All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Tobacco Webinar Series: New Electronic Smoking Devices - What's the Difference?

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ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
ISSUP would like to present the second session in the three-part Webinar series focusing on Tobacco Use. This Webinar asks the question 'New Electronic Smoking Devices - What's the Difference?'

Evidence Review of Drug Treatment Services for People who are Homeless and Use Drugs

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health

People who are homeless have complex and challenging lives. They tend to have worse physical and mental health than the general population. Substance use is more prevalent among people who are homeless than in the general population, and...

Patient and Provider Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Medical Conditions and Medication during Pregnancy

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Abstract

Background

Knowledge of medical conditions and their evidence-based medications varies among individuals. This range of knowledge may affect attitudes and influence medical decision-making of both patients and providers...

UNODC Presents the Concept of the Survey of Kazakhstan’s High-Risk Drug Use

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Law Enforcement

4 March 2021, Online Consultation on initiation of the Survey in Kazakhstan on High-Risk Drug Use took place via Zoom Teleconference Platform.

More than 25 representatives of governmental, non-governmental stakeholders in the Republic of...

Women Affected by Domestic Abuse and Someone Else's Substance Use

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Book
Themes
Populations
Family
Women
Partner Organisation

Executive Summary

Domestic abuse predominantly affects women, and 35 years of experience supporting families affected by substance use has taught Adfam that women are disproportionately affected by the problematic drug or alcohol use of a...

E-book: "Parents in Prevention" - volume 1

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

An E-book to support people to keep children and adolescents safe and free from problems related to the use of alcohol and other drugs.

In an increasingly fast-paced and dynamic world, more and more people suffer pressures, stress and...

Alternatives to Imprisonment for Drug Users

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Law
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
ISSUP India, in collaboration with ISSUP, organized a webinar on alternatives to incarceration for persons with substance use disorders and opportunities for interventions along the justice system.

Plan for the opening of the National Unit of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) Kazakhstan

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

The ISSUP Kazakhstan team is pleased to welcome you to the upcoming opening ceremony of the National Unit of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) Kazakhstan, which will be held online April 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m...

Nutrition in Addiction Recovery: Reading List

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Format
Reading List
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
It is not uncommon for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) to experience conditions which make healthy eating and proper nutrition more challenging.