All Resources for 'Public Health'

Civil society’s role in substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support highlighted at the 2024 ISSUP Conference

Publication Date
Format
Community update
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Partner Organisation
Partnerships with civil society are essential for implementing joint drug policy commitments, tackling the world drug problem and helping to ensure health and wellbeing for all.

Responding to an International Need: INEP Plus

Publication Date
Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family

The Introduction to Evidence Based Prevention (INEP) provides learners with the essential principles of substance use prevention. Developed by Charles University (CUNI) in Prague, the course content is based on the European adaptation of...

Students’ Experience with the Online Course in Prevention Science in Two Distinct University Settings: A Pilot Study

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: Online learning has the potential to increase accessibility to high quality and cost-effective resources in prevention of risk behaviors. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the experience of university students with the...

AddictologyIssue 1/2024

FERYA [Active and Networked Families] – A Program to Empower Family Organizations for Environmental Prevention and the Promotion of Preventive Rights

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Partner Organisation

Family involvement has proven to be a protective factor in childhood and adolescence, acting as a preventive barrier against risky behaviours, such as substance abuse and addiction, among minors and youth. Family- and community-based...

AddictologyIssue 1/2024

Psychopathy and Fun-Seeking Predicting Alcohol Drinking: The Role of Thinking Styles

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The study examined the effect of trait psychopathy and BAS fun-seeking on alcohol drinking and whether this effect is moderated by thinking styles. We hypothesised that psychopathy will indirectly predict alcohol drinking...

AddictologyIssue 1/2024

Technology and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Publication Date
Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
In this article, Dr Goodman Sibeko considers how the SBIRT package might need to evolve in order to respond to an ever-changing landscape of technological influences.

UNODC World Drug Report 2024

Publication Date
Format
Report
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Public Health
Statistics
Policy
Partner Organisation
A global reference on drug markets, trends and policy developments, the World Drug Report offers a wealth of data and analysis and in 2024 comprises several elements tailored to different audiences.

Attitudes & Knowledge on Substance Use in displaced communities in Lebanon

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Working with Vulnerable Populations, on the 27th of June, 2024.

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