The Policy and Communications team at Adfam have asked us to relay this call-out to ISSUP members and the international DDR community...

Adfam is a UK-based charity that improves life for families affected by someone else’s substance use.

We’ve heard through our frontline projects, findings from an online survey, activity on our online family forum and statements from partner organisations that Covid-19 is resulting in a number of additional challenges for families in the UK that are affected in this way. These challenges are complex and multifaceted and include:

• An increase in domestic...

COVID-19 is a global health crisis that is increasing the workload of healthcare professionals around the world.

In order to support practitioners during these critical circumstances, it is essential that everyone is informed about other health risks and hazards so that they can stay safe and healthy.

The following factsheet provides important information that you should know about alcohol consumption and COVID-19.

It addresses, among other things, the misinformation that is being spread through social media and other communication channels about alcohol and COVID-19.

GENERATING SYSTEM-WIDE ALCOHOL SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION

Latest instalment of fortnightly course on the evidence for alcohol treatment and brief interventions. Context is that Britain’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) insists commissioners and managers “must” generate a system which provides the training, resources and time needed for routine brief intervention. Find out what happened when that was tried in Scotland, and develop evidence-informed understanding of four key issues:

- Advice is to commission for quality as well as quantity – but what is quality?

Ada bukti yang menunjukkan bahwa remaja yang menerima alkohol dari orang tua mereka berisiko lebih tinggi mengembangkan pola minum yang berbahaya di kemudian hari.

Terlepas dari tautan yang mengkhawatirkan, pengetahuan seputar subjek ini masih belum jelas. 

Sebuah studi baru-baru ini di Australia telah berusaha untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang lebih andal tentang masalah ini melalui analisis data longitudinal.

Para peneliti mengumpulkan informasi dari 1906 anak sekolah yang direkrut pada tahun pertama sekolah menengah. Para peneliti sangat tertarik untuk bertanya kepada anak-anak apakah...

Trauma, especially during childhood, can negatively impact the way our brains develop.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events experienced before reaching the age of 18, including but not limited to abuse or neglect in childhood and distressing family events such as witnessing domestic violence or a parent going to prison. 

Alcohol and other drugs can also impact on the way the brain develops, especially if someone has a history of trauma.

It is vital that services providing support for people with alcohol and other drug issues are mindful of the potential...