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The organised efforts of governments, health systems, and communities to prevent substance-related harms, promote wellbeing, and improve population health outcomes. A public health approach focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction, while also addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence substance use. It relies on surveillance data, evidence-based interventions, policies, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce the overall burden of substance use disorders and promote healthier communities.
Self-Care: 12 Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself
It is vital we practice self-care in order to protect our physical and mental wellbeing. Unfortunately, we fail to practice self-care, leading to fatigue, stress and ill-health.
In this blog post, Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. describes the...
New Webinar Series: Mental Health & COVID-19
The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, and United for Global Mental Health are launching a series of weekly webinars designed to provide policymakers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of...
TREATNET
Vývojová fáze dospívání zahrnuje dramatické biologické, psychologické a behaviorální změny.
Je to doba, kdy mladí lidé začínají objevovat, hledat další nezávislost a experimentovat s novými zkušenostmi. Je to také doba, kdy jsou mladí lidé...
The Self-Care Matrix: A Unifying Framework for Self-Care
We are seeing a global rise in long-term noncommunicable diseases, linked with our inability to protect our own wellbeing.
The World Health Organization defines self-care as:
"the ability of individuals, families and communities to...
COVID-19: Přizpůsobení se poskytování virtuální péče a implementace nových přístupů a technologií
Rychle se vyvíjející a bezprecedentní výzvy COVID-19 vyžadují, abychom při utváření přístupů ke všemu od řízení pracovních sil až po modely poskytování péče přemýšleli jinak. Sociální distancování, virtuální práce, sebeizolace a další...
Porozumění odolnosti
Ačkoli se jedná o termín, který je často používán, pochopení toho, co to znamená být odolný nebo rozvíjet odolnost, není vždy přímočaré.
V článku publikovaném v časopise Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience vědci interpretují odolnost jako...
The Adolescent Brain: A second window of opportunity
Adolescence is one of the most dramatic periods of human development. As well as undergoing important physical changes, adolescents are continuing to develop their identity, which is shaped by the environment and the important relationships...
COVID-19 Resource Centre: The Lancet
To assist health workers and researchers working under challenging conditions to bring this outbreak to a close, The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Centre.
This resource brings together new 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID...
Návrhy týkající se léčby, péče a rehabilitace osob s poruchou užívání drog v souvislosti s pandemií COVID-19
V těchto náročných časech pandemie COVID-19 se UNODC i nadále zaměřuje na poskytování životně důležité pomoci osobám v nouzi, včetně osob užívajících drogy a s poruchami užívání drog, kteří jsou ve vězení a mají HIV / hepatitidu C.
UNODC...
COVID-19 HIV Prevence, léčba, péče a podpora pro osoby, které užívají drogy a osoby ve věznicích
Všichni lidé mají právo na zdraví, a to i v zemích, kde je lockdown nebo kde byl vyhlášen výjimečný stav.
Lidé, kteří užívají drogy, mohou být obzvláště zranitelní vůči COVID-19 kvůli základním zdravotním problémům, stigmatu, sociální...
Alcohol Sales Banned in Greenland
For many young people, home is not a place of safety.
As countries introduce lockdown measures, it is important that the wellbeing of young people is protected.
In a move to reduce potential violence against children during coronavirus...
Série výuky telehealth
Síť Centra pro přenos technologií závislostí (ATTC), Centrum excelence v oblasti chráněných zdravotních informací (CoE-PHI), Národní konsorcium středisek zdrojů telehealth a Centrum pro aplikaci technologií zneužívání návykových látek...
COVID-19 and People with Alcohol-related Problems: Recommendations for Services
COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving pandemic with national advice and guidance updated regularly.
The fact that alcohol may no longer be consumed in public places, increases risks related to home drinking, where alcohol is cheaper, compounded...
COVID-19 and People Who Use Drugs
The situation regarding responses to the COVID-19 outbreak is rapidly evolving.
People who use drugs face the same risks as those of the general population and therefore need to be aware of the appropriate advice to reduce their risk of...
COVID-19 and Drinking Behaviour
With most countries adopting measures to encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are notable changes to drinking behaviours.
Health professionals are calling on people to avoid using alcohol as a coping strategy in...
ISAM Webinar Series on COVID-19 and SUD: A Global Perspective on Challenges and Solutions
The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) believes that the impact of this pandemic on people struggling with Substance Use Disorders could not be overlooked.
Thus they have decided to take this opportunity to hold a series of...
Exploring Opioid Overdose Incidence in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs
This seminar provides a preliminary examination of the range of information available on opioid overdose in Australia’s largest and only active cohort study of people who use drugs.
Penny Hill from the Burnet Institute explores a range of...
COVID-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed new guidelines for professionals and organisations delivering substance use treatment in the US.
The guidelines cover.
- Guidance on pharmacotherapy for...
Covid-19: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Website
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and outbreak investigations are ongoing. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is closely monitoring this outbreak, providing risk assessments, public health guidance, and...
UTC University Training in Ukraine
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) University training took place in Ukraine from the 10th to the 14th of March, 2020.
The aim of the training was to ensure that the multidisciplinary teams tackling substance use and addiction...