education

National Alcohol & Drugs Education Conference 2018

21 June 2018

Liverpool

United Kingdom

Evidence-based best practice in alcohol and drugs education: empowering young people to make healthy choices in the classroom and beyond.

A day for professionals to hear from leading experts on the latest research on alcohol and drugs prevention, attend a choice of workshops on evidence-based programmes and receive planning and evaluation advice for effective PSHE.

Workforce Development: Is There a Paradigm Shift?

Scientific article

18 October 2017

This editorial examines whether training and education in the addictions field has considerably made a difference in workforce development. It concludes that transformational change has not occurred because beyond training and education, a...

Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education

News

Mentor UK, an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education. The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools and...

“No Alcohol Is Recommended, but . . .”: Health Care Students’ Attitudes about Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy

Scientific article

15 May 2017

Abstract Canadian findings suggest that health care providers require further training and education to support their work preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). However, the knowledge and training of health care students in...

Health Care Students’ Attitudes about Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy

Scientific article

14 November 2017

Abstract This article explores medical, midwifery, and nurse practitioner students’ attitudes about women who may consume alcohol throughout their pregnancies. Twenty-one health care students responded to a scenario-based vignette...

Smoking during Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study

Scientific article

30 October 2016

Abstract Aims: Tobacco is a major cause of disease and mortality in modern times. The risk of smoking in pregnancy is a serious threat to the development and future health of an unborn child. The aim of this study was to explore the...

Dual Disorders: A New Way to Think about Addiction?

Scientific article

8 September 2017

Despite a growing evidence base and numerous policy changes, the association between addiction and other mental health problems is often ignored. It remains that many patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) also have Other Psychiatric...

Marijuana and Alcohol Use as Predictors of Academic Achievement

Scientific article

6 April 2017

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND We tested the effect of initiating marijuana and alcohol use at varying frequencies on academic indices. METHODS In a sample of 26,475 grade 9-12 students with at least 2 years of linked longitudinal data from year 1 (Y1...

SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit

Book

25 January 2016

This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers...

Parental Socioeconomic Status and Teenage Smoking Rates: What's the Link?

Scientific article

24 January 2017

In what way is parental socioeconomic status associated with nicotine dependence in children? This is the question a new study conducted in Norway aimed to find out. The study measured parental socioeconomic status by looking at their level...