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Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
#StigmaMakesMeFeel - Adfam's Campaign to Raise Awareness of Stigma Experienced by Families Affected by Substance Use
Adfam is launching a new campaign #StigmaMakesMeFeel, to tackle the stigma experienced by families affected by drugs and alcohol.
From societal attitudes about substance use to unhelpful remarks from friends, stigma is rife and causes...
Pricing of Tobacco Products During, and After, the Introduction of Plain Packaging
In 2016 the UK government introduced a policy that required factory-made cigarettes and roll your own tobacco to be sold in plain packaging with pictorial and text warnings.
However, there was reluctance from tobacco companies to “make the...
Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union
The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...
Θεραπευτικό χάσμα, αναζήτηση βοήθειας, στίγμα και μέγεθος διαταραχής χρήσης αλκοόλ στην αγροτική Αιθιοπία
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Αν και οι διαταραχές χρήσης αλκοόλ συμβάλλουν σε υψηλό ποσοστό επιβάρυνσης από ασθένειες του πληθυσμού, το χάσμα θεραπείας είναι μεγάλο, ειδικά σε χώρες χαμηλού και μεσαίου εισοδήματος. Για να μειωθεί αυτό το χάσμα...
Useful Meeting with Colombo Plan Representative on 18 January, 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation staff had a great meeting with the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific-Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) representative Mr. Mohammad Ayub Senior Advisor/Treatment...
UNODC Global eLearning
UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and...
Εκπαιδευτικές συνεδρίες ICUDDR στο συνέδριο ISSUP στην Κένυα
Η Διεθνής Κοινοπραξία Πανεπιστημίων για τη Μείωση της Ζήτησης Ναρκωτικών (ICUDDR) πραγματοποίησε πολλαπλές συνεδρίες κατά τη διάρκεια της κοινής διάσκεψης και εργαστηρίου NACADA, ISSUP και Αφρικανικής Ένωσης για τη μείωση της ζήτησης...
Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults
A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...
Cognitive and Mindfulness‐Based Therapy for Adolescents with Co‐Occurring Post‐Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorder
Early life experiences of trauma are known to significantly increase the risk of substance use in adolescence and adulthood. It has been suggested that individuals may use alcohol or drugs as a means of temporarily relieving themselves from...
HIV Knowledge and Risk Behaviors among Drug Users in Three Vietnamese Mountainous Provinces
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Background
Globally, people who inject drugs are highly vulnerable to HIV transmission. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs are one of the most cost-effective mechanisms to substitute opioid use and improve the quality...
SPR 2019 Awards Nominations
The Society for Prevention Research are now accepting nominations for their 2019 Awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 28, 2019.
The 11 different awards are designed to recognize excellence in the areas consistent...
Πόρος NIDA: Οπιοειδή γεγονότα για εφήβους
Το Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο για την Κατάχρηση Ναρκωτικών δημοσίευσε έναν νέο πόρο για να παρέχει στους εφήβους ακριβείς πληροφορίες σχετικά με τα οπιοειδή.
Η δημοσίευση περιλαμβάνει μια επιλογή γεγονότων σχετικά με τα οπιοειδή, ένα τμήμα για τα...
ICUDDR Conference: Call for Proposals
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) is soliciting proposals for presentations at its 4th Annual Conference.
Managing Alcohol-Related Attendances in Emergency Care: Can Diversion to Bespoke Services Lessen the Burden?
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Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) has a long history of burdening emergency care services. Healthcare systems around the world have explored a variety of different services that divert AAI away from EDs to better manage their...
Podcast περιοδικού εθισμού - Ιανουάριος 2019
Το Addiction Journal Podcast μεταφέρει τον ακροατή στο περιεχόμενο της έκδοσης Ιανουαρίου του περιοδικού, επιλέγει και συζητά μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα σημεία και περιλαμβάνει συνεντεύξεις, οι οποίες έχουν διεξαχθεί με μερικούς από τους...
Monitoring the Future: Teleconference Recording
Dr Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference which took place on December 17, 2018.
Monitoring the Future tracks drug use trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students...
Οι παράγοντες κινδύνου για το σύνδρομο νεογνικής αποχής
Πρόσφατες μελέτες που πραγματοποιήθηκαν από ερευνητές από το Πανεπιστήμιο Vanderbilt και το Πανεπιστήμιο Johns Hopkins εξέτασαν χαρακτηριστικά που συνδέονται με τον αυξημένο κίνδυνο NAS.
Οι ερευνητές διαπίστωσαν ότι τα αγόρια είναι πιο...
Graduate Programmes in Prevention Science
The Society for Prevention Research has compiled a list of Prevention Science graduate programmes.
Access to Care for People with Alcohol Use Disorder in France
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Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern worldwide. In France, only 10% of people with AUD (PWAUD) receive medical care. General practitioners (GP) are one of the main entry points for AUD care...
Adfam Survey: State of the Family Support Sector
Adfam is running an important survey to examine the state of drug and alcohol family support sector and provide important data for Adfam’s advocacy and influencing work.
