All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Substance Use Disorder in Afghanistan: The Situation and Needs to Address the Issue

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Populations
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: More than four decades of war and tragedy have destroyed most of the public infrastructure in Afghanistan. Currently, drug use is a major public health crisis in the country and drug treatment services have extremely limited...

AddictologyIssue 4/2023

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and its Specifics at Temporary Foster Care Institution in the Czech Republic: Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition unique to a newborn that results from the abrupt cessation of chronic intrauterine drug exposure following birth. Slightly persistent, late onsetting, or slowly fading-out...

AddictologyIssue 4/2023

Challenges in Implementing an Effective Prevention Program

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
ISSUP Malaysia presents a webinar on the Challenges in Implementing an Effective Prevention Program

Call for Speakers: INCB Civil Society Hearing 2024

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News
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health

We are looking for civil society experts wishing to speak at this years INCB Civil Society Hearing

Topic: “scenarios and possible responses to the rapid expansion of synthetic drug manufacture, trafficking, marketing and consumption”

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Stimulants: Understanding Use, Impact, and Responses Reading List

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Reading List
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Reading List

Stimulants are a class of drugs that act on the central nervous system, increasing alertness, energy, and attention while elevating mood. They achieve these effects by enhancing the activity of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and...

Prescribed safer supply during dual public health emergencies: a qualitative study examining service providers perspectives on early implementation

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Public Health

Background: Over the past decade, drug-related overdoses have seen a significant rise both in North America and globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasised the urgent need for safer supply programs to replace unregulated...

Intersections of Substance Use and Suicide: Evidence and Key Take-Aways.

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Report
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Men
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Specific patterns of substance use have been found to correlate with an elevated risk of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and mortality by suicide. However, this relationship is multifaceted and influenced by various intersecting factors...

1st International Conference on Drug Research and Policy 2024

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News
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Policy
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Present your work at the 1st International Conference on Drugs Research and Policy 2024!

The global approach to drugs and substance policy is a multifaceted challenge involving numerous nations and organizations. Many United Nations focal...

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