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The Demand for Alcohol in South Africa The sale, dispensing and distribution of liquor was prohibited in the nationwide lockdown on levels 5 and 4 (DMA, 2002; Amendment Regulations 2020:22). The alcohol ban that was imposed during these...

Summary In Mexico, excessive alcohol consumption represents one of the main public health challenges at the national level. Although there are a number of intervention strategies that seek to affect this problem, there is also a large gap...

Why don't they just stop using drugs then? Making the case for trauma and ACE informed substance use services. Andrew has developed trauma and ACE informed approaches in North Wales and other parts of the UK and Ireland during the last five...

Don't let alcohol kill your enjoyment of life February 18 – National Day to Combat Alcoholism Data from the latest National Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (II Lenad), carried out by UNIFESP, in São Paulo, reveal the worrying dimension of...

ORGANISATIONS SET THE CONTEXT FOR CRIME-REDUCING TREATMENT Key studies teasing out organisational-level influences on treatment for drinking problems which aims to reduce crime and safeguard family and community. In the context of a market...

HOW CAN YOU PRIORITISE THE CHILD WHEN YOUR PATIENT IS THE PARENT? Guidance insists child welfare is paramount, even if your client is not the child, but their parent. The temptation is to sideline this uncomfortable but important work...

A study by Unifesp identified that the Ministry of Health's school prevention program reduces the initiation of alcohol use by adolescents. Adolescents who participated in the program's classes were 22% less likely to initiate alcohol use...

This report shares the findings from Adfam's State of the Sector Family Support Survey which in 2019 asked 117 practitioners and managers working in family support services in England about current trends, developments, strengths and...