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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
New Trends in Education and Training Programs in Addictions at the Higher Education and University Levels
BACKGROUND
A broad range of professionals, training opportunities, and regional differences exist in the addiction study field worldwide. This educational variety poses a challenge in proposing a precise classification of study programs at...
AddictologyIssue 4/2021
The Master’s in Drug Dependence at the University of Barcelona: Historical Perspective and Future Challenges
BACKGROUND
The two-year, multidisciplinary Master’s in Drug Dependence (MDD) at the University of Barcelona was created in 1986, after some years of offering shorter seminars. It was a response to the heroin crisis of the 80s and 90s and...
AddictologyIssue 4/2021
Alcohol Consumption from a Social and Economic Perspective: A Review Study
BACKGROUND
Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social...
AddictologyIssue 3/2021
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Online Lifelong Education Course Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders for Physicians in the Czech Republic: Study Protocol
BACKGROUND
The course Prevention of Harmful Substance Use and Addiction Treatment is an integral and mandatory part of postgraduate medical education in the Czech Republic. Its aim is to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and...
AddictologyIssue 3/2021
DECCA үлкен бағыттауыштары
Алкоголь, есірткі және темекі туралы жүктелетін ақпарат.
Normalisation Process Theory
Theories are important tools in the health and social science world. However, it is important to consider how they are formed and how they inform everyday practice.
In this paper, the authors discuss the Normalisation Process Theory...
Profesionalización y fortalecimiento del campo laboral en reducción de la demanda
Coordinado por Livia Edegger, directora adjunta de la International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), los especialistas en este panel hablaron sobre la importancia de crear y robustecer la fuerza laboral en la reducción de la...
New Zealand Announces Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan
New Zealand is making history with the launch of a bold Smokefree Action Plan that aims to reduce daily smoking prevalence to less than 5 percent for all population groups across the country by 2025.
The aim of the new plan is to...
Perspectives of healthcare providers, service users, and family members about mental illness stigma in primary care settings: A multi-site qualitative study of seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe
Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care settings comparing the attitudes of healthcare providers and experiences of...
Strategies Adopted by Addiction Facilities during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Support Treatment for Individuals in Recovery or Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review
This review aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and actions adopted by addiction facilities to support and maintain treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
ДДҰ-ның маңызды дәрі-дәрмектер тізіміне темекі шегуді басатын екі жаңа дәрі-дәрмек қосылды
Екі жылда бір рет Дүниежүзілік денсаулық сақтау ұйымы (бұдан әрі – ДДҰ) ДДҰ сарапшылары аса маңызды деп санайтын негізгі дәрілік заттардың үлгілік тізімін (EML) жариялайды .
Тiзiмнiң мақсаты республикада болуы тиiс дәрiлiк заттардың түрi...
Alcohol energy (calorie) labelling: Evidence, public support, alternatives, and wider labelling considerations
This briefing synthesises existing evidence on alcohol energy (calorie) labelling, spanning the past five years (2016-2021).
This briefing covers reviews in the academic literature about the impact of alcohol energy labelling, studies and...
Пандемиядан кейінгі алдын алу және емдеу саласындағы сын-тегеуріндер (Аргентина-Чили-Мексика-Перу)
ISSUP Аргентина Латын Америкасындағы халықтың осал топтарының, оның ішінде балалар мен жасөспірімдердің өмір сүру сапасына пандемиядан алынған оқшаулану мен әлеуметтік алшақтықтың үлкен әсерін, соның салдарынан психикалық денсаулықтың...
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...
Босанғанға дейінгі дәрілік заттар әсерінің өмір бойы салдары
Бұл вебинар нәрестелердің нашақорлықтың ана препараттарынан шығу мәселелерін, сондай-ақ жаңа туған нәрестелер кезеңінен тыс проблемаларды зерттеді.
Жаңа туған нәрестелердің есірткі алуы көбінесе ана апиынына жатқызылады, бірақ басқа да...
Smoking and drinking- Selected articles from the journal of alcohol and alcoholism
The featured articles investigate the association of smoking products and alcohol consumption, identify causes and influences, and explore therapeutic avenues and cessation interventions.
Free to access until 31 January!
Articles
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Considerations for Virtual Services and Supports for Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders [Policy Brief]
The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) in partnership with the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Canadian Psychological Association and Canada Health Infoway, collected national data on the experience and...
Study: Combined treatments are the most effective to stop smoking
This is a study, led by the University of Bristol, and published in Addiction Journal. It was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the research partner of the NHS, public health and social care.
The most effective...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Behaviour and Preference Changes in Relation to Selected Anabolic Androgenic Substances and Steroids: A Research Study
BACKGROUND: In December 2019, a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2 or COVID-19) broke out in China. The virus spread rapidly throughout the country and around the globe. In an effort to prevent the spread...
AddictologyIssue 2/2021
Biographic Burden and Initiation into the Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants from the Perspective of Users: The Qualitative Arm of the ATTUNE Research Study in the Czech Republic
BACKGROUND: The Czech Republic has a long tradition of methamphetamine use. Less is known about the circumstances of initiation into its use at the level of individual users. The aim of the research was to analyse the biographic burden...
AddictologyIssue 2/2021