All Resources for 'Education & Training'

New Guidance on Alcohol

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Guide
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

"Drink Less, Live More" is the message of a new advertising campaign launched by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) to promote Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health. Starting in early October, the digital campaign...

Health & Wellness in Recovery: Programs & Topics

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Guide
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Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health

The American Addictions Centers provide insights into how a healthy diet and exercise can enhance overall health and recovery. This resource offers an overview of the root of addiction and how to overcome it through healthy life habits...

Desarrolle su experiencia: cinco beneficios de los cursos autodirigidos del Currículo de Tratamiento Universal

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Opinion piece, commentary
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Tratamiento
Treatment Settings
¿Está interesado en aumentar sus conocimientos y adquirir competencias en el campo de la prevención y el tratamiento del uso de sustancias? El Centro de Aprendizaje en Línea ofrece una selección de cursos autodirigidos gratuitos del Currículo de Tratamiento Universal (UTC), disponibles en inglés y español.

Role of the media in promoting the dehumanization of people who use drugs

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
One major contributor to the public opinion of drugs and people who use them is the media, whose coverage of these topics consistently uses negative imagery and language. This narrative review of the literature and American media on the dehumanization of illegal drugs and the people who use them provides a perspective on the components of dehumanization in each case and explores the consequences of dehumanization on health, law, and society.

The Biological Component of Behavioral Health and Marijuana Use

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Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Join us for the next webinar as part of our Marijuana and Pregnancy Educational Project series highlighting the role of neuroscience and epigenetics as they relate to behavioral health and the potential implications of self-medicating with...

PSMG: Reducing Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose in the United States: Model Development and Policy Analysis

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Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Authors: Mohammad Jalali, PhD
Harvard University
Wayne Wakeland, PhD
Portland State University

Abstract:
The opioid crisis is one of the most pressing public health issues in the U.S. today. Opioid overdoses are the proverbial “tip of the...

Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
People who use drugs in Thailand are receiving more help to reduce the harm caused by their habit thanks to a change in formerly punitive drug laws and support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

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