Policy
Magnitude of Substance Use in India
The National Survey assesses the extent and patterns of substance use in India.
National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
Wastewater analysis is widely applied internationally as a tool to measure and interpret drug use within national populations, with the current national program in Australia representing world best practice. The National Wastewater Drug...
Webinar: Multi-Level Prevention Strategies to Address Teen E-Cigarette Use
E-cigarettes are now the most commonly used form of tobacco among youth in the US. As traditional cigarette use among youth has declined, e-cigarette use has steadily increased.
The EPA Congress in 2019
The European Psychiatric Association Congress in 2019 is guided by the Congress motto, Psychiatry in Transition – Towards New Models, Goals and Challenges.
Tasmania Drug Trends 2019: Methamphetamine Use, Markets and Harms
The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) are ongoing illicit drug monitoring systems which have been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2000, and form part of...
The Alcohol Change UK Conference 2019
There are many factors which affect alcohol harm including pricing, availability, marketing, treatment accessibility and quality, and drinking cultures. But as well as forming part of the problem these factors offer potential solutions.
Refocus on Recovery
Refocus on Recovery 2019 aims to advance the field of recovery research and to create an international community of influence.
World No Tobacco Day
Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tob
5th Annual CBC Conference, Behaviour Change for Health: Digital and Other Innovative Methods
The UCL Centre for Behaviour Change (CBC), in collaboration with the UCL Institute for Digital Health, is delighted to confirm its fifth behaviour change conference.
The 5th annual CBC conference will invite academia and industry to present on health-related behaviour using digital/not digital and hybrid technologies.
A Protocol for a Tobacco Free Detox Unit
Though it has become mandatory for public health facilities to become smoke-free it has been difficult to implement this policy in particular in detox, drug and alcohol units and mental health units.
Particularly complex in-patients in detox units have smoking patients objecting to a smoke free environment, commonly flout regulations, become argumentative and often self-discharge.