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Dual diagnosis good practice guide
Substance misuse is common among people with severe mental health problems, and mental health problems are common among those with substance misuse problems. This guide summarises policy and good practice for providing mental health...
OPCprep: An E-Delphi study to prioritize outcomes for the evaluation of Overdose Prevention Centres
Do you work in, use or design overdose prevention centres (OPCs)?
Do you work in a position directly related to the outcomes of OPCs (emergency service personnel, public health practitioner or policymaker?)?
Researchers at Queen's...
Open Consultation: UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment
The consultation on the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment is now open.
Consultation description
This consultation asks you to review individual chapters from the draft UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
Each...
Families Awareness Week 2023
Adfam is a UK charity tackling the negative effects of substance use on families and friends. This week is Families Awareness Week 2023 (26 June - 2 July), Adfam’s campaign to raise awareness of the 5 million people in the UK negatively...
The Anti-Stigma Network
The Anti-Stigma Network has been launched!
The Mission
The Anti-Stigma Network has been created by a group of organisations coming together with a shared mission.
Collectively they aim to improve understanding of the stigma and...
2022-2023 Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Legacy Essay Competition
It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?
...Better Than Well- Recovery Programme to Support Students in England
The consequences of addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or engaging in certain behaviours like gambling, gaming, or sex, can be severe. Addiction is often a response to underlying trauma and social stressors, and continued use...
£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England
It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.
The extra funding will enable the...
Γονική χρήση ουσιών: Υποστήριξη παιδιών σχολικής ηλικίας (Οδηγός πρακτικής BASW)
Τα παιδιά που ζουν με γονείς που κάνουν χρήση ουσιών είναι μια ομάδα παιδιών που παραβλέπονται στη νομοθεσία, την πολιτική και την πρακτική.
Αυτός ο οδηγός βασίζεται σε έρευνα που βάζει τις φωνές των παιδιών στο επίκεντρο.
Τα ευρήματα...
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
Scotland launches national campaign to tackle the stigma of addiction
Alcohol and problematic drug use are significant issues in Scotland, causing damage to people’s lives, families and communities, and contributing to violence and crime.
Not only can stigma relating to substance use impact an individuals...
Θάνατοι που σχετίζονται με τα ναρκωτικά στη Σκωτία το 2020
Το 2020 καταγράφηκαν στη Σκωτία 1339 θάνατοι που σχετίζονται με ναρκωτικά.
Πρόκειται για αύξηση 5% σε σύγκριση με τα στοιχεία του 2019.
Άλλα βασικά ευρήματα δείχνουν:
- Ο αριθμός των θανάτων που σχετίζονται με τα ναρκωτικά έχει...
Η ανεξάρτητη ανασκόπηση της Dame Carol Black για τα ναρκωτικά στην Αγγλία
Το δεύτερο μέρος της Ανεξάρτητης Ανασκόπησης ναρκωτικών της Dame Carol Black έχει δημοσιευθεί. Αυτή η έκθεση είναι το δεύτερο μέρος μιας σημαντικής ανεξάρτητης ανασκόπησης από την καθηγήτρια Dame Carol Black σχετικά με την κατάχρηση...
Sourcing ‘what works’ evidence from 1 May
KEY MESSAGES
1. From 1 May 2021 there has been a change in how you can remain updated on UK-relevant research evaluating interventions to treat or prevent substance use problems and on the meaning and practice implications of the...
Το μοντέλο νεολαίας στην Ισλανδία (YiIM) στη Σκωτία
Το μοντέλο νεολαίας στην Ισλανδία (YiIM, επίσης γνωστό ως «Planet Youth») είναι μια κοινοτική προσέγγιση που αποσκοπεί στην πρόληψη της χρήσης ουσιών από τους νέους μέσω της μείωσης των παραγόντων κινδύνου και της αύξησης των προστατευτικών...
Πρόγραμμα Καθηγητών Της Εταιρείας Μελέτης του Εθισμού (SSA)
Το πρόγραμμα «SSA Addictions Professorship» έχει ως στόχο να υποστηρίξει άτομα που είναι ήδη ανώτεροι ακαδημαϊκοί με εδραιωμένη εμπειρογνωμοσύνη και επιθυμούν να κινηθούν για να γίνουν μέρος της ακαδημαϊκής ανάπτυξης του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου...
Supporting Parents Affected by Child-parent Abuse (CPA) from Substance-using Children
Adfam has produced an online toolkit for practitioners working with parents who care for someone who uses drugs or alcohol and is also abusive toward them.
The toolkit contains resources for practitioners to work through with their...
New Horizons 2020: Call for applications
Applications are now invited for Alcohol Change UK's New Horizons grants programme for innovative and future-facing academic research on 'Groups, Communities and Alcohol Harm'.
The new grants programme will fund up to four research...
Álcool: o ponto cego da saúde global
Publicado originalmente em acesso aberto em The Lancet Global Health (8:3, PE329-E330, 2020).
Tradução de texto de Robert Marten, Gianna Gayle Herrera Amul, Sally Casswell. Disponível também em: http://bit.ly/3apiouO
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