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EPPIC - Exchanging Prevention Practices on Polydrug Use among Youth In Criminal Justice Systems: A ‘Solutions Focused’ Workshop

25 February 2019

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

The workshop is part of a project funded by the Health Programme of the EU and is run in collaboration with partners in the UK (Middlesex University, Health Opportunities Team, Change Grow Live), Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy and Poland.

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

News

The National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week links students with scientists and other experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends. Click here for...

Website: End of Life Care for People with Problematic Substance Use

Website

This website offers resources developed from a two-year research programme on end of life care for people with alcohol and other drug problems. The research programme was the first of its kind to explore current practice and service...

#StigmaMakesMeFeel - Adfam's Campaign to Raise Awareness of Stigma Experienced by Families Affected by Substance Use

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Adfam is launching a new campaign #StigmaMakesMeFeel, to tackle the stigma experienced by families affected by drugs and alcohol. From societal attitudes about substance use to unhelpful remarks from friends, stigma is rife and causes...

Pricing of Tobacco Products During, and After, the Introduction of Plain Packaging

Scientific article

16 December 2018

In 2016 the UK government introduced a policy that required factory-made cigarettes and roll your own tobacco to be sold in plain packaging with pictorial and text warnings. However, there was reluctance from tobacco companies to “make the...

Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

Website

1 October 2018

The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...

Webinar: 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'

31 January 2019

Webinar

The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Centre, a SAMHSA funded centre located at the National Latino Behavioural Health Association, cordially invites you to the webinar 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'.

Jan 31, 2019 2:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Information about the speaker:

Diana Plazas, BA, CP

Webinar: Implications of the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Latino Population

25 January 2019

Webinar

The National Hispanic and Latino

Webinar: Recovery LIVE! What Does the Data Say? Effective Use of Recovery Supports in Various Treatment and Healthcare Settings

24 January 2019

Webinar

SAMHSA’s Bringing

Evaluation of State-Mandated Reporting of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome — Six States, 2013–2017

Scientific article

11 January 2019

Summary What is already known about this topic? In 2014, in the United States, an infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) was born every 15 minutes. Historically, NAS surveillance has depended on hospital discharge data, frequently...