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Building resilience in survivors of sexual exploitation: The role of children in activities implemented by NGOs in Uganda
Abstract
Children are increasingly affected by sexual exploitation (SEC), and the subsequent hardships arising out threaten their lives. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of trauma or other significant sources of...
Associations of common mental disorder with alcohol use in the adult general population
Abstract
Background and Aims
Research has shown that alcohol use and common mental disorders co-occur; however, little is known about how the global prevalence of alcohol use compares across different common mental disorders. The aim...
Birth Outcomes of Neonates Exposed to Marijuana in Utero A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
Importance While some studies have found an association between marijuana use and adverse neonatal outcomes, results have not been consistent across all trials.
Objective To assess available data on neonatal outcomes in...
Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion
This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries.
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اطلاقی روک تھام سائنس بین الاقوامی جشن روک تھام ہفتہ
8-14 مئی قومی روک تھام ہفتہ ہے!
ہر روز اے پی ایس آئی اپنے ایک روک تھام کے نگیٹس، روک تھام کی بات چیت اور روک تھام کی تصویروں کو نمایاں کرے گا، جو سب ایک مخصوص روک تھام کے موضوع پر مرکوز ہیں۔
روزانہ کی جھلکیاں دیکھنے کے لئے اے پی ایس...
Implementing Adolescent SBIRT
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based approach to early intervention of substance use.
This mixed-methods evaluation assessed the implementation of an adolescent SBIRT change package across...
Words Matter Language Guide
The need to change our language in relation to people who use drugs has become an increasing topic of discussion, but there is still a long way to go. People who use drugs are highly diverse and their relationship with drug use takes many...
Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: The role of injection-related tissue damage
Abstract
Background
In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral...
The role of specialist addiction nurses in alcohol treatment
A recent study has found that embedding specialist Addiction Nurses within general practice teams can help address alcohol problems in deprived areas.
In this blog, the lead author Dr Andrea Mohan examines why the role of the Addiction...
Schools and drugs: health and social responses
A new handy mini guide by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on evidence-based policymaking for prevention of drug use in schools and educational settings.
UNODC Training for Albanian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders
UNODC organized a training for 19 Albanian policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders from 12-14 April 2022 in Tirana, Albania. Participants from the Ministries of Health and Social Protection, Education...
Kenya introduces tax on alcohol advertising
A 15% tax on fees charged by television stations, print media, billboards, and radio stations for advertisements of alcohol products, gaming, and gambling has been proposed in the 2022/23 budget.
Here you can read the news article...
New European mini guides on responding to drug use in specific settings by EMCDDA
Focusing treatments on specific settings where problems may develop is an important approach to implementing health and social responses to drug problems. As a result, the EMCDDA's Health and social solutions to drug problems: a European...
European Commission adopts measures to control two harmful new drugs amidst health concerns and surge in supply
Today, the European Commission has adopted measures to control two harmful new psychoactive substances (NPS) across the EU. The substances in question — 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) and 3-chloromethcathinone (3-CMC) — are both synthetic...
Overcoming the pains of recovery: The management of negative recovery capital during addiction recovery pathways
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Pains experienced as a result of negative recovery capital are often thought to stimulate motivations for positive behavioural change, usually through a ‘rock bottom’ type moment. Whilst recovery capital and barriers to...
شراب اور خودکشی
شراب پینے سے کسی کی خودکشی کا خطرہ بڑھ سکتا ہے۔ یہ طویل مدتی شراب کے استعمال کے اثرات اور پینے کے فوری اثرات دونوں سے منسلک ہے.
سامریٹنز اور خودکشی کی روک تھام کے کنسورشیم نے تحقیق کی ہے کہ انگلینڈ میں رہنے والے لوگوں کے لئے شراب اور...
کینیڈا میں غیر منظم منشیات کی فراہمی میں بینزوڈائزپائنز کے غیر طبی استعمال سے وابستہ خطرات اور نقصانات
خلاصہ
منشیات کے استعمال کے خطرات ان لوگوں کے لئے نمایاں طور پر زیادہ ہیں جو غیر منظم مارکیٹ میں منشیات حاصل کرتے ہیں کیونکہ کوالٹی کنٹرول نہیں ہے اور منشیات کے مواد غیر متوقع ہیں. کوویڈ 19 وبائی امراض کے دوران پیش گوئی کی یہ کمی بڑھ گئی...
Concept of trauma and guidance for a trauma-informed approach
This manual introduces a concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organisation, system, or service sector.
The manual provides a definition of trauma and a trauma-informed approach and offers 6 key...
The intersection of homelessness, trauma, and substance use: Reading list
This reading list is designed to complement the webinar presented by Lili Lemieux-Cumberlege on trauma, homelessness, and substance use. The presentation explored the subject through a personal, interpersonal, and systemic lens, and...
ہمدردی پر مبنی تھراپی متعارف کروانا
ہمدردی پر مبنی تھراپی (سی ایف ٹی) بنیادی سماجی تحریکی نظاموں (مثال کے طور پر، گروہوں کے اندر موجود ہونا اور رشتہ داروں کی دیکھ بھال کرنا) اور جذباتی نظام (مثال کے طور پر، خطرات کا جواب دینے، اطمینان / حفاظت کی تلاش) کے ارتقائی، عملی تجزیہ...
