All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Adfam Survey: State of the Family Support Sector

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News
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Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health
Adfam is running an important survey to examine the state of drug and alcohol family support sector and provide important data for Adfam’s advocacy and influencing work.

Overcoming Clinician and Parent Ambivalence: General Practitioners' Support of Children of Parents with Physical or Mental Illness and/or Substance Abuse

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Mental Health

Children who are next of kin to parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse need access to mental health support and several cost-effective interventions are available. Because most parents in the target group often...

Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health
Partner Organisation

It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of...

Substance Use Disorders among Veterans

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health
Data
Individuals may use substances as a coping strategy for dealing with the stress and trauma they have experienced.
Individuals may use substances as a coping strategy for dealing with the stress and trauma they have experienced.

It is recognised that veterans are more likely to experience a range of mental health conditions such as anxiety, major depression, substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Many individuals use substances as a coping...

Frequency of Use Among Middle and High School Student Tobacco Product Users

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Scientific article
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Public Health

Summary

What is already known about this topic?

Most tobacco product use begins during adolescence or young adulthood, increasing the risk for lifelong nicotine addiction and adverse health effects.

What is added by this report?

During...

Adversity, Cannabis Use and Psychotic Experiences

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health

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Background

There is robust evidence that childhood adversity is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. There is, however, little research on intervening factors that might increase or decrease risk following childhood...

Acute Effects of Smoked and Vaporized Cannabis in Healthy Adults Who Infrequently Use Cannabis

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Scientific article
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Pharmacological Interventions
Populations
Men
Women
Regulatory Control of Substances

Key Points

Question: How does smoked and vaporized cannabis acutely influence subjective drug effects, cognitive and psychomotor performance, and cardiovascular measures in healthy adults who infrequently use cannabis (>30 days since last...

Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large National Sample of Patients Receiving Opioid Substitution Treatment in Germany

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Mental Health

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Background

Knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients receiving opioid substitution treatment (OST) is limited and fragmented. The present study examines the HRQOL of a large national sample of OST patients...

ÁLCOOL E RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO: MOTIVAÇÕES E VULNERABILIDADES NA PERCEPÇÃO DE ADOLESCENTES

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family

Elaine Lucas Dos Santos: Núcleo de Pesquisa em Saúde e Uso de Substâncias (Nepsis), Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp).
Emérita Sátiro Opaleye: Núcleo de Pesquisa em Saúde e Uso de Substâncias (Nepsis...

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Arrhythmogenic Cardiac Alternans in a Mouse Model

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Scientific article
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Public Health

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Background:

Epidemiological evidence suggests that a majority of deaths attributed to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure are cardiovascular related. However, to our knowledge, the impact of SHS on cardiac electrophysiology, Ca2+Ca2+...