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Building Capacity in Tobacco Control by Establishing the Eastern Europe Nurses’ Center of Excellence for Tobacco Control
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Properly educated nurses delivering evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment could contribute to improving health and reducing regional disparities in tobacco-related disease and death in Central and Eastern...
Associations between Tobacco Use Patterns and Demographic Characteristics of Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Youth: Results from a Nationwide Online Survey
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Youth are at risk for tobacco use, and previous research has pointed to increased vulnerabilities associated with sexual minority identity. For example, LGB youth have increased odds for using tobacco than their...
Training Program for Guardianship Counselors
Freemind and ISSUP Brasil are pleased to promote the Training Program for Tutelary Counselors, conceived and carried out by the Fabris Ferreira Institute and Dr. Luiz Antônio Miguel Ferreira, freemind partners.
The Fabris Ferreira...
10 passos para a liberdade – Dr. Augusto Cury – Programa Freemind
“Uma pessoa madura não dá as costas para seu conflito, seja qual for, mas, aprende a transformar o caos em oportunidade criativa, bem como aprende a escrever os melhores textos da sua vida, ainda que com lágrimas, nos dias mais dramáticos...
Treatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders
Abstract
Immigrants are considered at risk of psychological distress and therefore involvement in substance abuse, due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. Further, there is lower treatment engagement, a higher dropout rate...
Listen First: The Science of Patience
Listen First is a UNODC initiative to support happy, healthy and happy family relationships.
This video demonstrates how patience makes children feel cared for and loved and is key in creating meaningful relationships and good...
Motivations for Treatment Engagement in a Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program: A Qualitative Study
Abstract
Aims:
The aim of this study was to explore perspectives on motivations for treatment engagement from substance use disorder (SUD) clients in a long-term residential rehabilitation program.
Design and Methods:
A...
Building Strength and Resilience during the COVID 19 Pandemic A Focus on Parents with Substance Use
Hendree Jones, Professor UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Executive Director UNC Horizons presents on work developed in summer 2020 regarding helping parents cope.
Moving Beyond 'People First' Language- A Glossary of Contested Terms in Substance Use
Language is powerful in shaping view and opinions about groups of people.
By changing the way we discuss substance use issues, we can start to reverse harmful stereotypes about addiction.
Drug use is heavily stigmastised. People who use...
MCA Alcohol & Covid Webinar 11 November 2020
The MCA Alcohol and Covid Free Webinar took place at 12.30pm on Wednesday 11 November 2020 in the UK.
The next MCA Annual Symposium is on the theme of 'Interventions & Recovery' on 17 November 2021 at the British Medical Association...
Reitox National Focal Points’ Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reitox is the European information network on drugs and drug addiction created at the same time as the EMCDDA.
Members of the Reitox network are designated national institutions or agencies responsible for data collection and reporting on...
State of the Nation
The third edition of NZ Drug Foundation annual report on how New Zealand is dealing with alcohol and other drugs was published in December 2020.
The aim of State of the Nation is to provide a backdrop against which we can assess the impact...
"International standards of treatment of disorders related to the use of narcotic substances"
"International standards of treatment of disorders related to the use of narcotic substances"
(hereinafter referred to as the Standards) is the result of joint work of the UNC and WHO aimed at providing support to member states in the...
El Impacto de las Drogas en el Lugar de Trabajo
Our recently released short video, The Impact of Drugs in the Workplace, is now available in Spanish!
El impacto ambiental de las drogas... Conozca la verdad.
Our recently released The Environmental Impact of Drugs... Know the Truth short animated video is now available in Spanish!
Factores Protectores
Our recently released Protective Factors video is now available in Spanish!
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