Drugs and the Brain Wallet Card
Counselors: Need a tool to help people leaving criminal justice facilities stay drug-free? The Drugs & the Brain Wallet Card is designed specifically for people transitioning back to a less structured environment.
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CND Blog Mappe
Fin dai suoi inizi nel 2009, il blog CND ha mirato a garantire la trasparenza e fornire registrazioni in tempo reale delle discussioni che si svolgono nei forum delle Nazioni Unite sulle droghe.
In linea con questi sforzi, il CND Blog ha...
Consequences of Tobacco Use (Gutka)
Consequences of Tobacco Use (Gutka)
By Haider Ali
Tobacco is frequently being used in two ways. Some people use smoke tobacco by using cigarette/ hukka, whereas some chew tobacco (gutka). Both methods of using tobacco are harmful for...
Drug Demand Reduction
Drug Demand Reduction
By Grainne Kenny
An estimated 200 million people, or 5% of the global population aged between 15-64yrs have used illicit drugs at least once in the past year. Britain and Ireland have the highest number of drug and...
Miti sull'abuso di droga
Miti sull'abuso di droghe
Di Haider Ali
Le persone hanno aderito a diversi miti riguardanti i problemi di abuso di droghe. Alcuni miti sono legati alla cultura o alla tradizione, alcuni sono considerati come domanda della situazione e...
Poster della Conferenza annuale SSA 2019
La Society for the Study of Addiction ha caricato i poster che ricercatori e studenti hanno presentato alla SSA Annual Conference 2019.
Categorie di poster:
- Ricerca, valutazione dei servizi e audit
- Ricerca guidata dagli studenti
Introduzione alle esperienze infantili avverse - Slideshow
Le esperienze infantili avverse (ACE) sono eventi o situazioni altamente stressanti che si verificano durante l'infanzia e / o l'adolescenza.
L'evidenza suggerisce forti legami tra ACE e una vasta gamma di problemi sanitari e sociali nel...
Emotional Contagion: Everything You Need to Know
Emotional Contagion. Have you ever been in a bad mood and all of a sudden it seems like everyone around you is in a bad mood, too? Do you feel that your emotions and mood can be “caught” by others? Psychology says emotional contagion is the...
Change: Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, and Commitment (or That DARNCAT)
Change Talk
When I talk with people, I hear various degrees of what MI calls “change talk.”
As described here, the types of change talk include:
- Desire: Why would you want to make this change?
- Ability: How would you do it if you...
The Stages of Change
1) PRECONTEMPLATION STAGE
“It isn’t that we cannot see the solution. It’s that we cannot see the problem.”
Precontemplators usually show up in therapy because of pressures from others… spouses, employers, parents, and courts… Resist...
The Stages of Change Model of Overcoming Addiction
The “stages of change” or “transtheoretical” model is a way of describing the process by which people overcome addiction. The stages of change can be applied to a range of other behaviors that people want to change, but have difficulty...
Dual Relationships
In psychotherapy, a dual relationship occurs when a therapist has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist bond. For example, a therapist may find that the person...
Should Addiction Counselors Disclose They Are in Recovery?
Addiction therapy is often a personal and complex thing, which relies on interaction, bonding, and communication between counselors and their patients. This often happens because many of the people choosing to become addiction counselors...
Should Addiction Counselors Disclose Their Recovery?
More often than not, the answer is: no.
- “I’m in recovery too…so you can trust the suggestions I give you.”
- “I’ve been there, done that, so I ‘get’ where you are coming from.”
- “When I was in early recovery I wouldn’t trust normal people...
Therapeutic Relationships
The Importance of Therapeutic Relationships
A therapeutic relationship is an effective way to promote positive change in people. It involves building trust in order to encourage openness and honesty. This leads to better understanding...
Prevenzione che funziona
La scuola è uno degli ambienti chiave per discutere con i giovani l'impatto dell'uso di sostanze e fornire interventi di prevenzione comprovati.
È fondamentale che i messaggi che vengono trasmessi ai giovani siano appropriati e consegnati...
Resource Tool on Alcohol Taxation and Pricing Policies
Alcohol taxation and pricing policies have several public health, economic and social benefits as they have the capacity to:
- Generate tax revenue
- Reduce alcohol consumption and associated harms (covering both externalities and...
Programma congiunto UNODC-OMS sul trattamento e la cura della tossicodipendente
Sia l'OMS che l'UNODC si sforzano di affrontare le complesse questioni presentate dall'uso di droghe e dalla dipendenza.
La visione: il trattamento efficace e umano per tutte le persone con disturbi da uso di droghe. Niente di meno di...
CLOUD - La biblioteca curata sull'uso di oppioidi per i responsabili delle decisioni
In collaborazione con la National Governors' Association e il Milbank Memorial Fund, il Center for Evidence-based Policy ha creato CLOUD: Curated Library about Opioid Use for Decision-makers.
La missione di CLOUD è quella di curare...
Comunicazione non verbale
La comunicazione non verbale è l'atto di trasmettere un pensiero, un sentimento o un'idea attraverso gesti fisici, postura ed espressioni facciali. Uno studio condotto presso l'UCLA ha rilevato che la maggior parte della comunicazione è non...