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Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
The Internet and Alcoholism
The prevalence of binge drinking is highest amongst 18- to 24-year-olds. In the United States around 1,800 college students die from unintentional alcohol-related injuries each year. Given the growth of the Internet in the last twenty years...
World Renowned Nightclub to Close after Drug-Related Deaths
London’s world-famous nightclub 'Fabric' has had its license revoked due to what local authorities have described as a “culture of drugs” at the venue. In the last four years there have been six drug-related deaths involving the nightclub...
Shoot Hoops, Not Drugs: Sport as a Healthy Alternative
Eighty percent of 3- to 17-year-olds play some form of sport. Practitioners in the field of drug prevention have looked to promote sporting activity as a healthy alternative to substance use amongst young people. The Canadian Centre on...
Zneužívání alkoholu, dospělost a ADHD
Porucha pozornosti s hyperaktivitou (ADHD) je jedním z nejčastějších vývojových stavů na světě. Nedávná společná studie provedená ve Spojených státech a následně publikovaná v časopise Addiction ukazuje, že vyšší úroveň impulzivního chování...
Drunkorexie: Nebezpečný trend mezi britskými teenagery
riskantní praktika vyhýbání se jídlu, aby bylo možné více pít
Addiction as a Brain Disease
Even though scientific advances over the past decades have supported the concept of addiction as a brain disease, skepticism remains. Recent research has aimed to reinforce the link between addiction and brain functions and broaden the...
Online Learning for Prevention Standards
The module aims to help prevention teams, mental health professionals, school administrators, law enforcement personnel and others to plan, select, implement and evaluate prevention initiatives in their communities and schools, and at home.
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction
In the USA, Frontline report on changes in policy to allow doctors to issue more prescriptions for buprenorphine; new rules aimed at improving drug monitoring by federal prescribers treating Native Americans and military veterans
International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders: Draft for field testing
The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (Standards) were prepared by UNODC and WHO to support Member States in the development and expansion of treatment services that offer effective and ethical treatment. The...
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people's health and well-being. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
This book is the latest addition to a series of reports on young people's health from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: a WHO collaborative cross-national study that has provided information about the health, well...
Pioneering methadone programme gives hope to thousands in Dar es Salaam
In a discreet corner of the Mwananyamala District Hospital grounds, in Dar es Salaam, a group of young people queue up outside a small window to get their daily fix of methadone.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Linked to Reductions in Opioid Overdose Deaths
Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with a reduction in opioid-related overdose deaths
Long-term follow-up of patients treated with buprenorphine/naloxone
In the first long-term follow-up of patients treated with buprenorphine/naloxone (Bp/Nx) for addiction to opioid pain relievers, half reported that they were abstinent from the drugs 18 months after starting the therapy. After 3.5 years...
Mezinárodní standardy prevence užívání drog
Tyto globální mezinárodní standardy shrnují v současné době dostupné vědecké důkazy a popisují intervence a politiky, u nichž bylo zjištěno, že vedou k pozitivním výsledkům prevence a jejich charakteristikám. Současně globální mezinárodní...
Evropské normy kvality protidrogové prevence
EDPQS poskytují soubor zásad, které pomáhají rozvíjet a posuzovat kvalitu protidrogové prevence. Nabízejí komplexní zdroj popisující všechny prvky protidrogové prevence. EDPQS byly vyvinuty Evropským partnerstvím pro standardy prevence na...
Registrace otevřena na pátou evropskou drogovou letní školu
Nedovolené drogy v Evropě: poptávka, nabídka a veřejné politiky
Is it Time to Talk to Your Teen About Drug Use?
The US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has recently updated its Family Checkup resource for parents concerned about whether their children will start or are already using drugs.
European Drug Report 2015
The EU Drug Agency (EMCCDA) has published the European Drug Report 2015. In its annual review, the agency reflects on 20 years of monitoring and examines the global influences and local ramifications of Europe’s ever-changing drugs problem...
A Guide to Working with Community Groups
The Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) have put together a guide to working with African communities, settled in Australia. The guide itself states that 'whilst the research and community consultation underpinning this toolkit have focused on...
