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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.
Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...
ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...
Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...
The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies
BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...
Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals
Sexual and gender minority individuals face marked disparities in substance use.
This narrative review explores research on substance use in sexual and gender minority communities. The authors define the sexual and gender minority...
The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people
Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.
European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments
The European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national...
Webinar: "People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention"
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document
In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth.
The UNODC...
Increase in driving after cocaine use in Spain: a cross-sectional dataset analysis for 2021
Objective: Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs impairs skills essential for safe driving, increases the risk of being involved in a traffic accident and is particularly prevalent in Spain. The aim is to assess the prevalence...
Жапониядағы қазіргі темекі шекпейтіндер арасында қыздырылған темекі бұйымдарынан екінші жақты аэрозоль әсері мен тыныс алу симптомдары арасындағы ассоциация: көлденең зерттеу
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Мiндеттерi Қыздырылған темекi өнiмдерiнен (HTP) екiншi рет аэрозольдi әсер ету мен қазiргi темекi шекпейтіндер арасында тыныс алу симптомдары арасындағы бiрлестiктi зерттеу.
Көлденең зерттеуді жобалау .
2021 жылғы 8-26...
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository
Кения мектептерінде ерте жасөспiрiмдер үшiн ғылыми негiзделген алдын алу интервенциясын (keepin' it REAL) зерттеу
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Кениядағы бастауыш сынып оқушыларының көбі алкогольді және басқа да есірткіні қолдану туралы хабарлағанымен, мектептер үшін дәлелді алдын алу іс-шараларына, әдетте, қол жетімді емес. Жаһандық деңгейде жаңа параметрлер мен...
“Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people”
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .
The Impact of Alcohol Availability Interventions
Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case.
In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and...
How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain
A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity.
Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by...
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