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Differences between Girls and Boys at Treatment Entry and in Response to Treatment
Psychoactive substance use among children in Afghanistan is an issue of concern. Somewhere around 300,000 children in the country have been exposed to opioids that either parents directly provided to them or by passive exposure. Evidence...
Leia e assine a Carta aberta do “Fórum Permanente de Mobilização Contra as Drogas”
O Fórum Permanente de Mobilização Contra as Drogas foi lançado pelo Ministério da Cidadania na quarta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2020, em Brasília e fez um chamamento para que entidades e sociedade participem do trabalho de prevenção e do...
Drug Related Deaths in Finland Increase by 25% in One Year
According to data published by Statistics Finland, the number of drug-related deaths in one year has increased by 25% in 2018.
Causes of death included accidental poisonings from multiple substances, deaths caused by long-term drug use...
Тендерге шақыру: Алкогольді сусындар төмен және жоқ
Alcohol Change UK аз алкогольді және алкогольсіз сусындар туралы әдебиет пен саясатқа шолу жасауды пайдалануға береді.
Алкогольсіз және алкогольсіз сусындар нарық үлесіне, сусындар өнеркәсібі шеңберінде назар аударуға, халықтың...
What Has Happened Since – 2020 Report
The Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) was established in September 2000 as a network of non-governmental, voluntary organisations. Their aim is to reduce the consumption of alcohol and other drugs and support restrictive...
СПР: Арнайы мәселеге арналған қағаздарды шақыру
Алдын алу саласындағы зерттеулер қоғамы «Алдын алу ғылымы» журналының алдағы арнайы шығарылымы үшін зерттеулер жинап жатыр.
Арнайы басылымның тақырыбы - «Транспаренттілік, ашықтық және жаңғыру: алдын алу ғылымы саласы үшін салдары».
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SPR: Call for Emerging, Hot Topic Abstracts
The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) welcome you to submit an “emerging, hot topic” abstract for an individual poster presentation, an organized paper symposium or a roundtable discussion/scientific dialogue at the SPR 2020 Annual...
Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol Introduced in Wales
From the 2nd of March, Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol will come into effect in Wales.
The policy, which has shown positive outcomes in Scotland, aims to tackle alcohol-related harm and death.
MUP is designed to reduce the amount...
Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Complications after Surgery
A joint study conducted by the World Health Organization and the University of Newcastle in Australia has found that people who quit smoking tobacco at least four weeks before they undergo surgery have a lower risk of complication and show...
Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Presentations in Europe: Update from the Euro-DEN Plus Expert Network
Summary
This report presents the latest findings on drug-related hospital emergencies from a network of sentinel hospitals across Europe.
Almost 24,000 emergency presentations were recorded at 32 sentinel hospitals over the first 4 years...
Should Cigarette Pack Sizes be Capped?
In an attempt to prevent harmful tobacco use, countries have introduced policies such as the minimum number of cigarettes. This increases the cost of buying a packet of tobacco and it is hoped it will deter young people from buying.
In...
Brochures for Drug Abuse Prevention
Brochures for Drug Abuse Prevention - Efforts by the Research Team of EQUIP Research & Development Consultants
Use of E-cigarettes and Smoked Tobacco in Youth Aged 14–15 Years in New Zealand
Globally, the number of young people using e-cigarettes is rising. There is an ongoing debate as to whether vaping acts as a gateway for cigarette use later in life. The long term consequences remain unclear, and some argue we are seeing a...
Meeting with Deputy Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control in Islamabad
Meeting with Mr. Abdul Hamid Deputy Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control Pakistan at his office on 24th January, 2020 in Islamabad, Pakistan along with Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz President ISSUP Pakistan, Ms. Saima Asghar Director ISSUP...
CCSA Alcohol Resources
Healthcare and allied health professionals — including family physicians, nurses, addiction specialists, psychologists and social workers — use alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to help individuals...
“Introduction to U.S. Grants” Workshop
On Wednesday, February 12, 2020 the “Introduction to U.S. Grants” Workshop was organized by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan at the Lincoln Corner PACC Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) 1 Fatima Jinnah Road, Karachi...
Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell B1: Is it what you don’t do that really matters?
IS IT WHAT YOU DON’T DO THAT REALLY MATTERS?
This week we focus on one section of the commentary on the matrix cell released last week. The whole cell explored seminal and key research on the influence of the practitioner on screening and...
Австралияның мемлекеттік мектептерінде алкоголь және есірткіге білім беру және ерте араласу бағдарламаларына шолу
Дальгарно институты ANACAD-тың құрамына австралиялық мемлекеттік мектептерде AOD білім беру тиімділігі бойынша кеңес беруді пайдалануға бергенін мақтан тұтты. Шолу қоса беріліп отыр – сұранысты дәлелді азайту императиві, «мектеп пен...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: The ‘Abstinent Alcoholic’
‘Backfilled’ as a seminal study for the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, the classic description of the patient who has sustained abstinence after treatment but is still unhappy, unfulfilled and/or nervously hanging on - in other words, not really...