Search
The effects of the cost of living crisis on families and friends of someone with a substance use problem
The impact of addiction on family finances is multiple.
It is therefore no surprise to find that the cost of living crisis is causing additional difficulty and strain to families affected by substance use, adding further complexity to the...
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...
LGBTQ+ People and Alcohol
This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people.
It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
The complexity and challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
This Drug and Alcohol Finding publication addresses a hot topic which generates heated debate- dual diagnosis.
Whether to focus on mental health problems or substance use problems when the patient exhibits both is a long-standing...
Mental ill health and substance misuse: Dual Diagnosis
This paper has been compiled in response to an MLA request on the complex issue of ‘dual diagnosis’ in the context of service provision. Specifically, the paper provides the following:
- An overview of dual diagnosis.
-
Estimated...
Multiple disadvantage and co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.
Substance use and mental health needs are two of the primary concerns for many people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We know that people who experience both issues at the same time (also known as “co-occurring conditions” or “dual...
Guidance on the Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Harms of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances
This document provides guidance on the clinical management of harms resulting from acute intoxication and from the harmful and dependent use of club drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS).
This is an extensive and comprehensive...
From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
Executive summary
The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug-free...
Od ublížení k naději: Desetiletý protidrogový plán na snížení kriminality a záchranu životů
Zde si můžete přečíst 10letý plán vlády Spojeného království na snížení užívání nelegálních drog.
10letý plán je také formální, věcnou odpovědí na nezávislé recenze drog vedené Dame Carol Blackovou a přijímá všechna její klíčová doporučení...
Označování alkoholu energetickými (kalorickými) štítky: důkazy, veřejná podpora, alternativy a širší úvahy o označování štítky
Tento briefing syntetizuje existující důkazy o označování alkoholové energie (kalorií) za posledních pět let (2016–2021).
Tato brífink se zabývá recenzemi v akademické literatuře o dopadu označování alkoholu energetickými štítky, studiemi...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of drugs část druhá: prevence, léčba a zotavení
Část 2 velkého nezávislého přezkumu profesorky Dame Carol Blackové o zneužívání nelegálních drog v Anglii. Publikováno 8. července 2021
Evaluation of the Drink Wise Age Well Programme
The Drink Wise, Age Well programme was delivered over five years from 2015 to 2020 in five intervention areas across the UK.
The project had 4 objectives:
- To raise awareness of the issue of alcohol misuse among people over 50, change...
Women Affected by Domestic Abuse and Someone Else's Substance Use
Executive Summary
Domestic abuse predominantly affects women, and 35 years of experience supporting families affected by substance use has taught Adfam that women are disproportionately affected by the problematic drug or alcohol use of a...
Stav sektoru 2019: Podpora rodin s drogami a alkoholem
Tato zpráva sdílí zjištění z průzkumu Adfam State of the Sector Family Support Survey, který se v roce 2019 dotazoval 117 odborníků a manažerů pracujících ve službách na podporu rodiny v Anglii na současné trendy, vývoj, silné stránky a...
Families, substance use and mental health: Report and Toolkit
Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people with mental health problems, who also misuse drugs or alcohol.
People affected by dual diagnosis often fall through the cracks of public services, and so do their families. Those cracks...
Rodiny v karanténě: Dopady omezení volného pohybu osob v souvislosti s pandemií COVID-19 na rodinu a přátele někoho, kdo má problém s alkoholem, drogami nebo hazardními hrami
V dubnu odpovědělo 241 lidí, kteří se potýkají s problémem přítele nebo člena rodiny s alkoholem, drogami nebo hazardními hrami, na online průzkum organizace Adfam, který se snažil pochopit, jak mohou některé z jejich obvyklých každodenních...
Stepping Up: The Response of Stop Smoking Services in England to the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report, written in partnership with Cancer Research UK, examines the performance of stop smoking services in England during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Points
- The proportion of local authorities commissioning a specialist stop...
Eseje o škodách souvisejících s alkoholem a intervencích
Banka efektivity obsahuje sbírku 45 žhavých témat – esejí napsaných Drogami a alkoholem Findings vysvětlující pozadí a důkazy týkající se témat , která někdy vyvolávají vášnivou debatu.
Jsou oblíbeným způsobem, jak se dostat do tempa v...