Background

Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few studies have explored young people’s help-seeking behaviours to address substance use concerns. To address this gap, this study explored how youth perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

Participatory action research methods were used by partnering with BC youth (under the age of 30) from across the...

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A Secretaria Executiva da Comissão Interamericana para o Controle do Abuso de Drogas (ES-CICAD) está buscando manifestações de interesse de especialistas no campo de alternativas ao encarceramento e integração social para serem treinados como Master Trainers para a entrega do currículo de Gerenciamento de Cuidados de Caso internacionalmente. Após a conclusão bem-sucedida do treinamento de treinadores, esses Master Trainers serão incluídos na lista de instrutores do Case Care Management e podem ser contatados para ministrar o treinamento quando agendado. Caso tenha interesse...

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 the higher education and university levels to meet the criteria of quality control-based treatment for those in need.

AIM

This study aimed to reflect the broad spectrum of professionals integrated into the addiction field and propose a matrix of training and study programs at the higher education and university levels, organising their...

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 Spain’s longstanding alcohol and smoking problems. Addressing the situation required specialised professionals, and a specific curriculum for drug dependence did not exist. As far as we know, the MDD is the longest-running programme of its kind in Europe.

AIMS

To describe briefly the conceptualisation and development of this master’s programme.

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A prática atual da graduação em viciaologia para estudantes de medicina em faculdades de medicina dentro e fora da Europa não atende aos requisitos e necessidades de prática. O aumento dos problemas com opioides legalmente prescritos nos Estados Unidos tem destacado este problema há muito negligenciado e tem se refletido no debate factual. A crise dos opiáceos na Europa levou, então, à formulação da prioridade da OMS de rever e apoiar o ensino de viciados em faculdades médicas e melhorar sua qualidade. O problema básico do presente momento é a questão da quantidade de dependência da...

The World Health Organization’s Less Alcohol Unit, Department of Health Promotion, the Alcohol Research Group, and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research are pleased to announce a new scientific research and writing mentorship initiative. 

The initiative aims to support early-stage researchers from low- and middle-income countries in their work to analyse, report and publish a study related to strengthening alcohol policies tackling the determinants driving the acceptability, availability and affordability of alcohol consumption. The initiative aims to accelerate the...

A Sociedade para o Estudo da Dependência desenvolveu um guia para a criação de cartazes acadêmicos.

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• Apresentação
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• Tópico
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