Quality in School Substance Use Prevention: How Difficult is it to Implement a Real System of Quality Control?
ISSUP Lebanon are pleased to present their webinar on the topic of quality in school substance use prevention.
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‘Dangerous Data’: Drinking after Dependence Revisited. An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic
‘DANGEROUS DATA’: DRINKING AFTER DEPENDENCE REVISITED
Updates an exploration begun two months ago of the history of research on controlled drinking as a treatment goal. Developed along the way, if you read it back in January, try...
Institute of Alcohol Studies: Alcohol Knowledge Centre
The IAS Alcohol Knowledge Centre is home to an extensive library of information – infographics, factsheets and a host of related resources – about alcohol.
Topics covered:
- Alcohol across society
- Availability
- Consumption
- Health
- Marke...
UNODC Presents the Concept of the Survey of Kazakhstan’s High-Risk Drug Use
4 March 2021, Online Consultation on initiation of the Survey in Kazakhstan on High-Risk Drug Use took place via Zoom Teleconference Platform.
More than 25 representatives of governmental, non-governmental stakeholders in the Republic of...
Pattern and Determinants of Alcohol and Tobacco Co-Use and its Relationship with Smoking Cessation in Hong Kong
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Alcohol and tobacco are often used together. Studies have shown that some biological factors contribute to the concurrent use of alcohol and nicotine. There have been comparatively few studies that document the...
Scholarships for the International Network on Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Other Drugs
INEBRIA offers the possibility to apply for scholarships to attend virtually or in-person to the INEBRIA 2021 conference for professionals with genuine interest in expanding alcohol screening and brief interventions in their countries.
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Women Affected by Domestic Abuse and Someone Else's Substance Use
Executive Summary
Domestic abuse predominantly affects women, and 35 years of experience supporting families affected by substance use has taught Adfam that women are disproportionately affected by the problematic drug or alcohol use of a...
Road Traffic Injuries and Substance Use among Emergency Department Patients in the Dominican Republic and Peru
Objective: To report demographic and substance use characteristics and risk of road traffic injury (RTI) from alcohol use, cannabis use, and combined use in a sample of emergency department patients from two countries in Latin America and...
Controlled Drinking Aim no Less Successful Than Aiming for Abstinence. An Effectiveness Bank Analysis
CONTROLLED DRINKING AIM NO LESS SUCCESSFUL THAN AIMING FOR ABSTINENCE
Using achievement of controlled drinking (including abstinence) as its yardstick, a comprehensive review and amalgamation of research findings concludes that even among...
Cannabis in Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
One of the first evidence-based scientific references for both medical providers and non-medical persons with an interest in the issue. Marijuana expansion has failed every metric as it relates to public health and safety and this book...
Association of Children’s Mode of School Instruction with Child and Parent Experiences and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic — COVID Experiences Survey, United States, October 8–November 13, 2020
Summary
What is already known about the topic?
COVID-19–associated schooling changes present stressors to children and parents that might increase risks to mental health and well-being.
What is added by this report?
In a probability...
E-book: "Parents in Prevention" - volume 1
An E-book to support people to keep children and adolescents safe and free from problems related to the use of alcohol and other drugs.
In an increasingly fast-paced and dynamic world, more and more people suffer pressures, stress and...
Joint Effects of Alcohol Use, Smoking and Body Mass Index as an Explanation for the Alcohol Harm Paradox: Causal Mediation Analysis of Eight Cohort Studies
Abstract
Background and Aims
Lower socio‐economic status (SES) is associated with higher alcohol‐related harm despite lower levels of alcohol use. Differential vulnerability due to joint effects of behavioural risk factors is one...
Integrating Patient Perspectives in the Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Address Chronic Pain and Heavy Drinking in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients in an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital Setting
Abstract
Background
Chronic pain and heavy drinking are conditions that commonly co-occur among primary care patients. Despite the availability of behavioral interventions that target these conditions individually, engagement and...
Plan for the opening of the National Unit of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) Kazakhstan
The ISSUP Kazakhstan team is pleased to welcome you to the upcoming opening ceremony of the National Unit of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) Kazakhstan, which will be held online April 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m...
Alternatives to Imprisonment for Drug Users
ISSUP India, in collaboration with ISSUP, organized a webinar on alternatives to incarceration for persons with substance use disorders and opportunities for interventions along the justice system.
Why is the record so poor? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix row 5
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The first cell of row 5 presented a catalogue of negative evaluations of attempts to treat problem drinking among sentenced offenders in Britain, a record also seen...
The Short-Term Impact of 3 Smoked Cannabis Preparations versus Placebo on PTSD Symptoms: A Randomized Cross-Over Clinical Trial
Abstract
Importance
There is a pressing need for development of novel pharmacology for the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Given increasing use of medical cannabis among US military veterans to self-treat PTSD...
Using Nutrition to Promote Addiction Recovery
In this article Khary Rigg, Ph.D and Kelly Miller, NTMC introduce us to the importance of nutrition in addiction recovery and highlight some practical, evidence-based actions to consider when advocating for nutritional interventions in recovery care.
Nutrition in Addiction Recovery: Reading List
It is not uncommon for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) to experience conditions which make healthy eating and proper nutrition more challenging.
