ATI Panel at the Freemind/ISSUP Brazil Congress 2022
ISSUP’s chair Melody Heaps will be presenting on alternatives to incarceration today, 17 June, at 4 pm local time at the Freemind/ISSUP Brazil Congress.
Brazil
Alcohol consumption in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic
"Alcohol consumption in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: Epidemiology and opportunities for public policies” by Dr. Zila van der Meer Sanchez, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São...
Massive open online course for Brazilian healthcare providers working with substance use disorders: Curriculum design
Abstract Background: Interpersonal and technical skills are required for the care of people living with substance use disorders. Considering the applicability and usability of online courses as continuing professional education initiatives...
UNODC realiza treinamento sobre uso de substâncias psicoativas para formuladores de políticas
O Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC), deu início na segunda-feira (21), à capacitação sobre natureza, prevenção e tratamento de transtornos relacionados ao uso de drogas, em uma reunião fechada para autoridades, em...
Pesquisa revela poder de compra de bebidas alcoólicas por adolescentes no município de Santos, São Paulo, Brasil.
This research was supervised by the Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, through the Alcohol and Drug Research Unit - UNIAD with the support of the Paulista Association for the Development of Medicine (SPDM) in partnership with the...
Bullying Involvement and Substance Use among Brazilian Students
Abstract Objective: Although bullying involvement has been associated with adolescent substance use, most of this evidence comes from high-income countries. Little is known about substance use among perpetrator-victims in low- and middle...
Cigarette Flavors, Package Shape, and Cigarette Brand Perceptions
Abstract Objective: In 2012, a new Brazilian regulation prohibited the use of flavor additives in tobacco products. To better understand the potential impact of this regulation, this study examines how flavor descriptors on cigarette...
Trends in Mortality Rates Where Alcohol Was a Necessary Cause of Death in Brazil, 2000–2013
Abstract [ABSTRACT]. Objective: To analyze trends in mortality due to diseases and conditions fully attributable to alcohol in Brazil. Methods: This was an ecological time-series study. Proportional, specific, and age-standardized mortality...
Crack Cocaine Users Views Regarding Treatment with Contingency Management in Brazil
Abstract Background Contingency management (CM) has recently shown efficacy in promoting abstinence and retention in treatment among crack cocaine users in Brazil. However, partially because of unawareness and resistance among health care...
'Virado': A New Method of Crack Consumption in Brazil
Crack emerged in the late 1980s in Brazil. This emergence was a critical moment for public health; the growing AIDS epidemic led intravenous cocaine users to migrate toward crack use to avoid the use of injection drugs. At the same time...
