All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Systematic Review of Quality Standards in Competency-Based Postgraduate and Continual Addictology Education of Physicians: Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: The role of physicians is crucial in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and addiction. The quality of addiction-specific medical education varies, as do postgraduate and continuing medical education...

AddictologyIssue 2/2023

Supporting people who use methamphetamine through SMART Recovery Mutual-help Groups

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Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family

 

This Cracks in the Ice webinar was held on Wednesday 6th of September and provided attendees with information about

• Mutual-help groups like SMART Recovery

• Recent research findings that highlight the potential of SMART Recovery for...

Development of an addiction recovery patient-reported outcome measure: Response to Addiction Recovery (R2AR)

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Quality Assurance

Background:
Recovery, a primary goal of addiction treatment, goes beyond abstinence. Incorporating broad domains with key elements that vary across individuals, recovery is a difficult concept to measure. Most addiction-related quality...

Pediatric Cannabis Poisoning Stakeholder Toolkit Cannabis

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Toolkit
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Recent research has revealed an increase in child hospitalisations resulting from accidental cannabis poisoning in various regions of Canada. Toddlers find cannabis edibles enticing due to their resemblance to common treats like candies...

Training on UTC 03 - Sri Lanka

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Report
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance

 

Psychoactive substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) remains remain to be a major problem around the world. Which is negatively effect on global health and social and economic functioning. Though people who suffer from SUDs must...

Creating a healthier life: A step by step guide to wellness

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Guide
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Recovery Support
Quality Assurance

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Wellness Initiative envisions
a future in which people with mental or substance use problems pursue health, happiness, recovery, and a full and satisfying life in the...

Diferencias de género en la morbilidad física en pacientes tratados con agonistas opioides: estudios de cohortes poblacionales de la República Checa y Noruega

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Scientific article
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Tratamiento
Treatment Settings
Población
Men
Women
Salud pública

Antecedentes: Los problemas de salud física son frecuentes en las personas que reciben tratamiento con agonistas opioides (TAO). Entre 2010 y 2019 se llevó a cabo un estudio sobre estos problemas de salud en pacientes con TAO en la...

La ausencia de datos sobre la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol en los estudios de tráfico vial: una revisión de alcance de estudios no aleatorios con conteo de votos basado en la dirección de los efectos de las políticas sobre el alcohol

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Scientific article
Themes
Sustancias
Adicción
Quality Assurance

Fondo
Los datos relativos a la conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol (DUIA) se caracterizan con frecuencia por su falta de disponibilidad, precisión o fiabilidad. Esta limitación inherente plantea desafíos en el examen de la influencia de...

Integrating Wellness in the Addiction Recovery Process

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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Women
Mental Health
ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their Webinar on Wellness and Addiction Recovery.

Pouring over public opinion: Alcohol Policies in the UK

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Report
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Policy

In the UK, alcohol presents an urgent and growing problem: 70 people die due to alcohol every day. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this crisis, with alcohol-specific deaths having increased by 27% between 2019 and 2021, reaching...

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