All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Reducción del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en el ámbito universitario

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Book
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Public Health

El Ministerio Justicia y del Derecho, en asocio con la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC), viene liderando el desarrollo de herramientas prácticas que contribuyan a mejorar el quehacer preventivo y de...

Alcohol Consumption and Parenthood

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Scientific article
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Populations
Women
Public Health
Policy
A recent study sought to determine the extent to which the transition to parenthood protects against problematic alcohol consumption.

Drug Prevention Tree Plantation in Pakistan

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News
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Populations
Women

Drug Prevention Tree Plantation held today at Govt. Degree College for Women China Scheme Lahore. Muhammad Ayub Senior Advisor DAP-Colombo Plan, Syed Zulfiqar Hussain Consultant, Anti Drugs/Narcotics Campaign, Ms.Madiha Shah Admin Officer...

Families First

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy
Alcohol and Families Alliance believe current policy does not sufficiently protect family members. The aim of AHA is to reduce the harms experienced by children and families affected by alcohol use.

People Who Don't Drink May Still Suffer Harms from Alcohol

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Scientific article
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Populations
Women
Public Health

The consumption of alcohol carries a risk of adverse health and social consequences related to its intoxicating, toxic and dependence-producing properties (WHO).

When assessing alcohol-related harm estimates primarily focus on the...

A Cross-Journal Call for Papers- Substance Use, Misuse and Dependence: Prevention and Treatment

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News
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Policy
Data
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Substance use and misuse affect people worldwide, of all ages and from all walks of life, resulting in a substantial burden of ill health and mortality, and presenting big challenges in prevention and treatment. 

PLOS Medicine is planning...

Prevalence of Undiagnosed PTSD among In-Patients in an SUD Treatment Centre

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common co-ocuring disorder among patients with substance use disorders. Treatment of PTSD improves SUD treatment outcome. Many studies show that a large number of patients with co-morbid PTSD do...

Immigration Status and Substance Use Disorder-Related Mortality in Sweden

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Populations
Family

Objectives: First-generation immigrants, in many countries, are healthier than their native counterparts. This study examined the association between first- and second-generation immigrant status and alcohol- or drugs other than alcohol...

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