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Participate in Online Survey: Experiences and Needs of Families of Former Members of the UK Armed Forces with Substance Use Problems
The University of York and Adfam would like to invite you to take part in the above-named research project. The project has research ethics approval from the University of York. It is funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT).
The...
Tobacco Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Risks and Challenges
In recent years, the tobacco pandemic’s magnitude and trajectory has shifted away from high-income countries to low- and middle-income countries and so have the tobacco industry’s marketing efforts and tactics.
Research suggests that Sub...
Tobacco Use Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young Adults
It is recognised that smoking and use of tobacco products among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) young adults is higher compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers.
Although it is believed that within the...
Select, Adapt, Evaluate - Violence Prevention Tool
Violence prevention approaches based on the best available evidence are those that have been rigorously evaluated in one or more research studies and found to impact intended outcomes.
Because each setting and each community is unique...
Schools Can Help Every Student Succeed by Using Evidence-Based Programmes and Practices
There has been a call to teach young people social and emotional skills alongside the academic curriculum in schools. Schools are required to promote wellbeing and foster a safe and nourishing environment that caters to the broad range of...
Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity
Early experiences and life circumstances shape prenatal and early childhood development, with powerful impacts on the developing brain and body that shape health outcomes across the life course and can span generations. The preconception...
Hepatitida C Nové modely péče o drogové služby
Infekce virem hepatitidy C (HCV) má vysokou prevalenci u lidí, kteří si v Evropě aplikují drogy injekčně, ačkoli infekci HCV lze předcházet i léčit.
Evropské klinické pokyny doporučují, aby všichni pacienti s chronickým onemocněním...
Zneužívání návykových látek mládeží a souběžné poruchy
70%-80% dospívajících s poruchou užívání návykových látek také projevuje komorbidní psychopatologii, známou také jako souběžné poruchy nebo duální diagnóza. Souběžné poruchy jsou přítomnost jedné nebo více komorbidních psychiatrických...
Planeta Mládež v Chile
Chilianská vláda oznámila vývoj systému "Rozhodněte se žít bez drog" v Chile.
Ředitel Public Space a psychiatr Mariano Montenegro zde popisuje islandský model, který inspiroval "Rozhodněte se žít bez drog". Zdůvodňuje, proč by tato...
GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria
Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) has commenced the training of secondary schools principals in Lagos state, Nigeria on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) for Substance Use Disorders.
Leading on from the first batch of...
February and March Editions of the Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) Monthly Report
The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & YOCFAN team have put together their latest monthly reports outlining the activity being carried out in the drug demand reduction field in Pakistan.
As well as providing details of the different...
Unplugged Newsletter
Evropský zkušební tým pro prevenci drogové závislosti (EU-Dap) sestavil svůj první zpravodaj "Unplugged"!
Cílem projektu EU-Dap je přispět k důkazům týkajícím se účinnosti programů protidrogové prevence. Část práce týmů zahrnovala...
Infografika o pohlaví a alkoholu
Na základě nedávného výzkumu Glasgow Caledonian University, Strathclyde University, SHAAP a Glasgow Centre for Population Health vytvořily infografiku pro řešení stereotypů o mužích, ženách a pití ve Skotsku.
The Society for the Study of Addiction Professorship
The Society’s key goals are to promote effective policy and practice and to support the development of stronger addiction science.
Through its Academic Fellowship scheme, launched in 2012, the Society is enabling high-calibre early and...
Drug Surveillance Using Internet Search Data From Google Trends
Dr Jacques Raubenheimer, from The University of Sydney, presents Drug Surveillance Using Internet Search Data From Google Trends: What are the Possibilities.
The presentation focused on the use of a tool developed by Dr Raubenheimer for...
Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
SAMHSA has launched a new Resource Center that includes a collection of scientifically-based resources for a broad range of audiences
Podcast: Recovery-focused Care Planning
The Collaborate Care Planning Project (COCAPP) studies mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing risk, how to...
A Public Health Approach to Alcohol Use and its Related Harms in Iran
In Iran, alcohol consumption, production, and trade are criminalised for Muslim citizens; however, bootleg alcohol and harmful alcohol consumption is a burden that should not be overlooked.
Currently the Iranian Ministry of Health has...
Infografika zdanění alkoholu
Zdanění alkoholu má obrovský potenciál pro globální zdraví, pro pomoc při dosahování cílů udržitelného rozvoje a také pro významný příspěvek k financování zdraví a rozvoje.
Tato infografika, navržená společností IOGT International...
Youth Perspective on Parental Approaches to Substance Use
Reducing the harms of youth substance use is a global priority. Parents have the potential to play a key role in these efforts. However, it is felt that parents are often unsure about how to address substance use with their children. Parent...
