All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

New Resource: Time to Act!

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

Time to Act! outlines pragmatic and concrete actions, following the UN General Assembly Special Session 2016 (UNGASS 2016), for prevention of non-medical use of controlled substances, treatment of drug use disorders, social protection and...

Standards for Opioid Use Disorder Care: An Assessment of Nordic Approaches

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Policy

Opioid Use disorder is one of the most challenging forms of addiction facing health care systems around the world. The treatment of opioid dependence is important to reduce its health and social consequences and to improve the well-being...

Alcohol Treatment in Ireland 2011 to 2017

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Data
The Health Resource Board has published its latest bulletin and infographic describing the trends in treated problem alcohol use between 2011 to 2017. 

Alcohol Consumption and Parenthood

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

Families First

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Book
Themes
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.

La prevención en manos de los jóvenes: Herramientas pedagógicas en prevención del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y mitigación de su impacto, para líderes de organizaciones juveniles

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation

El Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social entrega a los jóvenes este documento de prevención y mitigación del impacto del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas (SPA), para que sean los mismos jóvenes quienes den las respuestas adecuadas a...

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

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News
Themes
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...

United Nations Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs

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Format
Website
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Data
Partner Organisation
The UN Synthetic Drugs Toolkit is a group of electronic resources carefully put together by organisations such as UNODC, WHO and INCB.

The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy

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Guide
Themes
Policy
The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy, developed by WHO UNAids UNDP and the International Centre for Human Rights Policy, are a reference tool for policy-makers, lawyers and civil society organisations working to ensure human rights compliance in drug policy.

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