All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and substance use service access among women who inject drugs: a qualitative study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Telehealth

Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and substance use services engagement, including primary and mental health services as well as residential and outpatient drug treatment. Women who inject drugs (WWID) face...

Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapies for the Risk of Attempted or Completed Suicide Among Persons With Borderline Personality Disorder

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men

Abstract

Importance  Suicidal behavior is a significant clinical concern in individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), but the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy on reducing suicide risk has remained unknown.

Objective  To...

Peer influences on substance use and mental health during adolescence

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Mental Health

 

Presented by Dr Louise Birrell and Dr Jack Andrews, this webinar is for school staff, parents, and any health professionals interested in peer influences on substance use and mental health. In this webinar, they examine trends in...

The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Partner Organisation

In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth.

The UNODC...

Association between exposure to secondhand aerosol from heated tobacco products and respiratory symptoms among current non-smokers in Japan: a cross-sectional study

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Scientific article
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Public Health

Abstract

Objectives To investigate the association between secondhand-aerosol exposure from heated tobacco products (HTPs) and respiratory symptoms among current non-smokers.

Design Cross-sectional study.

Setting Internet survey...

Continuum of Care in Recovery

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
ISSUP Botswana present their Webinar on Continuum of Care in Recovery.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

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Format
Website
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Public Health
Policy
Data
On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.

The Impact of Alcohol Availability Interventions

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Scientific article
Themes
Public Health
Policy

Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case.

In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and...