All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

International monitoring of capacity of treatment systems for alcohol and drug use disorders: Methodology of the Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Objectives

We aimed to develop a Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders (SCI-SUD) that would reflect the capacity of national health systems to provide treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders, in terms of the...

Ecolink Institute hosts international panel discussion on "People First"

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News
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Recovery Support

Ecolink Institute, an approved Training Provider of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program hosted an online panel discussion on Social Stigma in connection with the International Drug Awareness Day on 27 June 2023 which underlined the need...

Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.

Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...

National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Quality Assurance
Policy
Treatment
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: In the favourable political climate of the mid-2010s, the standards for Assessment & Selection of Prevention programmes Issued from the Review of EDPQS (ASPIRE) were developed to support project planning in drug prevention.

M...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Family
Recovery Support
Partner Organisation

The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022.

Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

Mise en œuvre de la mesure de la qualité dans le domaine du traitement de la toxicomanie et de la réduction des risques : une étude de cas en Flandre

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Treatment
Partner Organisation

CONTEXTE : La mise en œuvre de la mesure de la qualité reste un défi dans le domaine du traitement de la toxicomanie et de la réduction des méfaits. Dans cette étude de cas, nous étudions quelles stratégies peuvent être utilisées pour...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

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