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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.
Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina
ABSTRACT
Objective. To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Methods. Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method. Participants...
Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea
Abstract
Importance Guidelines recommend that all risk factors for early-onset atrial fibrillation, including lifestyle factors, be proactively managed, considering the poor prognosis of the disease. Not much is known about the...
DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
Summary
War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to safer...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Final Report for Public Consultation
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol...
European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon
The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...
Virtual opioid agonist treatment: Alberta’s virtual opioid dependency program and outcomes
Abstract
Background
Virtually delivered healthcare (telehealth, telemedicine) has the potential to reduce gaps in access to opioid agonist therapy (OAT). Barriers to accessing OAT such as lack of transportation, in-person induction...
Autocontrole numa sociedade estressada – Palestra do Dr. Augusto Cury
Dr. Augusto Cury, em sua palestra no 7º Congresso Freemind, fala sobre como manter o autocontrole numa sociedade estressada e intoxicada digitalmente
Na história do Freemind, duas pessoas foram, são e serão sempre muito importantes: Pad...
Youth drinking in decline
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 20 April 2022: "Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice" by Dr Inge Kersbergen and Dr Laura Fenton from The University of Sheffield.
Pembicaraan Pencegahan APSI
Prevention Talks adalah diskusi online baru yang diselenggarakan oleh APSI dengan pembicara yang akan mengeksplorasi beberapa isu terkini dan dampak potensialnya terhadap penelitian dan praktik pencegahan.
Pembicara akan mewakili berbagai...
Posttraumatic growth following a drug-related death: A family perspective
This paper explores the experience of posttraumatic growth in families who have lost a family member to a drug-related death.
Seven family units (17 participants) were interviewed, and interviews were analysed.
Analyses revealed themes...
Drug Cultures and Policy in Germany, Central Asia and China
This volume emerged from the 25th International Week at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. The contributions it contains are based on papers that examine social work in the areas of drug use and treatment, HIV/AIDS and other...
Tidak ada tempat untuk alkohol murah: nilai potensial dari harga minimum untuk melindungi kehidupan
Ikhtisar
Wilayah Eropa WHO memiliki beberapa tingkat konsumsi alkohol tertinggi dan tingkat bahaya terkait alkohol yang sesuai di dunia. Kebijakan penetapan harga dan perpajakan adalah salah satu langkah paling efektif yang dapat...
Anak-anak Rentan: Penggunaan narkoba di kalangan anak muda dan pengasuh dalam sistem perlindungan anak
Dalam webinar ini, para pembicara melihat penggunaan narkoba di kalangan anak muda, dengan fokus pada 'crossover' anak-anak di perhubungan sistem peradilan pemuda dan perlindungan anak, dan implikasi penyalahgunaan zat pengasuh dalam...
Balance de una década de política de drogas: Avances y Retos
Introducción Según el último Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas publicado por la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC, por sus siglas en inglés) correspondiente al año 2022, alrededor de 284 millones de personas de entre 15 y 64 años consumieron drogas.
Национальный круглый стол по завершенному исследованию распространенности новых психоактивных веществ
Приглашаем специалистов Министерства здравоохранения РК, Министерства внутренних дел РК, Казахского научного центра дерматологии и инфекционных заболеваний, представителей UNODC, UNAIDS, неправительственных организаций, руководителей и врачей региональных Центров психического здоровья.
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study will...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice towards Alcohol Use and its Related Factors among Regular Users
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice towards Alcohol Use and its Related Factors among Regular Users
Kashif Kamran Khan, Amber Shahzadi
EQUIP Research & Development Consultants
Corresponding Author’s Email: equip [dot] r [dot] d [dot] consultants [at] gmail [dot] com
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