Amid the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, those who consume too much alcohol have further increased their consumption - putting vulnerable children at even greater risk. Children of parents or guardians with alcohol problems are often forgotten victims of the crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects around the world. This has led people to isolation, increasing loneliness and mental health problems. This resulted in some people using alcohol as a health-damaging mechanism during the pandemic.

According to the Institute for Alcohol Studies (IAS), alcohol...

Os pais e a família, em geral, são grandes aliadas da prevenção às drogas

O uso de drogas cada vez mais precoce é uma preocupação mundial, pois além dos inúmeros gastos gerados com o uso de drogas, ainda existem muitas vidas que são perdidas. Por esse motivo, faz-se necessário um olhar para a prevenção do uso, em específico a prevenção que é gerada no seio familiar.

Hoje se busca pela prevenção eficaz, isto é, aquele que traz resultados comprovados de sua eficácia. Neste quesito, a família não só é aliada da prevenção às drogas, segundo o atual levantamento da UNODC, mas nas famílias...

The long-aforemost Friday and happy hour came with friends from work. Go down one, two, three, ten and then you're drunk. More days begin to repeat themselves in the same way, in order to 'forget the problems' or 'feel free from the obligations of the world'.

Behold, the first signs of possible problems with alcohol and its influence on mental health begin.

When we say that, we are not condemning a happy hour with friends – which is extremely healthy for your social life – but the exaggeration and motivation that drives you to numb yourself.

Alcohol is socially accepted, but it is still a...

Freemind and ISSUP Brasil are pleased to promote the Training Program for Tutelary Counselors, conceived and carried out by the Fabris Ferreira Institute and Dr. Luiz Antônio Miguel Ferreira, freemind partners.

The Fabris Ferreira Institute is a law firm with a high degree of specialization in the areas of Childhood and Youth, People with Disabilities, Education and Civil, recognized by institutions of national and international scope.

The Institute was created to fill a gap in the market and also meet constitutional and legal commands, focusing on the training, training and training of...

“Uma pessoa madura não dá as costas para seu conflito, seja qual for, mas, aprende a transformar o caos em oportunidade criativa, bem como aprende a escrever os melhores textos da sua vida, ainda que com lágrimas, nos dias mais dramáticos da sua história.”
Cury (2012)

Para quem se destina este programa?

• Todas as pessoas que estejam dispostas em aprender a lidar com suas emoções
• Pessoas que queiram ser multiplicadoras deste programa.
• Qualquer pessoa que almeje o seu autodesenvolvimento.
• Profissionais da Assistência Social, Cultura, Educação, Esporte, Saúde e outras áreas.
• Pais

O...

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'Listen First’ (Ouça primeiro) é uma iniciativa para aumentar o apoio à prevenção do uso de drogas que se baseia na ciência e é, portanto, um investimento eficaz no bem-estar de crianças e jovens, suas famílias e suas comunidades. Ouvir as crianças e os jovens é o primeiro passo para ajudá-los a crescer com saúde e segurança.

Listen First foi lançado em 2016 durante a Sessão Especial da Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas (UNGASS) sobre o Problema Mundial das Drogas. Tudo começou como uma campanha de prevenção de drogas com base científica para aumentar a conscientização sobre...

O abuso de álcool e outras drogas e as audiências de custódia

O abuso de álcool e outras drogas é um complexo e frequente problema de saúde, cujos efeitos vão além daquele que abusa dessas substâncias, alcançando o sistema de saúde, as famílias e a sociedade em geral, tanto que, no ano de 2012, o 2º Levantamento Nacional de Álcool e Drogas (II LENAD) apontou ser o álcool a droga que "contribui com cerca de 10% para a toda a carga de doença no Brasil" e aquela "que mais gera violência familiar e urbana" [1].

Esse mesmo levantamento apontou a maconha como a droga ilícita de maior consumo...

Concerned, from the scientific point of view and the formulation of public policies, with the lack of transparency in the dissemination of conflicts of interest by organizations that disseminate information in the media about alcohol use in Brazil, researchers from the City University of New York, UNIFESP and the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa published text in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. They warn that omissions and failures to disclose conflicts of interest put public health at risk.

The article focuses attention on the Health and Alcohol...

Dr. João Paulo Becker Lotufo, friend and partner of Freemind and ISSUP Brazil, invitesyou to participate in the Brief Course on Smoking for pediatricians during the II Day of the Working Group of Alcohol and Drugs of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics. The course has the support of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, Society of Pediatrics of São Paulo, Brazilian Medical Association and University Hospital of USP. Dr. Edson Liberal of the SBP will be present at the opening.

Classes will last 20 minutes on October 29 at 7:00 pm ( Brasilia Time). The topics to be addressed will be:...

The misuse of licit and illicit drugs is a serious public health problem that affects all countries in the world in a worrying way. It is estimated that between 2005 and 2006, approximately 200 million individuals have consumed illicit drugs, corresponding to almost 5% of the world population in the age group between 15 and 64 years.

In this scenario, the most consumed drugs are: marijuana, amphetamines, opiates and cocaine.

In relation to licit substances, the situation is no less worrying: harmful alcohol consumption accounts for almost 4% of all deaths worldwide, being the leading cause...

Are you "Maria goes with the others"?

My grandmother used to say, "Who mixes with pigs, bran eats."

And we have the translation of Psalm I that says, "Tell me who you're hanging out with and I'll tell you who you are."

Rodrigo Flaire and Claudemir dos Santos, in this video, want to talk about it!

A scientific research, with methodology on "The influence of friends on drug use among adolescents" was developed by 2 researchers from USP - University of São Paulo and the scientific article was published in 2014 showing how to quantify this influence.

Really, friends involved with drugs...

Everyone remembers a teacher who marked his own life. What made it unforgettable? Why was it etched in the memory?

I imagine the biggest reward a teacher can get is finding a former student after many years and hearing something like, "wow, you've made a difference in my life." After all, isn't it the teacher's goal to make a difference to his students? The contents given, for the most part, will be forgotten and perhaps nothing left over the years, except for this mark that the teacher managed to leave.

Asking current teachers about the teachers who marked their lives, everyone had some...