Breaking the stigma in academic writing
In this blog post and guide, Dr. Stephen Parkin shares his observations about the use of stigmatising words and phrases in academic writing, and offers a list of person-centred and pragmatic alternatives.
In this blog post and guide, Dr. Stephen Parkin shares his observations about the use of stigmatising words and phrases in academic writing, and offers a list of person-centred and pragmatic alternatives.
At the start of may 2022 the Preventive Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has conducted training on Universal Treatment Curriculum, Course 01 (UTC - 01) for 32 staff members in NDDCB.
The training...
Αυτό το έγγραφο παρέχει καθοδήγηση σχετικά με την κλινική διαχείριση των βλαβών που προκύπτουν από οξεία δηλητηρίαση και από την επιβλαβή και εξαρτημένη χρήση ναρκωτικών και νέων ψυχοδραστικών ουσιών (NPS).
Πρόκειται για μια εκτενή και...
Το Εγχειρίδιο Νέων Ψυχοτρόπων Ουσιών (NPS) παρέχει μια ολοκληρωμένη επισκόπηση των προκλήσεων που αντιμετωπίζουν οι κλινικοί γιατροί όταν ασχολούνται με NPS και συζητά πώς το προφίλ των ασθενών και τα κοινωνικοδημογραφικά χαρακτηριστικά...
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
Το 10ετές σχέδιο της κυβέρνησης του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου για την καταπολέμηση των παράνομων ναρκωτικών καθορίζει τον τρόπο με τον οποίο κάνουμε περισσότερο από ποτέ να διακόψουμε την προμήθεια ναρκωτικών από εγκληματικές συμμορίες...
About the Report
Addiction Policy Forum’s (APF) Patient Experiences Journey Map was developed through the input of patients in treatment and recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). The map underscores the obstacles and positive...
Η έκθεση «Τάσεις και εξελίξεις» παρουσιάζει την τελευταία ανάλυση του ΕΚΠΝΤ σχετικά με την κατάσταση των ναρκωτικών στην Ευρώπη. Εστιάζοντας στη χρήση παράνομων ναρκωτικών, τις συναφείς βλάβες και την προσφορά ναρκωτικών, η...
Ponemos a su disposición el número más reciente de la Revista CIJ Informa, donde encontrarán una sección dedicada a noticias internacionales. En esta ocasión, hablamos de la participación de CIJ en la presentación del Informe 2021 de la Jun...
This report presents the latest clinical evidence on how cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding can affect a developing fetus and infant.
Key points include: the effects of cannabis can be passed onto the fetus through the...
Effective substance use disorder (SUD) treatment requires providers to understand what an individual genuinely needs to do to change substance use behaviours. An essential element in motivational SUD interventions is helping people who...
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Assessing Perception and Knowledge regarding HIV & AIDS among youth mostly in colleges and universities has become of extreme importance and concern. Most of the students have inadequate knowledge of high risk group for HIV...
Illicit drugs are big business. They are one of the main profit-generating activities of organised crime and are estimated to represent around one-fifth of global crime proceeds. 'EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis' is the fourth...
This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries.
I...
The need to change our language in relation to people who use drugs has become an increasing topic of discussion, but there is still a long way to go. People who use drugs are highly diverse and their relationship with drug use takes many...
This guide is developed to facilitate the work of Peer Counsellors in training Peer Educators in substance abuse prevention. It is based on the experience from the peer to peer drug prevention programs conducted by UYDEL. This peer to peer...
International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to...
A recent study has found that embedding specialist Addiction Nurses within general practice teams can help address alcohol problems in deprived areas.
In this blog, the lead author Dr Andrea Mohan examines why the role of the Addiction...
In order to appropriately address the concerning global levels of substance Abuse Management and substance Prevention, it is vital that staffs are trained to deliver evidence-based Prevention intervention.
At the start of March 2022, the...
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