All Resources for 'Public Health'

Standardized Indicators for National Drug Information Networks in the Caribbean

Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Supply & Market Disruption
Partner Organisation

This guide, developed by and for persons working in member states of the Caribbean, presents a model set of indicators to countries desiring to standardize the way that they organize, collect, and report drug-related information for their...

Guidelines on the Management of Co-Occurring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings

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Format
Website
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

First published in 2009 and updated in 2014 the  Guidelines on the Management of Co-Occurring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings are offered in tandem with an online training...

Evaluating Clinical Stop‐Smoking Services Globally: Towards a Minimum Data Set

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health

Abstract

Background and aims

Behavioural and pharmacological support for smoking cessation improves the chances of success and represents a highly cost‐effective way of preventing chronic disease and premature death. There is a large...

Pompidou Group Prevention Prize 2018

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

Applications for the Pompidou Group Prevention Prize are now open. The Pompidou Group is the Council of Europe’s drug policy cooperation platform.

The Prevention Prize is awarded to highlight excellent drug prevention projects that have...

Alcohol and Stress Activation of Microglia and Neurons: Brain Regional Effects

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Mental Health
Public Health

Abstract

Background

Cycles of alcohol and stress are hypothesized to contribute to alcohol use disorders. How this occurs is poorly understood, although both alcohol and stress activate the neuroimmune system—the immune molecules and...

Glossary of Terms Used in Drug Policy

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

A glossary of drug policy terminology produced by the Drug Policy Network South East Europe is now available in English and Spanish. 

The Drug Policy Network South East Europe (DPNSEE) is an initiative of NGOs from the countries of South...

Maternal and Paternal Cannabis Use during Pregnancy and Risk of Psychotic Symptoms in the Offspring

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health

Abstract

Background

Cannabis use has repeatedly been associated with psychotic symptoms, with persistent risks beyond the direct effects of exogenous cannabinoids. However, it remains unknown whether cannabis use during pregnancy is a...

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