All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Effectiveness of a digital alcohol moderation intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: study protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Quality Assurance
Mental Health

Background:

Depressive disorders and problematic drinking often co-occur, also among young adults. These co-occurring conditions are associated with various negative health outcomes compared to both conditions alone. Early intervention by...

Stigma towards people bereaved by drug-related death

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Theories and Science

Drug-related deaths can result in complex emotional turmoil for family members who are going through a grieving process at the same time as often experiencing a level of stigma.

Despite the high frequency of drug-related deaths worldwide...

A randomised, double-blind study investigating the relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Data
Experiences of childhood trauma (abuse and neglect) are disproportionately higher in those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Childhood trauma may affect the reinforcing and rewarding properties of opioid drugs and responses to pain, potentially via developmental changes to the endogenous opioid system.

Evaluation of the Drink Wise Age Well Programme

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Book
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

The Drink Wise, Age Well programme was delivered over five years from 2015 to 2020 in five intervention areas across the UK.

The project had 4 objectives:

  1. To raise awareness of the issue of alcohol misuse among people over 50, change...

An Integrative Review of Measuring Caregiver Burden in Substance Use Disorder

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Abstract

Background: Family caregivers contribute to engagement in treatment and adherence, reduced substance misuse and relapse, and increased well-being of recipients with substance use disorder. However, providing care has also been...

Basics of Pharmacotherapy in SUD Treatment

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
ISSUP Afghanistan would like to invite you to attend their upcoming webinar on Basics of Pharmacotherapy in SUD treatment. The webinar will include an introduction and basic information on Pharmacotherapy in substance use treatment for detoxification, relapse prevention, and opoiod maintenance.

New Benzodiazepines in Europe – A Review

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Book
Themes
Data
Public Health

Summary

This report provides a technical review of the current body of knowledge regarding new benzodiazepines that are monitored by the EU Early Warning System.

The aims of this report are to strengthen situational awareness of new...

European Drug Report 2021

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Book
Themes
Data
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The Trends and Developments report presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national data across these...