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Changing The Narrative is a network of reporters, researchers, academics, and advocates concerned about the way media represents drug use and addiction.
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Tobacco Watcher
The global tobacco control landscape is ever changing. In this fast-paced world, Tobacco Watcher is designed to stay on top of these changes by finding, analysing and delivering the world’s tobacco-related news. Powered by cutting-edge...
Guía para la detección, orientación y referencia del VIH y otras ITS en centros para la atención de adicciones
La Guía para la detección, orientación y referencia del VIH y otras ITS en centros para la atención de adicciones” la cual constituye una valiosa herramienta para el personal de salud que labora en unidades ambulatorias y/o residenciales de...
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction New Website
Take a browse through CCSA's new and improved website!
The Tobacco Atlas
The Tobacco Atlas is a resource to help us understand the full implications of tobacco use and the solutions that can help to resolve the problem.
Podcast: Alcohol Alerts
This episode focuses on data released ahead of the first anniversary of the Scottish Government's flagship health policy of minimum unit pricing. You might be mistaken in thinking the issue is a simple one – has minimum unit pricing led to...
Podcasts: Say Why to Drugs
The internet is full of misinformation about recreational drugs - both legal and illegal.
Dr Suzi Gage, a psychologist interested in understanding associations between substance use and mental health, tackles one substance per episode -...
Follow the Data Podcast: Tobacco Industry Watchdogs
Episode 32: Tobacco Industry Watchdogs Soundcloud Podcast
The Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP) competition was launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies at the March 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Cape Town...
Podcast: Recovery-focused Care Planning
The Collaborate Care Planning Project (COCAPP) studies mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing risk, how to...
Addiction 101
The Recovery Research Institute have developed a new website that aims to answer the most common questions asked about addiction.
Addiction 101 addresses questions such as:
- What is the prevalence and cause of addiction?
- What does...
E-Collection: Alcohol Consumption and Harmful Use of Alcohol
E-collection, put together by the European Journal of Public Health, analysing alcohol consumption and related harm.
Inside Health Podcast- E-cigarettes, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
This Inside Health podcast discusses why vaping is dividing public health experts causing a polarised split; prehabilitation before cancer surgery and the benefits of preparing for an operation; plus can hospital safety be compared to...
United Nations Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs
The UN Synthetic Drugs Toolkit is a group of electronic resources carefully put together by organisations such as UNODC, WHO and INCB.
The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy
The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy, developed by WHO UNAids UNDP and the International Centre for Human Rights Policy, are a reference tool for policy-makers, lawyers and civil society organisations working to ensure human rights compliance in drug policy.
Centros de Integración Biblioteca Virtual En Adicciones
The Virtual Library in Addictions, developed by Centros de Integración Juvenil, allows access to resources and information services specialized in Addictions and related topics, serving users of different levels.
The aim of the library is...
A revised checklist for writing up research reports
The Journal of Addiction has developed a checklist for helping potential contributors write up papers in the field of addiction.
Observatorio Mexicano de Drogas
El Observatorio Mexicano de Drogas tiene como propósito brindar información objetiva, confiable y comparable a nivel nacional sobre el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y la demanda de tratamiento por su uso para orientar el diseño de
...Xchange Prevention Registry
Xchange is an online registry of evidence-based prevention programmes. In its first phase, the registry will make available manualised interventions that European evaluation studies show have beneficial outcomes relating to substance use...
Surviving Stigma Podcast
In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a person who struggled with alcohol-related issues, talks to Peter Markham Head of Digital, about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction.
While...
How does MDMA Kill?
MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a synthetic drug that alters mood and perception (awareness of surrounding objects and conditions). MDMA was initially a common nightlife drug, but it affects a broader range of people.
MDMA...