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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
خاندانی زندگی پر خاندان کے ایک بالغ رکن کے مسائل سے دوچار مادہ کے استعمال کے اثرات
مادہ کا استعمال مادہ استعمال کرنے والے شخص کے خاندان کے ممبروں کے لئے تناؤ کی ایک اہم وجہ ہوسکتی ہے۔ جریدے ڈرگ: ایجوکیشن، پریوینشن اینڈ پالیسی میں شائع ہونے والا یہ جائزہ موجودہ تحقیق کا جائزہ لیتا ہے تاکہ اس سوال کا جائزہ لیا جا سکے کہ...
حمل میں ترمیم
سوسائٹی فار دی اسٹڈی آن ایڈکشن (ایس ایس اے) پریگنینسی ایڈٹ حمل میں شراب سے متعلق نقصانات پر مضامین کا ایک سلسلہ ہے، جو ستمبر 2021 میں سوسائٹی فار دی اسٹڈی آف ایڈکشن ویب سائٹ پر شائع ہوا تھا۔
جن موضوعات کا احاطہ کیا گیا ہے ان میں شامل ہیں...
Assessing the Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the UK
In a new study, led by a team at the University of Salford, evidence has been found to suggest fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a significant issue among the population, likely to be as common as autism, despite being rarely...
Are former heavy drinkers in the UK less likely to identify as being in recovery compared to those in the USA? A pilot test
The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) movement created the term "in recovery" to express the continuing requirement for vigilance in order to sustain sobriety (which includes abstinence from alcohol intake) and avoid a return to dangerous drinking...
Research led by people who use drugs: centering the expertise of lived experience
Despite a long history of successful, community-led harm reduction programs and rising health inequalities suffered by PWUD, research collaborations between PWUD and researchers remain generally ignored. PWUDs are crucial in identifying...
Minority Fellowship Program
The NBCC Foundation and NAADAC are pleased to announce the 2022 application period for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors (MFP-AC) is now open. This program is made...
Psychosocial Interventions to Improve Psychological, Social and Physical Wellbeing in Family Members Affected by an Adult Relative’s Substance Use: A Systematic Search and Review of the Evidence
The use of alcohol and drugs is a significant public health concern and is prevalent in families. Over 100 million people are thought to be affected by a close relative's substance use, with many experiencing negative health and social...
HIV and People Who Use Drugs Factsheet
The 2021-2026 Global AIDS Strategy has bold and critical new targets on realizing human rights, reducing stigma, discrimination, and violence, and removing harmful punitive laws as a pathway to ending inequalities and ultimately ending AIDS...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Summary of Findings from Public Consultation
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released Updating Canadian Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Summary of Findings from Public Consultation. This report marks an important phase in the process of updating...
Further Enhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction Across Europe
The EU Strategy 2021-2025 puts further emphasis on QS and evidence-based interventions.
Yet, the extent and ways in which QS are implemented in daily practices of drug prevention, treatment and harm reduction in the EU varies...
Synthetic cannabinoids in Europe – a review
This report provides a technical review of the current body of knowledge regarding synthetic cannabinoids that are monitored by the the EU Early Warning System.
The aim of this report is to strengthen situational awareness of synthetic...
Recommendations "Web outreach for people who use drugs"
The UNODC Regional Program Office for Eastern Europe (Kiev, Ukraine), in collaboration with the Humanitarian Action Fund (St. Petersburg, Russia), issues recommendations on web outreach for people who use drugs (PWUD), including people who...
Scientific Evidence: Its Meaning and Contribution to the Drug Demand Reduction Field
ISSUP invites you to join a Webinar on 'Scientific Evidence: Its Meaning and Contribution to the Drug Demand Reduction Field' with Dr. Gabriel Rada. The webinar will explore the issue of scientific evidence and its importance to the field of drug demand reduction.
Policies, delivery models, and lessons learned from integrating mental health and substance abuse services into primary health care in Ethiopia.
In Ethiopia, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represent 18.3% of premature mortality, consume 23% of the household expenditures, and cost 1.8% of the gross domestic product. Risk factors such as alcohol, khat, and cannabis use are on the...
کوویڈ 19 ردعمل: کمیونٹی ہیلتھ ورکرز کے لئے ذہنی صحت اور نفسیاتی مدد
یہ آن لائن کورس اس بات کا جائزہ فراہم کرتا ہے کہ کس طرح کمیونٹی ہیلتھ ورکرز (سی ایچ ڈبلیو) کوویڈ 19 وبائی امراض کے دوران مناسب ذہنی صحت اور نفسیاتی مدد فراہم کرکے اپنی برادریوں کی مدد کرسکتے ہیں۔
اس کورس میں آپ سیکھیں گے کہ کس طرح:
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Drug overdose: a film about life
This is a film about hope and life, it is about people who are making a difference.
President Biden issues proclamation for overdose awareness week
President Biden issued the first ever Presidential Proclamation recognizing August 29, 2021 – September 4, 2021 as Overdose Awareness Week – a time to honor the lives lost to the overdose epidemic and recommit to both preventing overdoses...