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RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Dual diagnosis and compulsory treatment of alcohol and drug dependent patients in Health Region South, Norway.

Background: The Norwegian Social and Welfare Act of 1992 (LOST), opened for compulsory commitment of patients with serious alcohol and drug problems to inpatient care. Apart from one doctoral thesis, which dealt with the legal aspects, there are no Norweg ian studies in this field. Clinical resea...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Agder

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

The effect of parental alcohol and drug abuse on children's future psychiatric disorders: modes of influence

There is irrefutable evidence for the fact that children of alcohol and substance abusing parents (ASAP) suffer a long range of mental health problems. Identifying potential adverse effects of ASAP on children's development is important for variety of rea sons, including legitimating societal res...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

A biomarker-based tool to monitor community drug use and abuse in Norway: Monitoring of substances of abuse in wastewater effluents

An estimate of the Norwegian situation for addictive drugs is based mainly on the following input: - Death and disease associated with the use of drugs - Crime associated with drugs (e.g. number of seizures of different drugs, amount of confiscated drugs and blood samples from drivers suspected f...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Konferanser (SERAF)

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Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2015

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Pathways and consequences of alcohol, cannabis and prescription drug involvement. A longitudinal 13-year follow up of a population sample.

This research project has three main research questions. (1) What is the importance of alcohol and drug use debut age for later development of drug problems? (2) What are the risk factors for later cannabis use and what are the consequences of this use? ( 3) What are the risk factors for later us...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

VALIDAD Pilot - Development of a valid test battery for assessing driving ability when influenced by drugs

Road traffic safety is a significant issue for society. In the European Union there are approximately 45 000 traffic fatalities annually. The majority of these accidents are caused by human error, and the use of drugs (both prescribed and illegal compound s) is a significant contributor in this r...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Twelve Step based self-help groups for substance related disorders

Substance dependency deeply influences peoples lives in complex ways. There is typically a need for treatment and rehabilitation in a long-term perspective. The public treatment systems have deficient capacity to give follow ups. This is particularly true for patients undergoing detoxification, ...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Agder

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Pilot study: prevalence of alcohol and drugs at the workplace

Alcohol and drug abuse affects society in many ways, e.g., health, social relations, safety, and productivity at the workplace. Alcohol is more significant in this respect than drugs because the use of alcohol is common and accepted by society. Testing of oral fluid (saliva) may be used to dete...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Biological bases of addiction: investigating norepinephrine and brain stress systems using PET in abstinent alcoholics

This project constitutes progress toward the specific goal of solving the complex biomedical problem of addictive behaviors. It will finance a Norwegian post. doc. (the project manager) to take part in an interdisciplinary research consortium at Yale Univ ersity on stress, self control and addict...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

BEHANDLING-God og treffsikker diagnostikk, behandling og rehabilitering

Senter for rus- og avhengighetsforskning - SERAF

Tildelingen fra NFR har gjennom 10 år gjort det mulig for SERAF å utvikle og å drive klinikknær rusmiddelforskning på høyt internasjonalt nivå. Vi har bidratt til en bedre, kunnskapsbasert behandling av rus- og avhengighetslidelser i Norge, gjennom å bidra til et lokalt basert og forankret kunnsk...

Awarded: NOK 100.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2020

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

The Karolinska Project for Early Treatment of Women with Alcohol Addiction (EWA). Mortality and Morbidity 15-25 years after treatment

Summary: This is a unique, prospective longitudinal study of 420 women with alcohol addiction who were treated within a specialized woman only treatment program (EWA) that was started in 1981. Based on a randomised design, 100 of the eligible women were t reated at EWA, while another 100 were ref...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Alcohol problems and depression: A 15-year longitudinal, nationwide study of mental health among Norwegian doctors.

Background: Concurrent depressive disorder and abuse of alcohol is common in the general population, and longitudinal studies that clarify this interplay over time and identify risk factors are highly required. Health care workers and in particular doctor s show high levels of depressive symptoms...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Development of heroin addiction: a consequence of heroin or of its metabolites?

The objective of the present project is to investigate if and how heroin metabolites contribute to the development and appearance of heroin addiction. Heroin abuse is a significant medical problem due to its damaging consequences, both social and individu al, and it is difficult to treat. Heroin ...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Game over? An evaluation study of policy measures to reduce problem gambling with focus on youth gambling

Problem gambling among youth is strongly associated with mental health problems, alcohol and drug use, and delinquency. The Norwegian gambling machine market has increased dramatically, and legal regulations are liberal compared to most countries. Followi ng a Parliament decision restrictions on ...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Drug abuse and psychosis: prevalence, clinical consequences and brain function.

Background: Patients with psychotic disorders are at a greater risk of having a drug abuse problem. Drug abuse is shown to worsen prognosis in psychotic disorders. Cannabis is, after alcohol, expected to be the most prevalent drug of abuse in our populati on. The biological association between ps...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2008

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Naltrexon implantat - en vei ut av heroinavhengighet, del B og C

De økende problemene knyttet til opioid avhengighet møtes i dag i økende grad med medikamentassistert rehabilitering (MAR) som vanligvis medfører livslang behandling med et morfinstoff. Skadereduksjon som innebærer hjelp i forhold til skadevirkninger uten å sikte mot reduksjon i rusbruken, har o...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Barn som har vært eksponert for rusmidler i fosterlivet: reguleringsforstyrrelser og samspillvansker i første leveår

Prosjektet innebærer en prospektiv, longitudinell undersøkelse av barn eksponert for rusmidler i fosterlivet, med spesielt fokus på reguleringsvansker og samspillsproblemer i første leveår. For å undersøke spesifisiteten av samspillsvansker hos barn ekspo nert for rusmidler i fosterlivet, blir de...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2011

Location: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Nye tider, nye trender- og nye grep? Om ungdom og rus i et nytt årtusen

Alkoholkonsumet og narkotikabruken blant ungdom har økt dramatisk de siste årene. Nye stoffer er blitt introdusert, og brukerne av disse beskrives ofte som vanlige, ressurssterke ungdommer. Samtidig har alkoholpolitikken blitt stadig mer liberal. Røyking er derimot gjenstand for økte restriksjon...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2008

Location: Oslo

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