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Substance use issues affecting specific groups, considering their unique risk factors and needs.
Challenging Stigma: Tackling the Prejudice Experienced by Families of Drug and Alcohol Users
Stigma and drug use have been associated for a long time, and in recent years they have been popular topics of debate and the focus of a growing body of research. But in the same way that families have often been absent in other drug policy...
Becoming Visible: The Somali Community and Substance Use in London
In 2006 Adfam was awarded a three year grant by the Department for Communities and Local Government to work with the Somali community around substance use and family support in London. Becoming visible gives an overview of the issues...
Women Are Drinking as Much as Men
Alcohol-related disorders are traditionally seen as predominately affecting males. New research has found, however, that women now consume as much alcohol as men and, as a result, are doing increasing amounts of harm to their bodies. The...
L'oppio conquista villaggi remoti in Afghanistan
L'Afghanistan è il principale produttore mondiale di oppio illecito. Questo video ci porta in un remoto villaggio nel nord-est dell'Afghanistan, dove le famiglie si incontrano per il loro rituale quotidiano di fumo di oppio. Le donne nel...
Crescere diseguali: differenze di genere e socioeconomiche nella salute e nel benessere dei giovani. Studio sul comportamento sanitario nei bambini in età scolare (HBSC)
Questo libro è l'ultima aggiunta a una serie di rapporti sulla salute dei giovani dello studio Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC): uno studio transnazionale collaborativo dell'OMS che ha fornito informazioni sulla salute, il...
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