All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?

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Book
Themes
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy

Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...

World Drug Day in Togo

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News
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Policy

As part of the celebration of June 26 ..
THE NGO RAPAA.. made a passage in the television program La Poz de la TVT with the participation of a member of the CNAD 

Yesterday, June 26, the NGO RAPAA also hosted a program in Ewe language with...

Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.

Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...

Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Prevention
Quality Assurance
Policy
Treatment
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Mental Health

The guide specifically focuses on tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing trauma-informed approach and...

The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Quality Assurance
Policy
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.

METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: In the favourable political climate of the mid-2010s, the standards for Assessment & Selection of Prevention programmes Issued from the Review of EDPQS (ASPIRE) were developed to support project planning in drug prevention.

M...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

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