Publications

This report provides a review of the research and literature relating to structural stigma in health-care contexts, including how it affects people living with mental health and substance use issues, how it is expressed in the health-care system, and how it can be reduced.

The project is supported by Mental Health Commission of Canada.

The EL Special Report online-only issue of Educational Leadership magazine—on the theme "A New Reality: Getting Remote Learning Right"—is digital and free! 

It provides pragmatic & effective tips on online teaching & learning.  Download your copy in the link provided below. 

Supporting Access to Telehealth for Addiction Services: Regulatory Overview and General Practice Considerations

The key aim of this guideline is to present recommendations based on a critical evaluation of the evidence on emerging digital health interventions that are contributing to health system improvements, based on an assessment of the benefits, harms, acceptability, feasibility, resource use and equity considerations.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) include heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and lung disease. These diseases are responsible for almost 34,000 deaths every year in Scotland - more than half of all deaths. There are currently, more than 590,000 years of healthy life lost to NCDs every year.

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DRINK, DOCTORS AND MEDICATIONS

TREATMENT SYSTEMS TRANSCEND INDIVIDUAL SERVICES

The Australian Government has released a new strategy to address alcohol-related harms in Australian communities. These harms include violence, disease, injuries, road deaths and an estimated 4,000 alcohol-attributable deaths per year1.

The new National Alcohol Strategy, which sits as a sub-strategy under the National Drug Strategy 2017-2026, is the result of years of consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.

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Navigating Addiction and Treatment: A Guide for Families is a resource for family members who are trying to navigate the complex world of addiction and help loved ones achieve recovery. The guide includes basic definitions, as well as in-depth information about substance use disorders, treatment options, communication strategies, and self-care

THE TREATMENT ORGANISATION IS THE HEALING CONTEXT

This bestselling work for professionals and students is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change.

The book elucidates the four processes of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning—and vividly demonstrates what they look like in action.

MAKING THE MOST OF MEDICAL CARE

Migrant communities and the COVID-19 response in sub-Saharan Africa

Ikenna Daniel Molobe1,&, Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya1,2, Brenda Chukwufunanya Isikekpei3, Flavio Francisco Marsiglia4

‘BEDSIDE’ MANNER MATTERS

Since its formation in 2012, Hope and Beyond (HaB) has established herself as a pioneer organisation to combine treatment and research for Alcohol Use Disorders in Uganda.

Description

This report examines hospitalisation trends related to cannabis use and mental and behavioural disorders in Canada between 2006 and 2015.

Summary

Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use can place a heavy burden on individuals, families and society. The health,
social and economic effects are diverse and substantial, and include disease and injury, mental health
conditions, road accidents, family and domestic violence, and other crime.

La Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (RIIAD) es una iniciativa de Centros de Integración Juvenil, A.C., dirigida a promover la diseminación y difusión de los resultados de la investigación científica en el campo del uso de drogas y su atención.

Se publica semestralmente de forma electrónica e impresa.

DOCTORS AND DRUGS; MEDICAL TREATMENT OF DEPENDENT DRINKING