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Looking Back: A retirement interview with Jeff Lee

Format

Opinion piece, commentary

Themes

Prevention

Treatment

Health promotion

Recovery Support

Mental Health

Policy

Harm reduction

Jeff Lee is well known in the field of drug demand reduction and is a founding figure in the creation of ISSUP. For over four decades, Jeff has played a major role in drug prevention and has undertaken and managed projects in more than 80 countries around the world. Jeff finally retired in March from his role as a Senior Consultant for ISSUP. In a quick chat with Jeff, he offers us a glimpse into his successful career, lessons learned, upcoming adventures and hopes for the future.

ISSUP founder and Senior Consultant Jeff lee speaking at the United Nations in Vienna

Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use

Publication Date

23 مې 2022

Format

Video and audio recordings

Themes

Treatment

Practice

Mental Health

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 23 May 2022: "Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use" by Dr Amy Chandler and Annie Taylor from the...

Care for co-occurring heavy alcohol use & depression

Publication Date

21 جون 2022

Format

Video and audio recordings

Themes

Treatment

Mental Health

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 21 June 2022:

"‘I’m just getting the impression I have to sort myself out’: How people with co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression describe the care...

Alcohol and suicide

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Mental Health

Practice

Prevention

Drinking alcohol can increase someone's risk of dying by suicide. This is connected to both the impact of long-term alcohol use and the immediate effects of drinking.

Samaritans and Suicide Prevention Consortium have conducted research...

د DECCA لوی لارښودونه

Publication Date

23 دسمبر 2021

Format

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

Themes

Family

Health promotion

Mental Health

Prevention

Public health

Partner Organisation

ISSUP United Kingdom

د الکول ، مخدره توکو او تمباکو په اړه د ډاونلوډ وړ معلومات.

Health Matters: Smoking and Mental Health

Publication Date

26 فبروري 2020

Format

Website

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Mental Health

Practice

Public health

It is well documented that people with severe mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. Smoking reduces physical wellbeing and is a key modifiable risk factor for health inequality.

Despite this...

د هغو کسانو لپاره چې په شدیده روانی ناروغۍ اخته وی د سګریټ د بندیدو مداخله

Publication Date

8 اپریل 2019

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Mental Health

Practice

Treatment

دا ښه مستند دی چې هغه خلک چې د دماغی روغتیا سخت مسایل لری د عمومی خلکو په پرتله د سګرټ څکولو امکان لری. سګرټ څکول فزیکی روغوالی کموی او د روغتیا د نابرابرۍ لپاره یو مهم خطری عامل دی. د دې سره سره، د روانی روغتیا د ښه والی د برخې په توګه د...

د سګرټ څکول د هغو کسانو لپاره چې سخت روانی روغتیا لری د سګریټ د بندولو مداخله

Format

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

Themes

Health promotion

Mental Health

Public health

Treatment

هغه خلک چې د دماغی روغتیا جدی مسئلو تجربه یې کړې ده د زیات نفوس په پرتله درې چنده زیات د سګرټ څکولو امکان لری.

دا لنډیز، د انفوګرافی سره، د سګرټ څکولو د بندولو مداخله د هغو کسانو لپاره تشریح کوی چې د دماغی روغتیا سخته محاکمه لری.

په دې...

د ادفم سروې : د کورنۍ د ملاتړ د سکتور حالت

Format

News

Themes

Addiction

Mental Health

Practice

Public health

ادفم د نشه یی توکو او الکولو د کورنۍ د ملاتړ د برخې د معاینې او د ادفم د وکالت او د کار د اثر په اړه د مهمو معلوماتو چمتو کولو لپاره یوه مهمه سروې ترسره کوی.

Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy

Publication Date

28 نوومبر 2018

Format

Book

Themes

Addiction

Evaluation

Mental Health

Policy

Prevention

Public health

Treatment

Recovery Support

The Scottish Government has released the new Alcohol and Drugs Strategy, which aims to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. There were a record 934 drugs-related deaths in Scotland in 2017...

Alcohol Occasionals: Seminars 2013–2018

Publication Date

12 نوومبر 2018

Format

Book

Themes

Evaluation

Health promotion

Mental Health

Policy

Practice

Prevention

Almost a fifth more alcohol is sold per adult in Scotland than in England and Wales. It is believed 1 in 4 people drink at hazardous or harmful levels and in 2016 alone there were over 1,200 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland.

Scottish...

Dying for a Drink

Publication Date

26 اکتوبر 2018

Format

Book

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Evaluation

Mental Health

Policy

Practice

Prevention

Public health

Treatment

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.

Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in excess...

Alcohol and Mental Health: Policy and Practice in England

Publication Date

1 اپریل 2018

Format

Book

Themes

Addiction

Mental Health

Policy

Practice

Treatment

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective help from either alcohol or mental health services. National...

Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances

Publication Date

11 دسمبر 2016

Format

Book

Themes

Addiction

Health promotion

Mental Health

Prevention

Public health

Statistics

Treatment

A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...

د دماغی روغتیا او د مادې استعمال : د ټولګی لپاره د مخنیوی لارښودونه

Publication Date

29 نوومبر 2016

Format

Book

Themes

Addiction

Health promotion

Mental Health

Practice

Prevention

Public health

Treatment

په دې وروستیو کې د لارښود ADEPIS یوه تفصیلی خپرونه خپره شوې ده چې موخه یې د ښوونځی د تنظیم په دننه کې د کار کولو لپاره د عملی لارښودونو چمتو کول دی چې د ماشومانو او ځوانانو د روانی روغتیا د مسئلی د مخنیوی لپاره د مادې د ناوړه چلند د پایلې...

غوښتنلیکونه اوس د څېړنې د نوښت د بسپنې لپاره پرانیستی دی

Format

News

Themes

Mental Health

Policy

Public health

Treatment

د الکولو د څېړنې بریتانیا اوس د 2 0 1 6 / 1 7پروګرام لپاره د څېړنې نوښت بسپنه غوښتنلیکونه منی . د سږ کال د پروګرام تمرکز نن درملنه او رغونه ده. د الکولو خدماتو سکتور او د درملنې او بیا رغیدو دواړو ته نږدی کیدل په تیرو څو کلونو کې د پام وړ...