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The effects of the cost of living crisis on families and friends of someone with a substance use problem
The impact of addiction on family finances is multiple.
It is therefore no surprise to find that the cost of living crisis is causing additional difficulty and strain to families affected by substance use, adding further complexity to the...
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...
LGBTQ+ People and Alcohol
This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people.
It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
The complexity and challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
This Drug and Alcohol Finding publication addresses a hot topic which generates heated debate- dual diagnosis.
Whether to focus on mental health problems or substance use problems when the patient exhibits both is a long-standing...
Mental ill health and substance misuse: Dual Diagnosis
This paper has been compiled in response to an MLA request on the complex issue of ‘dual diagnosis’ in the context of service provision. Specifically, the paper provides the following:
- An overview of dual diagnosis.
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Estimated...
اختلال متعدد و همکاری در مصرف مواد و شرایط سلامت روان.
مصرف مواد و نیازهای سلامت روان دو مورد از نگرانی های اصلی برای بسیاری از افراد تجربه چند اختلال است. ما می دانیم که افرادی که هر دو مسئله را در یک زمان تجربه ( همچنین به عنوان "شرایط همکاری رخ می دهد" یا "تشخیص دوگانه" شناخته می شود) پیدا...
Guidance on the Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Harms of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances
This document provides guidance on the clinical management of harms resulting from acute intoxication and from the harmful and dependent use of club drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS).
This is an extensive and comprehensive...
از آسیب تا امید: یک برنامه ده ساله مواد مخدر برای کاهش جرم و نجات جان انسان ها
خلاصه اجرایی
طرح 10 ساله دولت بریتانیا برای مبارزه با مواد مخدر غیر قانونی مجموعه از چگونه ما در حال انجام بیش از هر زمان دیگری برای قطع عرضه مواد مخدر توسط باندهای جنایی و دادن افراد مبتلا به اعتیاد به مواد مخدر مسیر را به یک زندگی مولد و...
برچسب زدن انرژی الکل (کالری): شواهد، حمایت عمومی، جایگزین ها، و ملاحظات برچسب زدن گسترده تر
این جلسه توجیهی شواهد موجود در مورد برچسب زدن انرژی الکل (کالری) را سنتز می کند، که در پنج سال گذشته (2016-2021) را در بر می گیرد.
این جلسه توجیهی را پوشش می دهد بررسی در ادبیات دانشگاهی در مورد تاثیر برچسب زدن انرژی الکل, مطالعات و نظر...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of drugs part two: prevention, treatment, and recovery
Part 2 of the major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England. Published 8 July 2021
ارزیابی برنامه چاه سن عاقلانه نوشیدنی
برنامه "نوشابه عاقلانه" در طول پنج سال از سال 2015 تا 2020 در پنج حوزه مداخله در سراسر بریتانیا تحویل داده شد.
این پروژه 4 هدف داشت:
- برای افزایش آگاهی از موضوع سوء استفاده از الکل در میان افراد بالای 50 سال، تغییر نگرش، کاهش ننگ،...
زنان مبتلا به سوء استفاده خانگی و مصرف مواد شخص دیگری
خلاصه اجرایی
سوء استفاده خانگی عمدتاً زنان را تحت تاثیر قرار می دهد و 35 سال تجربه حمایت از خانواده های آسیب دیده از مصرف مواد به آدفام آموخته است که زنان به طور نامتناسبی تحت تاثیر استفاده مشکل ساز از مواد مخدر یا الکل یک دوست قرار دارند...
State of the Sector 2019: Drug and Alcohol Family Support
This report shares the findings from Adfam's State of the Sector Family Support Survey which in 2019 asked 117 practitioners and managers working in family support services in England about current trends, developments, strengths and...
Families, substance use and mental health: Report and Toolkit
Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people with mental health problems, who also misuse drugs or alcohol.
People affected by dual diagnosis often fall through the cracks of public services, and so do their families. Those cracks...
Families in Lockdown: The Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Family and Friends of Someone with an Alcohol, Drug or Gambling Problem
In April, 241 people coping with a friend or family member’s alcohol, drug or gambling problem responded to an online survey by Adfam which sought to understand how some of their usual daily challenges associated with addiction- fear...
Stepping Up: The Response of Stop Smoking Services in England to the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report, written in partnership with Cancer Research UK, examines the performance of stop smoking services in England during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Points
- The proportion of local authorities commissioning a specialist stop...
Essays on Alcohol-related Harm and Interventions
The Effectiveness Bank features a collection of 45 hot topics – essays written by Drug and Alcohol Findings explaining the background and evidence relating to topics which sometimes prompt heated debate.
They are a popular way to get up to...