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Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Children and Young People Exposed Prenatally to Alcohol - Clinical Guidelines
Alcohol consumption in pregnancy has the potential to cause significant fetal damage. It is estimated that approximately 3.2% of babies born in the UK are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, though the guidance says currently few...
Competition to Attend an International Summer Leadership Academy for Alcohol Harm Prevention, 2019
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Postsecondary Education Partnership—Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) are offering students the opportunity to take part in the seven-day international Summer Leadership Academy for...
Intention to Reduce Drinking Alcohol and Preferred Sources of Support
Although rates vary from country to country, harmful alcohol use can be considered a global public health concern. The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is the world's largest annual survey of substance use.
A recent study, published in the Journa...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Therapeutic Relationships Matter for Young Clients Too
Amalgamation of research findings for the American Psychological Association finds that the relationship between therapists and young clients and their parents matters nearly as much as in adult therapy. Practice recommendations will aid...
Quality Measurers of Therapeutic Communities for Substance Dependence: An International Collaborative Study Survey in Latin America
Abstract
Background
In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment...
How to Deliver Effective Opioid Substitute Treatment in Prisons
This webinar focuses on:
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Overcoming organisational and cultural issues
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Stabilisation and assisted withdrawal
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Retox and continuity of care
Presenters:
Dr Joss Bray, Clinical Lead for Drug and Alcohol Treatment in the...
2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and Therapy, May 13-14, 2019 Prague, Czech Republic
2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and Therapy
May 13-14, 2019 Prague, Czech Republic
Theme: An understandable look at the dilemma of Addiction
Addiction 2019 Web page:http://addiction.alliedacademies.com/
Addiction...
Call for Applications for the SPR Sloboda and Bukoski Cup
Significant advances in prevention science are often due to a team of individuals working closely together across many years. In recognition of the importance of the collaborative process to the field, the Society for Prevention Research...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Guidance on Some of the Trickiest Decisions Therapists Have to Make
It’s a dilemma for all therapists and counsellors - how much to disclose about yourself. Another difficult decision is when to directly confront what is happening then and there in therapy. A review for the American Psychological...
The UN SDG Action Awards
The United Nations Development Programme is accepting nominations for the Sustainable Development Goal Action Awards.
Annual Report: Use of Narcotics in City of Lahore
The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & Youth Council for Anti Narcotics (YOCFAN) have published the latest annual report on the use of narcotics in Lahore.
The report gives an overview of the current situation in Lahore and outlines the...
پوڈ کاسٹ: پرائمری کیئر آبادیوں میں مختصر الکحل مداخلت کی تاثیر
کوچرن ڈرگز اینڈ الکوحل گروپ ان جائزوں میں مہارت رکھتا ہے جو دیگر چیزوں کے علاوہ، شراب کے خطرناک یا نقصان دہ پینے کو کم کرنے کے طریقوں کا جائزہ لیتے ہیں.
ان جائزوں میں سے ایک میں پریکٹیشنر کی طرف سے فراہم کردہ مختصر مداخلت وں کے ثبوت وں کو...
Barriers in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
The US is experiencing a public health crisis. In the US in 2016 alone, there were over 63,000 drug poisoning deaths. Despite these concerning figures, it is estimated that fewer than 20% (3.8 million) receive treatment and for those who do...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
The National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week links students with scientists and other experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends.
Click here for fr...
ویب سائٹ: مسئلہ زدہ مادہ کے استعمال والے لوگوں کے لئے زندگی کی دیکھ بھال کا اختتام
یہ ویب سائٹ شراب اور منشیات کے دیگر مسائل میں مبتلا افراد کے لئے زندگی کی دیکھ بھال کے اختتام پر دو سالہ تحقیقی پروگرام سے تیار کردہ وسائل پیش کرتی ہے. تحقیقی پروگرام اپنی نوعیت کا پہلا پروگرام تھا جس میں مختلف نقطہ نظر سے موجودہ مشق اور...
#StigmaMakesMeFeel - Adfam's Campaign to Raise Awareness of Stigma Experienced by Families Affected by Substance Use
Adfam is launching a new campaign #StigmaMakesMeFeel, to tackle the stigma experienced by families affected by drugs and alcohol.
From societal attitudes about substance use to unhelpful remarks from friends, stigma is rife and causes...
Pricing of Tobacco Products During, and After, the Introduction of Plain Packaging
In 2016 the UK government introduced a policy that required factory-made cigarettes and roll your own tobacco to be sold in plain packaging with pictorial and text warnings.
However, there was reluctance from tobacco companies to “make the...
Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union
The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...
Treatment Gap, Help-Seeking, Stigma and Magnitude of Alcohol Use Disorder in Rural Ethiopia
Abstract
Background
Although alcohol use disorders contribute a high proportion of population disease burden, the treatment gap is large, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To narrow this gap, contextually relevant evidence...
Useful Meeting with Colombo Plan Representative on 18 January, 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation staff had a great meeting with the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific-Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) representative Mr. Mohammad Ayub Senior Advisor/Treatment...
