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Populations
Distinct groups of people within a society who share certain characteristics such as age, gender, geographic location, socioeconomic status, cultural background, or exposure to particular risk factors that may influence patterns of substance use, vulnerability to substance use disorders, and access to services. In the context of substance use systems, identifying and understanding different populations helps guide the design of prevention, treatment, recovery, and policy responses that are appropriate, equitable, and responsive to specific needs. Examples may include youth, women, people experiencing homelessness, individuals in the criminal justice system, or communities affected by specific social or economic conditions.
Substance Use among Women and Children in Afghanistan: The Complexities of an Important Public Health Issue
National surveys of substance use among those living in Afghanistan show multiple substances are easily accessible and commonly used in combination. Substance use in Afghanistan is complex, compounded
by the fact that almost half (48%) of...
Drogas: um problema complexo. Prevenção: o único caminho!
As drogas são problemas que integram praticamente todas as sociedades contemporâneas, causando grandes impactos sociais e econômicos. No Brasil, as drogas ilícitas também financiam o crime e a violência, por isso, seu combate continua a ser...
Association of Educational Attainment and Race/Ethnicity With Exposure to Tobacco Advertisement Among US Young Adults
Key Points
Question: What are the associations of educational attainment with exposure to tobacco advertisements among racial/ethnic groups of young adults?
Findings: This cross-sectional study among 6700 US young adults found a weaker...
Toolkit for Children on Parental Addiction
When a family member struggles with addiction, the whole family struggles. Children often think it’s their fault; they feel shame, embarrassment, guilt, and loneliness; they may feel invisible. It takes special effort to start important...
OBID entrevista a pesquisadora Sanela Talic
O que é prevenção?
Penso que a definição de "ciência da prevenção" pela Rede Acadêmica de Ciência para Prevenção (SPAN) abrange totalmente o papel desse campo. É um campo muito rico em termos de combinação e uso do conhecimento de muitas...
Engaging Youth in Substance Use Prevention (EYTSUP) - 2019/2020
To educate and train professionals and students on preventing their societies from the hazardous effects of substance use.
Key Achievements During Project
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It was initially intended to invite 20 professionals from...
Užívání opiátů na předpis mezi vojenskými veterány
Rostou obavy z míry zneužívání opiátů mezi vojenskými veterány. Stavy, jako je PTSD, poranění mozku a chronická bolest, zvyšují riziko u této populace.
V nedávné studii, kterou provedl profesor psychologie Kaston Anderson-Carpenter -...
Harm to Others from Drinking: Patterns in Nine Societies
The adverse impact of alcohol consumption include the negative consequences of drinking on individuals other than the drinkers themselves, including both health and social problems. Alcohol’s harm to others (HTO) is an interactional...
Úmrtí související s alkoholem ve Spojených státech rostou
Podle studie vědců z Národního institutu pro zneužívání alkoholu a alkoholismus (NIAAA), který je součástí Národního institutu zdraví, dochází k trvalému nárůstu úmrtí způsobených alkoholem.
Výzkum zkoumal údaje z úmrtních listů v USA z...
National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease Linked to Alcohol Use
Alcohol use continues to be one of the leading risk factors for the global burden of disease. This is despite growing awareness of the harm alcohol has the potential to cause and many worldwide initiatives and campaigns to tackle the issue...
Prevention of Substance Use
This volume provides a serious examination of substance use prevention research and practices as components of the continuum from health promotion through to prevention and health care in sub-groups and in the general population.
Extensive...
Monthly Newsletter December - 2019
Monthly Newsletter December - 2019
During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) was invited to speak by several organizations and universities on substance use prevention and especially the role of youth in preventing substance...
National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease from 2000 to 2016 Attributable to Alcohol Use: A Comparative Risk Assessment Study
Open Access article
Abstract:
Background
Alcohol use has increased globally, with varying trends in different parts of the world. This study investigates gender, age, and geographical differences in the alcohol-attributable burden of...
Scaife Medical Student Fellowship in Substance Use Disorders
With the generous support of the Scaife Family Foundation, the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) is able to conduct this specialised program.
The program offers medical students an intensive learning...
Komise pro škody způsobené alkoholem
Aliance pro zdraví alkoholu ve Velké Británii (AHA) podporuje Komisi pro škody způsobené alkoholem, která se skládá z panelu různých odborníků.
Komise pro škodlivost způsobenou alkoholem byla zřízena, aby přezkoumala současné důkazy o...
Substance Use Prevention Session at IQRA University EDC Campus Karachi, Pakistan
A Guest Speaker session was organized by teaching faculty for the students of Media Science on 28th December, 2019 at IQRA University EDC Karachi Campus. Mr. Ahmad Shah led the session and educated students on Substance Use Prevention and...
2. školení Learning Fellowship na téma "Muži, maskulinity a transformace"
2nd Learning Fellowship na téma "Muži, maskulinity a transformace" se konalo v Islámábádu v Pákistánu od 9. do 20. prosince 2019. Kolegové z akademické obce, médií a nevládních organizací z různých částí Pákistánu diskutovali o...
Opening Ceremony of the 6th Freemind International Congress
The 6th Freemind International Congress, organized by the Freemind Mobilization and ISSUP Brazil, was held in the city of Águas de Lindóia / SP, Brazil from December 4th to 7th, 2019.
The event was held at Hotel Majestic, which has one of...
Association between E-Cigarette Use and Depression in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016-2017
Key Points
Question: What is the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and depression?
Findings: In this cross-sectional study of 892 394 participants in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2016 to...
UNODC and WHO Organize International Training on Substance Use Treatment and Care during Pregnancy
Kyiv (Ukraine), 18 December 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, organized an...
