UGANDA ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE NEWS LETTER JUNE 2020
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Medical Management of Drug Addiction
The name of the book is Medical Management of Certain Drug Addiction. The book explores alcohol addiction, opioid addiction, and nicotine addiction and the drugs which we would like to use for the management of mentioned narcotic drug...
Fundamentals of Alcohol Treatment: Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 2
FUNDAMENTALS OF ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Time to extract lessons from the five instalments of row 2 of the matrix, exploring key research on the shared elements of effective treatment. Driven by the ‘negative’ findings of a huge US trial, a...
Estándares Nacionales de Prevención del Consumo de Sustancias Psicoactivas
Acorde con los avances científicos en materia de prevención del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y ante la heterogeneidad observada en el diseño de intervenciones preventivas en nuestro país,Se hace indispensable el diseño de políticas...
Better Knowledge for Better Care: Changing Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Narratives in Nigeria
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Better Knowledge for Better Care
Changing Substance Use...
Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Cocaine Politics in Guinea Bissau
New patterns of drug trafficking through Guinea Bissau as a result of COVID-19 are documented in this report covering the destabilizing factors of drug financing, trafficking, and political and military corruption.
Did Payment-By-Results Really Make Things Worse? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell E2
DID PAYMENT-BY-RESULTS REALLY MAKE THINGS WORSE?
Payment-by-results was the UK government’s favoured commissioning mechanism for improving the performance of substance use treatment services - but according to their own yardstick of...
Getting the (treatment) System Right. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell E2
GETTING THE (TREATMENT) SYSTEM RIGHT
Key research on improving local alcohol treatment systems, mechanisms for establishing recovery-generating care with diminished resources. Starts with what has become seen as the ‘bible’ of recovery...
Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 period: May 2020
The aim of this paper is to analyse changes in alcohol consumption since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We show that the frequency of alcohol consumption during COVID-19 is slightly higher for males than it was 2-3 years previously...
Current Alcohol Labelling Practice in Europe
ABSTRACT
The WHO European Region has the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, yet alcohol labelling, a WHO-recommended practice that provides consumer information on the ingredients, nutritional values and harms...
Patrones de consumo de alcohol en adolescentes ecuatorianos: ¿Estilo mediterráneo o anglosajón?
Introducción: Se conoce una práctica del consumo generalizada de alcohol en adolescentes, aunque no el patrón o tipo de consumo más representativo. Objetivo: Identificar por sexo los niveles y los patrones de consumo de alcohol en una...
Why Is England’s Alcohol Caseload Shrinking? An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic Highlight
WHY IS THE ALCOHOL CASELOAD SHRINKING?
The steady decline since 2013/14 in England’s alcohol treatment caseload has worried Public Health England among others. Is it because need for treatment is declining too, or have austerity-driven...
Do we know how to *make* a service engaging and effective? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell D2
DO WE KNOW HOW TO *MAKE* A SERVICE ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE?
Focus is on the section of last week’s matrix cell release which moved on from *describing* effective treatment services to *generating* such services, along the way encountering...
Illicit Drug Trafficking and Use in Libya: Highs and Lows
Following the overthrow of Muammar Gadhafi in 2011, Libya has faced security and economic challenges. Drug trafficking and consumption have also increased significantly over the past years. This report by the U.S. Institute of Peace...
COVID-19 and Increased Alcohol Consumption: NANOS Poll Summary Report
The purpose of this study is to benchmark alcohol and cannabis consumption during the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as drivers of behaviour.
This report highlights the results of a Nanos poll commissioned by CCSA during the COVID-19 pandemic...
How Many Drinkers Should Be in Treatment? An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic
HOW MANY DRINKERS SHOULD BE IN TREATMENT?
What proportion of England’s problem drinkers are in treatment, how far does that fall short of the number who *should* be – and how do we judge ‘should’? Depending on where you draw the line...
The Treatment Organisation Is the Healing Context. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell D2
THE TREATMENT ORGANISATION IS THE HEALING CONTEXT
Seminal and key research on how treatment organisations create an environment affecting whether staff and alcohol-dependent patients realise their potential. Starts with the US resource...
Reducing Alcohol Harm During Self-Isolation Needs a Measured Approach
During this pandemic, people have been forced to adjust their lifestyles in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Lockdowns and restrictions have been imposed in most countries, which has led to pubs, restaurants and bars being shut...
The Most Controversial Issue in Alcohol Treatment. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell C2
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE IN ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Focus is on the section of last week’s matrix cell release which explored the fascinating history of the most controversial issue in alcohol treatment - whether dependent drinkers should...
A Guide for Tobacco Users to Quit
This self-help material was developed based on WHO Capacity Building Training Package 4 entitled “Strengthening health systems for treating tobacco dependence in primary care”. Its target audience are tobacco users. It aims to give advice...
