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Can a "treatment specialist" also be seen as a "prevention specialist" and vice versa?
The public mental health revolution must privilege lived experience voices and create alliances with affected communities
In a new editorial in World Psychiatry, Prof. Helen L. Fisher discusses how public health must recognise the influence of social circumstances and experiences and calls for lived experience to be at the centre of this revolution.
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Handbook on Youth Participation in Drug Prevention Work
The goal of the present handbook is to offer encouragement, examples, rationales and concrete advice on how to increase youth participation in substance use prevention, harnessing the insights of young people on the most important target...
International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD) - Vol. 9 No. 2 (2023): July - December
Here you can find the latest release of the International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD). Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (RIIAD) is a forum of Centros de Integración Juvenil hopes, aimed to promote the...
How does the Excise Tax Affect Secondhand Smokers and the Health Consequences of such Addiction?
INTRODUCTION: Smoking and tobacco products are long-term tolerated and socially accepted in many societies. In some socioeconomic groups and regions, this is considered standard practice. One of the ways to limit not only direct but also...
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
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...
The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study
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.
...National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
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...
Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project
INTRODUCTION: Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...
A Study of an Evidence-Based Prevention Intervention (keepin’ it REAL) for Early Adolescents in Kenyan Schools
Objective:
Although many primary school students in Kenya report use of alcohol and other drugs, evidence-based prevention interventions for schools are generally unavailable. Globally, there are growing opportunities to conduct research...
Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021
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Adolescence is a critical phase of development and is frequently a period of initiating and engaging in risky behaviors, including alcohol and other substance use. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated stressors might have...
Normalisation of Prevention Principles and Practices to Reduce Substance Use Disorders Through an Integrated Dissemination and Implementation Framework
Major research breakthroughs over the past 30 years in the field of substance use prevention have served to:
(1) enhance understanding of pharmacological effects on the nervous systems and the health and social consequences of the use of...
New Psychoactive Substances in the Homeless Population: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United Kingdom
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The last few years have seen the emergence of new psychoactive substances among the homeless population, specifically synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists. The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge and...
Bagaimana organisasi industri alkohol menyesatkan publik tentang alkohol dan kanker
Konsumsi alkohol meningkatkan risiko beberapa jenis kanker, termasuk beberapa kanker umum. Sebagai bagian dari kegiatan tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan mereka, industri alkohol berbagi informasi tentang alkohol dan kanker.
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Sumbu Microbiome-Gut-Brain mengatur kognisi sosial &; keinginan pada peminum pesta muda
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Pesta minuman keras adalah konsumsi alkohol dalam jumlah berlebihan dalam waktu singkat. Pola konsumsi ini sangat lazim selama periode perkembangan penting remaja. Baru-baru ini, tingkat keparahan gangguan penggunaan...
Psychological factors and the use of psychoactive substances in relation to sexual orientation: A study on Israeli young adults.
In the context of sexual minorities and the distress they may experience, recent years have witnessed a trend emphasizing the idea that protective factors may curb risk behaviors, while stressing that not all sexual minorities do experience...
Guía para padres de familia con hijos adolescentes
Cualquier parecido con la realidad es mera coincidencia. Sostener diálogos extendidos con nuestros hijos adolescentes se ha convertido en una verdadera odisea. Entonces ¿Cómo lograremos hablar de las principales amenazas sociales que...
Roles of parental smoking and family structure for the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in adolescent smoking
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Background and aims
Among European countries, France is particularly concerned by adolescent tobacco smoking, especially in disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds (SES). We measured the respective contributions of parental...
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