All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Alcohol Industry in France Oppose Dry January

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News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

The alcohol industry in France have begun their protest against the dry January campaign proposed by the French Health Minister Dr Agnès Buzyn.

The campaign is designed to encourage people to abstain from alcohol for one month. It is hoped...

Evidence in Action: CCSA Annual Report, 2018-2019

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Book
Themes
Addiction
Data
Mental Health
Public Health

In 2018–2019, CCSA worked with partners across Canada and internationally to gather and share the newest, best practices and advice on substance use to drive action where it matters for Canadians — tackling stigma, informing cannabis policy...

International Drug Abuse Research Training Opportunities

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News
Themes
Addiction
Public Health

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has put together a list of research and training opportunities for available for the U.S. and International scientists.

Find out more about the different opportunities below.

Vietnamese Policymakers Attend UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Policy
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

More than thirty (30) Vietnamese high-level decision makers from the Department of Social Vice Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the Office of the Government (OOG), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of...

UNODC Conducts Training on Psychoactive Substance Use for Policymakers

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Policy
Law Enforcement

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a training for high-level participants to address the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders from 22-24 October 2019, in Brasilia, Brazil. The meeting gathered about...

Interventions to Integrate Care for People with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science
Mental Health

Abstract

Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUDs) have an elevated risk of premature mortality compared with the general population. This has been attributed to higher rates of chronic...

Intelligence in Young Adulthood and Alcohol Use Disorders in a Prospective Cohort Study of Danish Men: The Role of Psychiatric Disorders and Parental Psychiatric History

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men

Abstract

Objectives: The aims were to estimate the association between intelligence measured in young adulthood and risk of alcohol use disorders (AUD) in men and to investigate the potential modification of this association by psychiatric...

Alcohol Use Disorder Series from the Lancet Journals

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

Executive Summary

Alcohol use disorders are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and of immense importance to all mental health professionals. This new Series puts heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder in clinical and...