The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments
Summary What is already known about this topic? Medicaid enrollees smoke cigarettes at a higher rate than do privately insured U.S. residents (25.3% versus 11.8%). Comprehensive state Medicaid cessation coverage has the potential to reduce...
Screening of risks arising from the consumption of drugs using the ASSIST (Alcohol, smoking and substances involvement screening test) in primary care patients
Overview Aim: The objective is to estimate the prevalence of consumption risk of drugs and patterns of consumption in primary care. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional multicenter study. Site: Five health centres in the area south of Madrid...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
Webinar: The Surgeon General Report - A Public Health Approach
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources. Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital resource...
Early Warning at the Global Level: The UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS
Presenters:
Conor Crean, Scientific Affairs Officer, Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Martin Raithelhuber, Illicit Synthetic Drugs Expert, Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
D-Healthylife Interdisciplinary Co-Creation Workshop in Barcelona
As part of the d-HealthyLife initiative EIT Health Campus is offering a full day co-creation workshop.
Impact of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use on the Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia
This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of...
Methamphetamine-Type Stimulant Use in Lao PDR
Abstract Background Methamphetamine is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in several Southeast Asian countries, including the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-cultural context...
Vulnerability for Alcohol Use Disorder and Rate of Alcohol Consumption
"Binge drinking" may be more prevelent in individuals with an increased vulnerability to alcohol use disorder (AUD) and could act as an early warning indicator.