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Building resilience in survivors of sexual exploitation: The role of children in activities implemented by NGOs in Uganda
Abstract
Children are increasingly affected by sexual exploitation (SEC), and the subsequent hardships arising out threaten their lives. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of trauma or other significant sources of...
Applied Prevention Science International Celebrate Prevention Week
May the 8th-14th is National Prevention Week!
Every day APSI will be highlighting one of their Prevention Nuggets, Prevention Talks and Prevention Portraits, all focused on one specific prevention theme.
Head on over to APSI website t...
Peer-facilitated treatment access for hepatitis C: The Live Hep C Free project
This article explores the lessons learned during the implementation of a peer-facilitated hepatitis C virus hepatitis C testing and treatment access project called the Live Hep C Free project in contributing to micro-elimination efforts.
...د ځوانو لویانو په مینځ کې یوځای الکول او چرس کارول: د خپریدو ، نمونو ، روانی ټولنیزو اړیکو ، او پایلو یوه پراخه بیاکتنه
خلاصه
الکول او چرس عموما د ځوانو لویانو لخوا کارول کیږی ، او د دواړو موادو کارول ، په ځانګړی توګه په ورته وخت کې ، د دې نفوس په مینځ کې عام دی. د یوځای الکول او چرس (SAM) کارولو خپریدو ، نمونو ، اړیکو او پایلو پوهیدل د مداخلو خبرولو...
په هغو کسانو کې چې نشه یی توکی پیچکارۍ کوی د بکتریا شدید مکرونه : د انجکشن اړوند د نمو د خرابیدو رول
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شالید
د امریکا د انجکشن د درملو د کارولو د اوسنی اپیلیا په لړ کې ، د عامې روغتیا د زیانونو د کمولو ستراتیژی په دودیزه توګه د زیات استعمال مخنیوی او د وینې د اخته شوی ورایلې د انتقال کمولو ته پاملرنه کړې ده. په تیره لسیزه کې په...
UNODC Training for Albanian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders
UNODC organized a training for 19 Albanian policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders from 12-14 April 2022 in Tirana, Albania. Participants from the Ministries of Health and Social Protection, Education...
Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood
Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood.
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...The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe
Summary
Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the...
په لویدیځ افریقا کې د الکول پورې اړوند زیانونو مخنیوی لپاره چمتووالی ارزونه
د الکول پورې اړوند زیان په نړیواله کچه او په ځانګړی توګه په لویدیځ افریقا کې مخ په زیاتیدونکی اندیښنه ده. په هرصورت ، په ټیټ سرچینو ترتیباتو کې د الکول پورې اړوند زیانونو مخنیوی لپاره چمتووالی ارزولو لپاره وسیلې نشته. دا څیړنه په لویدیځ...
Final Evaluation Report of Capacity Building for Effective Implementation of UPC Core Course in NDDCB Preventive Staff, Sri Lanka
Alcohol and suicide
Drinking alcohol can increase someone's risk of dying by suicide. This is connected to both the impact of long-term alcohol use and the immediate effects of drinking.
Samaritans and Suicide Prevention Consortium have conducted research...
UPC Community-Based Prevention Implementation Systems: Training report
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Adverse childhood experiences and related outcomes among adults experiencing homelessness
People who are homeless experience significant physical, mental and social challenges that are linked with poor health and functioning. Rates of substance use issues, mental health difficulties, injury and chronic disease are significantly...
Alcohol-attributable burden of cancer in Argentina
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Introduction
Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for several types of cancer. Alcohol consumption levels in Argentina are among the highest in the world, and malignant neoplasms are the second cause of death in the country...
Take-Home Naloxone and the Prevention of Deaths from Heroin Overdose
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid drugs like heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine and buprenorphine, and is an important aid in preventing drug-related deaths.
Overdose deaths are often witnessed and can be...
Implementing and Evaluating the UPC to Promote Capacity Building among Drug Demand Reduction Practitioners in Nigeria: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
BACKGROUND
There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first...
Defining and implementing evidence-based practice: Reading list
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