Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (20th Session)
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (20th Session).
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Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use. Part II: Introduction to Brief Interventions and Referral to Treatment
ISSUP is pleased to present part two of its webinar series on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). This two-part series has been organised in collaboration with ISSUP Global, The South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC), and the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use. Part I: Introduction to SBIRT and Screening Tools for Substance Use.
ISSUP is pleased to present a webinar on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). This two-part series has been organised as a collaboration between ISSUP Global, The South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC) and the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Lisbon Addictions 2024: Call for abstracts
Lisbon Addictions 2024 is a multidisciplinary conference that provides both a forum for networking and an opportunity to showcase cutting-edge research. The conference is intended to inform policy development and practice through a better...
How does the Excise Tax Affect Secondhand Smokers and the Health Consequences of such Addiction?
INTRODUCTION: Smoking and tobacco products are long-term tolerated and socially accepted in many societies. In some socioeconomic groups and regions, this is considered standard practice. One of the ways to limit not only direct but also...
AddictologyIssue 2/2023
UTC Self-Led Courses Available in English & Spanish!
Expand your knowledge of #treatment and #prevention for substance use disorders - Sign Up today for a UTC self-led course. UTC Courses 1-4 & 6-8 are now available in English & Spanish. Click here for more information: https://lnkd.in/gMT...
Supporting displaced people from Afghanistan and host communities in neighbouring countries – UNODC regional workshop on drug use prevention, treatment and care
From 5th to 9th June, UNODC organized a hybrid regional workshop with a total of 42 participants from the government, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UN agencies, to assist the strengthening of evidence-based prevention, treatment...
National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP are pleased to present our Webinar on highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
Treatment and Prevention of Substance Use Disorders in the Workplace
ISSUP Kenya present their webinar on Workplace Substance Use.
“Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people”
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .
Úvod do moderního a komplexního preventivního systému SAMHSA 4E
SAMHSA nedávno představila 4 E jako "moderní a komplexní preventivní systém" na podporu práce poskytovatelů prevence ve státech a komunitách.
4 E: včasná akce, snadný přístup, spravedlivé příležitosti a efektivní dodávka poskytují...
Adolescent Substance Use and Risk Behaviours in the Mediterranean Region
Preface
The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 46 member states, 27 of which are members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention...
Cannabis: Reading List
Of all illicit substances, cannabis stands out as the most extensively cultivated, trafficked, and misused. It has significant effects on the human body and mind, altering sensory perceptions, mood, cognitive abilities, motor coordination...
UPC School and Family Pilot Examination
The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.
ISSUP Oral Presentation for Lisbon Addictions 2022: Facilitating an Introduction to Evidence-based Prevention: INEP Plus
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
AddictologyIssue 2/2023
Young People and Alcohol, What do we know and what can we do about it?
This webinar was hosted by the HSE Health and Wellbeing Alcohol Programme as part of EU Alcohol Awareness Week.
The panel of speakers will discuss the statistics around alcohol use among adolescents and young people in Ireland and the...
Reakce na infekční nemoci související s drogami: minipříručka EMCDDA
Sdílení injekčního zařízení zvyšuje riziko přenosu a získání infekcí přenášených krví, jako je HIV a hepatitida B a C. Zatímco hepatitida C je nejčastější virovou infekcí přenášenou krví u lidí, kteří injekčně užívají drogy (PWID), injekční...
Děti, jejichž rodiče užívají drogy: slibné postupy a doporučení
Tato zpráva se zaměřuje na děti vyrůstající v rodinách postižených drogovou a alkoholovou závislostí, jakož i na služby, programy a postupy, které pomáhají chránit dětství a zaručovat potřeby dětí a zároveň se zabývají potřebami rodičů.
Za...
Prevention Topics Page
Drug prevention approaches range from those that target society as a whole (environmental and universal prevention) to interventions focusing on at-risk individuals (indicated prevention).
The main challenges are in matching these...