The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public health
Moving Beyond 'People First' Language- A Glossary of Contested Terms in Substance Use
Language is powerful in shaping view and opinions about groups of people. By changing the way we discuss substance use issues, we can start to reverse harmful stereotypes about addiction. Drug use is heavily stigmastised. People who use...
WHO Launches Year-long Campaign to Help 100 Million People Quit Tobacco
The World Health Organisation has launched a year long campaign to help people quit their tobacco use. As part of the campaign “Commit to Quit" the WHO have announced a new Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and have published “More than 100...
UN Commission Reclassifies Cannabis
As part of the 63rd CND session, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions leading to changes in the way cannabis is internationally regulated. One of the key decisions included its reclassification out of the...
High Risk Substance Use and Overdose Among Youth Conference
The rising numbers of young people with high-risk substance use, especially suffering from overdose, is alarming. Adolescence and young adulthood (under the age of 25) is the period of highest incidence and greatest impact of mental health and substance use disorders, yet there are no youth-specific services in place.
Nudge Theory and Alcohol Policy: How Nudge Might Shape Drinking
Summary Nudge theory aims to understand human decision making in order to optimise the outcomes from choices for decision makers. The theory has become increasingly popular amongst public health policymakers in recent years The use of nudge...
Global Drug Survey 2021
The Global Drug Survey uses an anonymous online survey to conduct the world’s biggest drug survey. The annual GDS survey runs from the middle of November each year for approximately 6 weeks. GDS partners with global media giants to act as...
Who Cares if They Die? They're Only Junkies.
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Domestic Violence, Substance Misuse and Mental Ill-health: The Toxic Trio
Within research examining adverse childhood experiences, the toxic trio describes the risk of child abuse and neglect stemming from a child’s exposure to domestic violence, parental mental health issues and/or learning disability, and...
Drug and Alcohol Related Mortality - Looking Beyond the Statistics
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