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Dual diagnosis good practice guide
Substance misuse is common among people with severe mental health problems, and mental health problems are common among those with substance misuse problems. This guide summarises policy and good practice for providing mental health...
OPCprep: An E-Delphi study to prioritize outcomes for the evaluation of Overdose Prevention Centres
Do you work in, use or design overdose prevention centres (OPCs)?
Do you work in a position directly related to the outcomes of OPCs (emergency service personnel, public health practitioner or policymaker?)?
Researchers at Queen's...
Open Consultation: UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment
The consultation on the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment is now open.
Consultation description
This consultation asks you to review individual chapters from the draft UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
Each...
The effects of the cost of living crisis on families and friends of someone with a substance use problem
The impact of addiction on family finances is multiple.
It is therefore no surprise to find that the cost of living crisis is causing additional difficulty and strain to families affected by substance use, adding further complexity to...
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...
Families Awareness Week 2023
Adfam is a UK charity tackling the negative effects of substance use on families and friends. This week is Families Awareness Week 2023 (26 June - 2 July), Adfam’s campaign to raise awareness of the 5 million people in the UK negatively...
LGBTQ+ People and Alcohol
This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people.
It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
The Anti-Stigma Network
The Anti-Stigma Network has been launched!
The Mission
The Anti-Stigma Network has been created by a group of organisations coming together with a shared mission.
Collectively they aim to improve understanding of the stigma and...
2022-2023 Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Legacy Essay Competition
It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?
...Programme Better than Well- Recovery pour soutenir les étudiants en Angleterre
Les conséquences de la dépendance à des substances comme les drogues et l’alcool, ou de l’adoption de certains comportements comme le jeu, le jeu ou le sexe, peuvent être graves. La dépendance est souvent une réponse à un traumatisme sous...
421 millions de livres sterling pour stimuler le traitement de la toxicomanie et de l’alcoolisme dans toute l’Angleterre
Il a été annoncé que les autorités locales de toute l’Angleterre bénéficieront d’un financement gouvernemental supplémentaire de 421 millions de livres sterling jusqu’en 2025 pour améliorer le traitement et le rétablissement de la...
Parental Substance Use: Supporting School Aged Children (BASW Practice Guide)
Children living with parents who use substances are a group of children who are overlooked in legislation, policy and practice.
This guide draws on research that puts children’s voices front and centre.
Findings from safeguarding...
The complexity and challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
This Drug and Alcohol Finding publication addresses a hot topic which generates heated debate- dual diagnosis.
Whether to focus on mental health problems or substance use problems when the patient exhibits both is a long-standing...
Maladie mentale et toxicomanie : double diagnostic
Ce document a été compilé en réponse à une demande de l’entraide judiciaire sur la question complexe du « double diagnostic » dans le contexte de la prestation de services. Plus précisément, le document fournit ce qui suit :
- Un aperçu...
Prix unitaire minimum de l’alcool en Écosse
Ici vous pouvez lire un document d’information préparé par Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems qui examine le prix unitaire minimum en Écosse.
Le document donne un aperçu des éléments suivants :
- Dommages causés par l’alcool en...
Désavantages multiples et problèmes concomitants de consommation de substances et de santé mentale.
La consommation de substances et les besoins en santé mentale sont deux des principales préoccupations de nombreuses personnes aux prises avec de multiples désavantages. Nous savons que les personnes qui éprouvent les deux problèmes en même...
Guidance on the Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Harms of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances
This document provides guidance on the clinical management of harms resulting from acute intoxication and from the harmful and dependent use of club drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS).
This is an extensive and comprehensive...
From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
Executive summary
The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug...
Le rôle des infirmières spécialisées en toxicomanie dans le traitement de l’alcoolisme
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