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Newest firstBACKGROUND: People who seek treatment often disengage between completing screening and starting treatment. Among those who begin treatment, many have low completion of program content and are lost to follow up. Currently, little is known about predictive factors of treatment initiation and engagement. The aims of this secondary analysis of the Canadian CANreduce program were to discuss the practicality of a random…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Though Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) and mindfulness-based interventions (generally delivered in-situ) appear effective for people with substance use disorders, IMIs incorporating mindfulness are largely missing, including those targeting frequent cannabis use. Methods This paper details the protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial comparing a mindfulness-based self-help IM…
BACKGROUND: A large proportion of apprentices shows addictive behaviours like cigarette smoking, alcohol, cannabis, or compulsive Internet use, others do not show such behaviours at all. ready4life is a smartphone application-based coaching program for apprentices, which takes into account the heterogeneity of adolescent addictive behaviour by promoting life skills and reducing risk behaviours. The main objective…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundAccording to the gateway hypothesis, tobacco use is a gateway of cannabis use. However, there is increasing evidence that cannabis use also predicts the progression of tobacco use (reverse gateway hypothesis). Unfortunately, the importance of cannabis use compared to other predictors of tobacco use is less clear. The aim of this study was to examine which variables, in addition to cannabis use, best pred…
Open article record in new tab ↗The use of prescription or recreational drugs for cognitive enhancement (CE) is prevalent among students. However, the prevalence of CE among Swiss school students is unknown. We therefore performed a cross-sectional online survey including ≥ 16-year-old students from bridge-year schools (10th grade), vocational schools, and upper secondary schools (10th-12th grade) in the Canton of Zurich to investigate the preva…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundNeuroenhancement is the use of substances by healthy subjects to enhance mood or cognitive function. The prevalence of neuroenhancement among Swiss university students is unknown. Investigating the prevalence of neuroenhancement among students is important to monitor problematic use and evaluate the necessity of prevention programs.Study aimTo describe the prevalence of the use of prescription medication…
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