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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study
Background
In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...
Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa
Background
Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...
د ارزانه الکولو لپاره هیڅ ځای نشته: د ژوند د خوندی کولو لپاره د ټیټقیمت ارزښت
کتنه
د WHO اروپایی سیمه په نړۍ کې د الکولو د مصرف او د الکولو په اړه د زیانونو اړوند ځینې لوړې کچې لری. د نرخونو سیاستونه او مالیه اخیستل د هغو اغیزمنو اقداماتو څخه دی چې پالیسی جوړونکی یې د دې زیانونو د ځوابولو لپاره کارولی شی، خو دوی...
Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems
In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...
Balance de una década de política de drogas: Avances y Retos
Introducción Según el último Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas publicado por la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC, por sus siglas en inglés) correspondiente al año 2022, alrededor de 284 millones de personas de entre 15 y 64 años consumieron drogas.
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
په روغتیایی او بشری كړكېچ كې د نشه یی توکو ننګونې ته پاملرنه : په نایجریا کې د نشه یی توکو د هر اړخیزې مخنیوی لپاره د پاملرنې په اړتیا کې تنظیمونه
هغه پاڼه چې د ۲۰۲۲ کال د نړیوالې ورځې په نمانځغونډه کې د نشه یی توکو د ناوړه چلند او ناقانونه قاچاق ، د دولتی کور د کنفرانسونو مرکز ، ابوجا ، نایجریا وړاندې شوه.
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Thirteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders.
Learning Outcomes:
• Sensitization to the wide...
Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines
The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.
The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in...
Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s
All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.
The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in...
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
The impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among sexual minorities
This paper aimed to review the literature regarding the impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among Sexual Minorities, with a focus on alcohol, opioids, stimulants, polydrug use, chemsex, cannabis and tobacco, as well as...
په انګلستان کې د ځوانانو ترمنځ د بریښنایی سګرټ کارول ، 2022
د کلیدی موندنو لنډیز
په انګلستان کې د ای سګریټونو پرمختللی ځوان کارول د 11-18 کلن عمر لرونکو 2013-2022 د ASH Smokefree GB سروې په کارولو سره څارل کیږی (د میتودولوژی لپاره ضمیمه 2 وګورئ) ، د تنباکو کارولو کې د بدلونونو او د ای سګریټ...
New psychoactive substances (NPS) - the Irish situation.
This factsheet summarises information and statistics on new psychoactive substances gathered from recent reports on prevalence, treatment, mortality and legislation in Ireland.
Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area
Between March and May 2021, the EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD) project supported the mapping of national prevention systems in European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) area countries.
This briefing describes the rationale and methodology of the...
د زړه ناروغۍ خطرونه او د سګرټ څښلو درملو پریښودو ګټې
پدې پریزنټشن کې ، ویناوالو د سګرټ څښلو درملو کارولو او اغیزو پورې اړوند د نفوس پراساس د دریو کوورټ مطالعاتو لړۍ پایلې راپور کړې. د دې مطالعاتو لومړۍ برخه شواهد وړاندې کوی چې څنګه په اسټرالیا کې د دریو سګرټ څښلو درملو شتون لری (د نیکوتین...
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth
Abstract
Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain.
Objective To examine whether prenatal...