The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme is the jewel in the crown for Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C).
Launched in 2018, the Programme has had an unprecedented global impact with Scholars on six continents completing a wide...
Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various...
Αρκετές εκθέσεις έχουν περιγράψει μια αυξανόμενη επικράτηση της χρήσης παράνομων ναρκωτικών στο Αφγανιστάν, με αναγνώριση της πρόσφατης μετάβασης από τους παραδοσιακούς τρόπους κατανάλωσης που περιλαμβάνουν εισπνοή και κατάποση από...
There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary...
Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances –...
Η κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης COVID-19 έχει δοκιμάσει τις υποδομές δημόσιας υγείας, ιατρικής και δημόσιας ασφάλειας των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών (ΗΠΑ) με πρωτοφανείς τρόπους. Ως σημείο εστίασης για τη δημόσια υγεία στις κοινότητές τους...
Brasil foi eleito para assumir a vice-presidência do Grupo de Peritos sobre Redução da Demanda de Drogas junto à Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA) nos anos 2022-2023. A decisão ocorreu na última terça-feira (08.11), durante o 72º...
Every child has a right to a life free from harm within a community that supports them and their family to thrive.
But does every child get to experience these rights?
Join Starlings Community and their partners at Family Advocacy...
Over the past 25 years, there has been a significant focus on the need to address young people’s health and behaviour as a major and necessary part of the school curriculum.
The objectives for prevention have to include effective...
This webinar highlights findings from SAMHSA’s guide titled, Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse, which explores evidence-based, community-level strategies to prevent alcohol misuse.
Following an overview of...
Alcohol is a discretionary, non-essential product that causes over 200 health conditions.1 The harm that alcohol causes to health, society and the economy is already well-known. However, the damage caused to the environment, sustainable...
Brief interventions are recognized by WHO as an effective measure to help people quit tobacco, reduce or stop alcohol use and increase physical activity. They can also help to achieve and maintain healthy eating behaviours and...
Relatively little is known about how risky drinkers attempt to moderate their drinking in the absence of specialist support. The broader literature has identified multiple potential strategies that people use to cope with...
Οι διαταραχές χρήσης ουσιών αποτελούν μείζον παγκόσμιο πρόβλημα δημόσιας υγείας, το οποίο αποδίδεται σε μεγάλο βαθμό στην επακόλουθη συννοσηρότητά τους με άλλες παθήσεις. Η μελέτη αυτή είχε ως στόχο να διερευνήσει τον...
Importance Substance use disorders are associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) use and challenges engaging with primary care services.
Objective To examine 5-year health care engagement and utilization...
Documento del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social de Colombia donde se presenta por primera vez un análisis de orden nacional consolidado de los cuatro censos de habitantes de la calle, contrastados con otras fuentes de información...
This month on November 9th, 2022, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) DDR Partners meeting offered a discussion on quality assurance and included two presentations:
O uso de drogas lícitas e ilícitas traz risco à vida das pessoas e provoca perdas de milhões de dólares na economia de diversos países todos os anos. Os acidentes de trabalho tornam-se mais prováveis, o trabalhador já não é tão produtivo...
