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Public Health
The organised efforts of governments, health systems, and communities to prevent substance-related harms, promote wellbeing, and improve population health outcomes. A public health approach focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction, while also addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence substance use. It relies on surveillance data, evidence-based interventions, policies, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce the overall burden of substance use disorders and promote healthier communities.
College Students’ Perspectives on an Alcohol Prevention Programme and Student Drinking
There are a number of interventions designed to reduce harmful levels of alcohol consumption among college students.
In order to design effective programmes, it is important to understand the attitude of students towards these kinds of...
The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM) in Scotland
The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM, also known as ‘Planet Youth’) is a community-based approach aiming to prevent young people’s substance use through reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors.
A new team, based in Dundee...
The rapidly changing composition of the global street drug supply and Its effects on high-risk groups for COVID-19
The majority of street drugs, in some cases more than ninety-five percent, now have multiple toxic adulterants. This research review brings to the attention of public health officials, addiction medicine specialists, treatment officials, therapists, and the general public the alarming increase of dangerous toxic adulterants being added to street drugs and their potentially lethal synergistic effects.
Best Practices for Integrating Medical Students Into Telehealth Visits
Abstract
Telehealth has become an increasingly important part of health care delivery, with a dramatic rise in telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth visits will continue to be a part of care delivery after the...
Virtual Twelve Step Meeting Attendance During the COVID-19 Period A Study of Members of Narcotics Anonymous
Abstract
Objectives:
Face-to-face meetings are key components of Twelve Step (TS) fellowships’ support of members’ abstinence. Home confinement during COVID-19 made this less feasible. Our objective was to ascertain whether a transition...
Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021.
NAADAC members and non-members are i...
Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Reading List
Here is a range of resources that discuss ways to support people with substance use issues who are in contact with the justice system.
Sildenafil and Suicide in Sweden
Abstract
Much theory asserts that sexual intimacy sustains mental health. Experimental tests of such theory remain rare and have not provided compelling evidence because ethical, practical, and cultural constraints bias samples and results...
Alcohol Use Among Nigerian Students
According to the World Health Organisation, Nigeria ranks second on the list of African countries for heavy episodic drinking.
Despite concerning figures, the picture is less clear when analysing particular populations, such as university...
Alcohol: A Public Health Issue
The Journal of Public Health has put together a selection of papers that highlights some of the most cited alcohol-related research published in the Journal of Public Health in recent years.
The collection starts with articles examining...
Exploring International Approaches to Tackling Localised HIV Outbreaks
This webinar seeks to highlight and share international perspectives on tackling local HIV outbreaks.
Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of a Mobile Application Design for Smoking Prevention
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Our research was based on the BUS model, which provides guidelines for developing mobile applications for health. This model is supported by theories of behavior change, user-centered design, and social marketing...
Tobacco Webinar Series: Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?
ISSUP are pleased to present the first of three Webinars on the topic of Tobacco Use. This first Webinar was organised in collaboration with ISSUP India and centres on 'Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?'
Institute of Alcohol Studies: Alcohol Knowledge Centre
The IAS Alcohol Knowledge Centre is home to an extensive library of information – infographics, factsheets and a host of related resources – about alcohol.
Topics covered:
- Alcohol across society
- Availability
- Consumption
- Health
- Marke...
UNODC Presents the Concept of the Survey of Kazakhstan’s High-Risk Drug Use
4 March 2021, Online Consultation on initiation of the Survey in Kazakhstan on High-Risk Drug Use took place via Zoom Teleconference Platform.
More than 25 representatives of governmental, non-governmental stakeholders in the Republic of...
Integrating Patient Perspectives in the Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Address Chronic Pain and Heavy Drinking in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients in an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital Setting
Abstract
Background
Chronic pain and heavy drinking are conditions that commonly co-occur among primary care patients. Despite the availability of behavioral interventions that target these conditions individually, engagement and...
Alternatives to Imprisonment for Drug Users
ISSUP India, in collaboration with ISSUP, organized a webinar on alternatives to incarceration for persons with substance use disorders and opportunities for interventions along the justice system.
Why harmful drinkers reject change coping & cognition in maintaining heavy drinking
Abstract
Public Health England identifies approximately 600,000 dependent drinkers as the target treatment population. However, they identify an additional 1.3 million ‘harmful’ drinkers who do not have serious dependency but are drinking...
Internet‐Based Therapy versus Face‐To‐Face Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Non‐Inferiority Trial
Abstract
Background and aims
Most people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are never treated. Internet‐based interventions are effective in reducing alcohol consumption and could help to overcome some of the barriers to people not seeking...
The Role of Public Organisations in Providing Assistance to Users of Psychoactive Substances: The Experience of Ukraine
ISSUP Ukraine are excited to present their Webinar on the role of public organizations in providing assistance to users of psychoactive substances, specifically focusing on the experience of Ukraine for the last 10 years.