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Experts’ views on how to design a tobacco control fund in the UK
Abstract
Objective To explore expert views on the potential value, and approaches to establishing and administering a tobacco control fund in the UK.
Design Semistructured interviews and follow-up discussion groups.
Subjects Twenty...
The power of connection: collaboration and co-design in clinical services
This presentation explored a co-design process that was implemented in clinical services in metropolitan Australia from 2019-2022.
The challenge of successfully implementing integrated care in mental health (MH) and alcohol and other...
Reaching smoke-free: how can we improve smoking cessation treatment?
This webinar explored the provision of smoking cessation treatments, including e-cigarettes, in the context of primary care.
It provided an overview of investigations into how smoking cessation treatment provision in the UK could be...
EU Early Warning System on NPS- Poster
Summary
This poster, presented during the IX International Conference on NPS(24 to 26 Oct 2022, Panama), showcases some of the work of the EU Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances. Operated by the EMCDDA, in close...
Recreational use of nitrous oxide — a growing concern for Europe
Summary
The purpose of this report is to examine the current situation, risks and responses to the recreational use of nitrous oxide in Europe. To support this, the report also provides a state-of-the-art review of the chemistry...
Correction: Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study
Background
Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various...
Understanding injecting drug use in Afghanistan: A scoping review
Background
Several reports have described a growing prevalence of illicit drug use in Afghanistan, with recognition of a recent shift from traditional modes of consumption involving inhalation and oral ingestion to injecting drug use.
...Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder
Introduction and aims
There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary...
Narušení role místního veřejného zdraví v USA v prevenci užívání návykových látek na základě populace a reakci na ni během pandemie COVID-19
Pozadí
Mimořádný stav COVID-19 bezprecedentním způsobem otestoval veřejné zdraví, lékařskou a veřejnou bezpečnostní infrastrukturu Spojených států (USA). Jako ústřední bod pro veřejné zdraví ve svých komunitách byla nástupem pandemie...
Integrated brief interventions for noncommunicable disease risk factors in primary care: the manual
Abstract
Brief interventions are recognized by WHO as an effective measure to help people quit tobacco, reduce or stop alcohol use and increase physical activity. They can also help to achieve and maintain healthy eating behaviours and...
Mortality and life-years lost following subsequent physical comorbidity in people with pre-existing substance use disorders: a national registry-based retrospective cohort study of hospitalised individuals in Czechia
Summary
Background
Substance use disorders constitute a major global public health problem, attributable largely to their subsequent comorbidity with other health conditions. This study aimed to investigate the risk of all-cause death...
Patterns of Health Care Use 5 Years After an Intervention Linking Patients in Addiction Treatment With a Primary Care Practitioner
Abstract
Importance Substance use disorders are associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) use and challenges engaging with primary care services.
Objective To examine 5-year health care engagement and utilization...
Substance use and homelessness
This research explored changes in the tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use of people experiencing homelessness in the UK. Particularly, the researchers examined the following questions:
- what are the characteristics of people with...
Dois Paises e um mesmo Problema: Prevenção na Pediatria
O ISSUP Brasil apresentou um webinar com pediatras discutindo formas de prevenção e como funcionam os problemas causados pelo uso de substâncias.
Dois pediatras discutem sobre os meios de se fazer prevenção e como funciona os problemas...
Komunitní centrum duševního zdraví Úspěchy v prevenci a léčbě lidí, kteří užívají psychoaktivní látky
ISSUP Peru vás zve k účasti na webináři o komunitních službách prevence a kontroly závislostí.
Webinář se bude konat ve čtvrtek 20. října 2022 v 11:00 (peruánského času)
Tento webinář analyzuje činnost, která podporuje a zviditelňuje...
Problematické užívání opiátů v Irsku, 2015–2019
V této zprávě Rada pro výzkum v oblasti zdraví představuje výsledky studie, jejímž cílem bylo odhadnout prevalenci problematického užívání opiátů v Irsku v letech 2015 až 2019 pomocí čtyřzdrojové metody zachycování a opětovného zachycení . ...
Registrace na evropské drogové zimní a letní školy 2023
EMCDDA a Univerzitní institut v Lisabonu (ISCTE-IUL) dnes s potěšením otevírají registraci na dvě nadcházející společné akce v roce 2023: Evropskou drogovou zimní školu (EDWS) a Evropskou letní drogovou školu (EDSS) (1)(2).
EDWS: 13.–24...
New Training for Medical Providers: Integrating Addiction Medicine With Treatment Courts
NADCP is partnering with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) to offer a new training for medical providers working with participants in drug treatment courts. This training will help medical providers learn how to successfully...
Mental Health and Substance Use: Reading List
Mental health and substance use issues are commonly linked, and it is important that practitioners are skilled and knowledgeable in identifying and working with the potential challenges an individual may be facing. For World Mental Health...
Integrating Substance Use and Mental Health Systems
Historically, substance use and mental health systems and services have operated independently. Yet many people who access substance use services also have mental health disorders. Improving client care means ensuring people can easily...
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