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The organised efforts of governments, health systems, and communities to prevent substance-related harms, promote wellbeing, and improve population health outcomes. A public health approach focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction, while also addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence substance use. It relies on surveillance data, evidence-based interventions, policies, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce the overall burden of substance use disorders and promote healthier communities.
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
L'impatto della discriminazione sui disturbi da uso di sostanze tra le minoranze sessuali
Questo documento mirava a rivedere la letteratura riguardante l'impatto della discriminazione sui disturbi da uso di sostanze tra le minoranze sessuali, con particolare attenzione ad alcol, oppioidi, stimolanti, policonsumo di droghe...
Uso di sigarette elettroniche tra i giovani in Gran Bretagna, 2022
Sintesi dei principali risultati
L'evoluzione dell'uso giovanile di sigarette elettroniche in Gran Bretagna è monitorata utilizzando il sondaggio ASH Smokefree GB sugli 11-18 anni 2013-2022 (vedi Appendice 2 per la metodologia), nel...
L'Ecolink Institute inaugura la formazione UTC in hindi
L'Ecolink Institute avvia la formazione UTC in hindi
Mangalore: Dal 6 luglio 2022 l'Ecolink Institute of well-being, con sede a Mangalore, un fornitore di formazione approvato dal Piano Colombo, ha avviato una formazione speciale su...
Nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS) - la situazione irlandese.
La presente scheda informativa riassume le informazioni e le statistiche sulle nuove sostanze psicoattive raccolte dalle recenti relazioni sulla prevalenza, il trattamento, la mortalità e la legislazione in Irlanda.
Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area
Between March and May 2021, the EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD) project supported the mapping of national prevention systems in European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) area countries.
This briefing describes the rationale and methodology of the...
The cardiovascular risks and benefits of quit smoking medicines
In this presentation, the speakers reported the results of a series of three population-based cohort studies relating to the use and effects of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies. The first of these studies provided evidence on how the...
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth
Abstract
Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain.
Objective To examine whether prenatal...
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Serie di webinar sulle nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS)
Varie NPS hanno cambiato in modo significativo il quadro del consumo di droga in diversi paesi. Ora sono molto importanti nel mercato della droga. In effetti, molte di queste sostanze hanno lo scopo di aggirare le leggi sulle droghe e sono...
Highlights from the 2022 UNODC World Drug Report: Implications for drug prevention, treatment and care responses
ISSUP presented a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2022, featuring Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presenting highlights from the 2022 edition...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
Nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS): mercato nero e politica delle nuove sostanze psicoattive nella regione asiatica
ISSUP Kazakistan ha presentato il terzo webinar della serie sulle nuove sostanze psicoattive, con un focus sul mercato nero e sulla politica delle nuove sostanze psicoattive nella regione asiatica.
Guida alla gestione clinica dei danni acuti e cronici delle droghe club e delle nuove sostanze psicoattive
Questo documento fornisce indicazioni sulla gestione clinica dei danni derivanti dall'intossicazione acuta e dall'uso nocivo e dipendente di droghe club e nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS).
Questo è un riferimento ampio e completo rivolto...
Manuale delle nuove sostanze psicoattive: cosa dovrebbero sapere i medici sulle NPS
Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) fornisce una panoramica completa delle sfide che i medici devono affrontare quando hanno a che fare con NPS e discute come il profilo dei pazienti e le loro caratteristiche socio-demografiche...
Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
