Search
Competencies of a Graduate of the Bachelor's Study Programme in Addictology: Content Analysis of the Syllabi in the 2018/2019 Academic Year
Abstract
Background: Addictology is a transdisciplinary field dealing with the treatment andprevention of addictions. As yet the field does not have a document describing the competencies of graduates of its dedicated academic programme...
The importance of evidence-based policy and practice
What do we mean by evidence and why does it matter?
This article, published by Drugs Research Network Scotland, discusses the hierarchy of evidence and the way evidence can be used to inform effective and efficient drug policy and...
NGO CIVIL SOCIETY SUBMISSION TO WHO-SAFER MISSION on Alcohol in Uganda
NGO CIVIL SOCIETY SUBMISSION TO WHO-SAFER MISSION on Alcohol in Uganda
compiled by:
Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA)
and
Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL)
Kampala - Uganda. 24 November 2021
From harm to hope: A ten year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
Here you can read the UK governments 10-year plan to reduce illegal drug use.
The 10-year plan is also the formal, substantive response to the Independent Reviews of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black and accepts all of her key...
Progress of four programs from the comprehensive addiction and recovery act 2021
Tratamiento de mantenimiento con metadona
Documento del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social de Colombia que presenta línea de base de los programas de mantenimiento con metadona en el país y el perfil de la población atendidas y las características generales del tratamiento...
Public expenditure on supply reduction policies
Supply reduction is often the main approach used for addressing the illicit drug problem.
Evaluating drug policy is an integral part of a cost-efficient approach to tackle illicit drugs. This report takes a first step towards a...
Costs and Unintended consequences of drug policy
Evaluation is an integral part of a good governance approach to public policy. This principle applies equally to the component of drug policy designed to counter the availability of and access to illicit drugs. Estimation or full costing of...
Alcohol energy (calorie) labelling: Evidence, public support, alternatives, and wider labelling considerations
This briefing synthesises existing evidence on alcohol energy (calorie) labelling, spanning the past five years (2016-2021).
This briefing covers reviews in the academic literature about the impact of alcohol energy labelling, studies...
Drug situation in Afghanistan
This report, published by UNODC, highlights the latest findings and emerging trends relating to the drug situation in Afghanistan.
Guide to Indispensable Criteria for Starting-up and Operating Treatment Centers for People with Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence defines treatment as the process that begins when psychoactive substance users contact a health provider or other community service and may continue through a succession of specific interventions...
Латын Америкасы мен Кариб бассейніндегі синтетикалық есірткілер мен жаңа психоактивті заттар - 2021
Баяндамада синтетикалық препараттар мен НПС нарығының негізгі үрдістері мен қалыптасып келе жатқан әзірлемелеріне өңірлік талдау, сондай-ақ Латын Америкасы мен Кариб бассейні елдеріне ден қою нұсқалары келтіріледі.
Соңғы жылдары...
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...
A Kit for Employers: Making your workplace drug free
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has identified many well-researched drug-free workplace programs and published "A Kit for Employers: Making the workplace drug free".
This Employer kit describes the...
Жұмыспен қамту және білім беру мәселелеріне баса назар аудара отырып, субстанцияларды пайдаланудың бұзылуын қалпына келтіру
Уытқұмарлық және психикалық денсаулық қызметтері басқармасы (SAMHSA) дәлелді ресурстар жөніндегі нұсқаулық сериясын шығарды. Гид сериясы - субстанцияларды пайдаланудың бұзылуынан қауіп төндіретін, бастан кешіріп жатқан немесе қалпына...
Policy and practice briefings: Workplaces
EMCDDA has published Policy and practice briefings in Workplaces. This policy and practice briefing provides an overview of the key issues, response options, evidence and implications for policy and practice.
It summarises the available...
Considerations for Virtual Services and Supports for Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders [Policy Brief]
The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) in partnership with the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Canadian Psychological Association and Canada Health Infoway, collected national data on the experience and...
Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Health approach
The Public Health Agency of Canada developed The Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Approach with a policy paper.
These new resources for preventing substance-related...
The origin, development and current status of the health profession of an addictologist in the Czech Republic in the broader context of the development of the addictology field
In the 1990s, new addiction services began to emerge that had a shortage of appropriately qualified and trained practitioners. This impulse led to the establishment of the health profession of an ADDICTOLOGIST in the Czech Republic. In the...
Share the Knowledge: ISSUP members can post in the Knowledge Share – Sign in or become a member