Policy

Alcohol and NCDs – Harm and Solutions: Factsheet

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IOGT International

IOGT International has released a new factsheet to illustrate how alcohol fuels the global NCDs tsunami – based on the latest scientific evidence – and to outline cost-effective solutions for change.

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Contemporary Asian Drug Policy: Insights and Opportunities for Change

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RAND

This report aims to help inform policymakers and the public by describing the illicit drug situation for selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations + 3 countries (China, Japan, and South Korea).

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Gender and Alcohol Infographics

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Glasgow Caledonian University, Strathclyde University, SHAAP and Glasgow Centre for Population Health

Based on recent research, Glasgow Caledonian University, Strathclyde University, SHAAP and Glasgow Centre for Population Health, have produced infographics to tackle stereotypes about men, women and drinking in Scotland.

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Alcohol Services: Responding to Diversity

London, United Kingdom, 14 June 2019

The Drug and Alcohol Research Centre conference will take place at Middlesex University on Friday 14th June. This year we are looking at the needs of diverse communities for alcohol (and other substances) service provision.

The needs of diverse communities for alcohol treatment services are not well understood from the literature or from existing population data.

Online Survey: What do you think about cannabis policy?

This study investigates what members of the public think about issues related to cannabis policy, including things like legalisation and decriminalisation. Anyone can take part as long as they live in the UK and are aged over the age of 18.

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The Society for the Study of Addiction Professorship

The Society’s key goals are to promote effective policy and practice and to support the development of stronger addiction science. Through its Academic Fellowship scheme , launched in 2012, the Society is enabling high-calibre early and mid-career addictions researchers to develop further and they are now pleased to launch our new ‘SSA Addictions Professorship’ scheme to further strengthen addictions research in the UK. The ‘SSA Addictions Professorship’ scheme will create new addictions professorial positions in

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Public Health England Annual Conference 2019

Coventry, United Kingdom, 10 September 2019

Public Health England looks forward to welcoming around 1500 participants to the Public Health England Annual Conference 2019, representing the wide range of organisations working together to improve the health of the public.

The Fifth Annual Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health

Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 21 October 2019

The 5th International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH2019) is an event that will explore the complex and diverse intersections of law enforcement and public health.

The event is set to take place in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 21st-23rd October and will present a Conference Program that will address three main areas:

Involving Service Users in Mental Health Policy Making

Lancaster, K., Seear, K., Treloar, C., & Ritter, A. (2017). The productive techniques and constitutive effects of ‘evidence-based policy’ and ‘consumer participation’ discourses in health policy processes. Social Science & Medicine, 176, 60-68.

Publication Date

22 January 2017

There has been increasing support for the engagement of people who use mental services in the process of policy improvement. It would seem to make sense that those most directly affected by policy responses should have their views represented. This brings in to question the alternate forms of ‘evidence’ that can be used as part of evidence-based practice.

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