The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
EUDA webinar: Preventing substance-related crime in the community — how can we provide safer and healthier environments?
Objective: To discuss prevention strategies aimed at reducing violence and crime related to substance use in Europe.
Day 3, 11:00 - 12.30, ISSUP, Investing in Public Health
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024. Moderator: Joanna Travis-Roberts - ISSUP Chief Executive Presentations: Hamad AlGhaferi - Public Health of Addiction Michal Miovsky - Example of fully functioning digital national...
Call for applications: Health Research at the Nexus of Humanitarian Crises and Climate Change
The Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and partner organizations will host a Global Forum on Humanitarian Health Research (GFH2R) inclusive of public webinars and an in-person meeting in May 2025...
World Health Organization Risk Drinking Levels Among Mandated College Students: Associations With Alcohol Use, Mental Health, and Academic Performance
The World Health Organization (WHO) uses risk drinking levels (low, moderate, high, and very high risk) as a measure for reducing alcohol consumption in clinical trials. However, these levels have not been specifically evaluated for...
Why Do Only Some Cohort Studies Find Health Benefits From Low-Volume Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Study Characteristics That May Bias Mortality Risk Estimates
This study looks at how certain factors in research can skew the results when estimating the health effects of drinking small amounts of alcohol. These biases can affect public health advice and shape how people view alcohol’s potential...
Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE)
Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE) is a central collection of CDC-reviewed communication materials and educational resources about opioid misuse, addiction, treatment, and overdose prevention for state, territorial, and local health...
Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023
This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.
Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduction and access to treatment are essential...
OLWENGO: Harm reduction step forward in Kenya's drug policy
https://www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/star-blogs/2024-08-21-olwengo-harm-reduction-step-forward-in-kenyas-drug-policy/ Recently, the Woman Representative of Nairobi County, Hon Esther Passaris, had a key consultative meeting with...
2024 UNODC World Drug Report Highlights, brief reflections
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
