All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy 2019

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Ethics
Policy
Public Health
Release, the UK’s centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law, is proud to invite applications to the 2019 South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy. Fellows will be hosted at Release in London, UK. 

STAD in Europe Manual

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Book
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Prevention
Public Health
A manual for communities preventing alcohol-related harm.

Invitation to Conduct Research

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Data
Prevention
Public Health

The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in conjunction with Southside Partnership and Dublin Rathdown Community Addiction Team, invites submissions from suitably qualified parties to conduct a research project to commence...

Alcohol and Older People

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Data
Public Health
The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.

Perceptions about Mental Illness among General Practitioners

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Scientific article
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Mental Health

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Background

General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the physical care of patients with severe mental illness, so our aim was to analyse the relationships between GPs’ sociodemographic status and worked-related...

Cannabis Policy and Legislation in the Nordic Countries

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Book
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Policy
Public Health

Cannabis is used throughout the Nordic countries, with a particular increase in use among young adults.

Markets and attitudes towards the drug have evolved, therefore there is a need to understand follow societies response to its use.

Thi...

Better Prevention of Drug Use, Healthy and Safe Development of Children in Belarus

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News
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Prevention
Populations
Family
UNODC had the honour of facilitating a seminar for policy makers in Belarus at the request of the Ministry of Interior of the country. The event was organised with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator and the contribution of UNAIDS, UNFPA and UNICEF.

Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Substance Use Disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Mental Health

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Introduction and Aims

Cognitive impairments in substance use disorder predict treatment outcome and are assumed to differ between substances. They often go undetected, thus the current study focuses on the prevalence of and...