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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Child Mental Health Problems Increase Risk of Addiction, Study Finds
A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) suggests there to be a correlation between childhood psychiatric disorders and an increased risk of developing addiction in adulthood.
...Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) presents its Principles of Adolescent Drug Addiction Treatment.
The document focuses exclusively on the realities of substance use among youth (12 to 17 years).
Illegal substances...
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention
This guide presents information on raising children to be drug free.
It includes:
- An overview of substance use among youth, with a focus on how it can affect academic performance
- Drug descriptions
- Risk factors that could make...
Ұлыбританияның денсаулық сақтау саласының мамандары Англияда алкогольге ең төменгі баға белгілеуге шақырады
Денсаулық сақтау саласының аға мамандары Вестминстерге алкогольдің ең төменгі бірлік бағасын енгізуге және Англияда сусындар жарнамасын қыспаққа алуға шақырады.
Олар алдағы бес жылда алкогольді көп тұтынумен байланысты бауыр проблемалары...
New Consensus Document For Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine
A new Consensus Document from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) appears in the new edition of the Journal of Addiction Medicine.
The document provides practical, evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of drug...
E-Cigarettes Less Addictive Than Traditional Cigarettes, Study Finds
E-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes, according to a new study published in the journal Preventative Medicine.
That said, around 75% of e-cigarette smokers still consider themselves to be dependent on their use.
...SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers...
What’s New in Addiction Prevention for Young People?
2017 UNODC World Drug Report
Now in its 20th year of publication, the UNODC World Drug Report for 2017 is now available.
It consists of 5 accessible booklets:
Booklet 1 provides a summary of the subsequent 4 booklets. It also discusses the policy implications of...
ДДҰ-ның алкоголь, есiрткi құралдары және нашақорлық мiнез-құлқы бойынша форумы
Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?
This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the U...
Факт парағы: Халықаралық нашақорлыққа және заңсыз саудаға қарсы күрес күні
Бiрiккен Ұлттар Ұйымы Бас Ассамблеясының 1987 жылғы желтоқсандағы 42/112 қарарымен енгiзiлген және 1988 жылдан бастап жыл сайын байқалып келедi, бүгін есiрткiнi терiс пайдалануға және заңсыз айналымға қарсы 29-шы Халықаралық күн атап...
European Drug Report 2017
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has recently released its European Drug Report for 2017. The document offers an overview of the drug situation across the continent. It covers drug supply and use as well...
Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction Program Development, 2nd ed.
The Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Development is an annual publication by the U.S. Department of State primarily for its Embassy personnel abroad to guide in the development of substance use prevention and treatment programming...
Community Convening Guide: Substance Use Prevention, Screening, and Early Intervention
A key objective of Facing Addiction’s Action Agenda is to spread the awareness and adoption of youth prevention activities in your communities, examples of which include evidence-based prevention programming highlighted in the 2016 U.S...
Personality-Targeted Substance Use Interventions: Do They Work?
Do high-risk pupils benefit more so from psychological interventions than standard drug education initiatives?
Much research suggests there are, in fact, a number of significantly positive effects associated with the former.
What is...
Preventing Violence Through Alcohol Consumption Reduction Measures
The World Health Organization has released a series of briefings on violence prevention. Of particular interest is Chapter 3: Preventing Violence by Reducing Availability and Harmful Use of Alcohol.
‘Harmful use of alcohol is a major...
Prevention and Treatment for Drug Use in Rural Settings
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders.
Its...
Мектепке негізделген есірткі құралдарына тиімді білім беруді енгізу тәртібі
Алдын алу стандарттарын жаңарту мәселелері бойынша техникалық консультациялар өткізу
Бұұ Есірткі және қылмыс жөніндегі басқармасының (ЮНОДК) есірткінің алдын алу және денсаулық сақтау бөлімінің бастығы Гилберто Герра Венадағы ЮНОДК штаб-пәтерінде «Алдын алу стандарттарын жаңарту бойынша техникалық консультациялар»...
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