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Public Health
The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
COVID-19 and the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (South Africa)
COVID-19, along with associated restrictions, has and continues to impact on the access to and provision of health care services. This talk hones in on the impact on services for substance use disorders, presenting new insights arising from...
COVID-19- Alcohol and Tobacco Policies in Africa
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world, governments made crucial decisions in order to reduce the strain on health services experiencing extreme pressure.
One way that some governments chose to reduce this pressure, was to...
The Prevalence and Context of Alcohol Use among Youth Living in Uganda
There is extensive research highlighting the negative short term and long term impact of alcohol use.
Although there is a vast amount of research investigating alcohol use among youth in high-income countries; there is a lack of research...
Telehealth Tips from Turning Point
In the shadow of COVID-19, telehealth has been pushed to the forefront of service delivery. Everyone is working rapidly to establish quality telehealth systems to replace face-to-face therapeutic encounters with clients.
But for some...
The Sale of Alcohol in South Africa During the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic
On the 12th of July, in a bid to reduce the volume of trauma patients so hospitals have more beds open to treat COVID-19 patients, President Cyril Ramaphosa reintroduced the alcohol ban.
South Africa originally introduced a ban on all...
بوٹسوانا میں بیئر پینا اور ٹیکس لیوی
ڈبلیو ایچ او کے مطابق، نقصان دہ شراب کا استعمال بیماری کے عالمی بوجھ کے لئے اہم خطرے کے عوامل میں سے ایک ہے.
پریشان کن رجحانات کے جواب میں ، دنیا بھر کی حکومتوں نے مخصوص ٹیکس عائد کرکے شراب کی مارکیٹ میں مداخلت کی ہے۔
2008 ء میں...
Cochrane Tobacco Addiction: Key Review Summaries
Below are two-page summaries of research carried out by the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction group.
Combined pharmacotherapy and behavioural interventions for smoking cessation
What Influences Pre-teens to Drink Alcohol?
Research has shown there to be a link between heavy drinking in youth and increased risky behaviour and reduced educational effectiveness.
In order to understand the factors that are associated with binge drinking in adolescence and young...
International Youth Day 2020
In 1999, the 12th of August was declared International Youth Day.
Since then, the day has been dedicated to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, universal and equitable...
ڈیجیٹل ہیلتھ: کوویڈ 19 کے دوران غیر متعدی بیماریوں کے ساتھ رہنے والے لوگوں کے لئے صحت کی دیکھ بھال کو برقرار رکھنے کی حکمت عملی
غیر مواصلاتی بیماریاں (این سی ڈی) دنیا بھر میں اموات اور معذوری کی بنیادی وجہ ہیں۔ ان دائمی حالات کا مؤثر انتظام بڑی حد تک مسلسل ، جوابدہ ، قابل رسائی ، اور معیار کی خدمات اور کامیاب مریضوں کی مصروفیت اور خود انتظام پر منحصر ہے۔
ڈیجیٹل صحت...
The Child Welfare Inequalities App
The CWIP App brings together around 16 different datasets at the local authority and neighbourhood level, with a range of features including being able to adjust for deprivation effects using the results from linear models calculated ‘on...
Knowledge Questionnaire on Viral Hepatitis for Drug Service Staff
Summary:
This knowledge questionnaire has been developed by the EMCDDA as part of its initiative to increase access to hepatitis C care through drug services. The main aims of the knowledge questionnaire are:
- to refresh knowledge on...
Webinar on the World Drug Report 2020
This webinar features a presentation of the World Drug Report 2020 by Thomas Pietschmann (UNODC Research Section), one of the authors of the report.
Your Guide to Integrating HCV Services into Opioid Treatment Programs - ATTC Network
The opioid epidemic has resulted in significant increases in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs, accounting for 23% of new infections. HCV is completely curable and testing and treatment are the path to cure. Opioid...
World Hepatitis Day 2020
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer.
There are five main strains of the hepatitis...
Incarceration Impacts Cognitive Performance, and Prisoner Status Matters
Abstract
Globally, incarceration is understood to impoverish the wellbeing of prisoners, but evidence for its impact on cognitive performance is less popular. As most evidence on the criminal justice system has come from advanced western...
نئی ویبینار سیریز: کینیڈا میں صحت عامہ پر کوویڈ 19 کے اثرات
اس وبائی مرض کے کینیڈا بھر میں صحت عامہ پر دور رس اثرات مرتب ہوئے ہیں جن میں منشیات کا استعمال اور صحت کی دیکھ بھال کی خدمات اور معاونت تک رسائی شامل ہے۔
آنے والے مہینوں میں، سی سی ایس اے اور سی سی ڈی یو ایس ایک نئی ویبینار سیریز مرتب کریں...
SSA Qualitative Methods Series
On Friday 6 March 2020, the SSA sponsored a one-day conference on conducting qualitative addiction research.
The resulting videos were released weekly during June and July 2020 and provide a useful resource for any qualitative addictions...
Society for the Study of Addiction Qualitative Methods Series
In a new series to promote interest in, and understanding of, qualitative addiction research, SSA will upload one video every week from the recent qualitative methods conference.
This series will provide a useful resource for qualitative...
ٹریٹ نیٹ فیملی - تربیتی پیکیجز
ٹریٹ نیٹ فیملی ٹریننگ پیکج یو این او ڈی سی ٹریٹ نیٹ تربیتی حکمت عملی کے ایک حصے کے طور پر تیار کیا گیا تھا تاکہ رکن ممالک کو ثبوت پر مبنی منشیات کے استعمال کی خرابی کے علاج اور دیکھ بھال فراہم کرنے کی کوششوں میں مدد مل سکے۔
ٹریٹ نیٹ فیملی...
