polymorphic psychotic disorders.

Issues related to the prevention of chemical dependence are presented in the article. This article provides the results of the development of the project on the organization of comprehensive rehabilitation services for chemically dependent people, which is based on a comprehensive program of medical, psycho-social assistance to people dependent on drugs, psychotropic substances and alcohol. The basic blocks of the program, including tasks and forms of work for each of the blocks are described.

The article describes current drug situation in Russia, the forecast for its development in Russia, the system of measures of drug control and the reduction of the number of drug-dependent persons, as well as the reduction of crimes in the field of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

According to the authors, appeared not long ago new psychoactive substances (designer drugs), including synthetic cannabinoids, derivatives of cathinone, phenethylamines, new stimulants, synthetic opioids, tryptamine derivatives, phencyclidine, piperazine, agonists of GABA (A/B) receptors have become a serious problem for both consumers and doctors. Consumers of these substances are attracted primarily by the intensity of psychoactive effects, as well as «legal purity», which is declared by shadow producers. This indicates that there are some significant difficulties of laboratory typing of new surfactants. Designer drugs when ingested, can affect a range of neurotransmitter pathways/receptors: dopamine, cannabinoid (CB1), GABA(A/B), 5-HT2A, glutamate, and k-opioid receptors (KOR), the imbalance of which leads to the development of polymorphic psychotic disorders.

The article focuses on the process of drug addiction forming among British youth as a major social problem at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries.