All Resources for 'Community-Based Recovery and Treatment'

Prevention of Substance Use

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Book
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family

This volume provides a serious examination of substance use prevention research and practices as components of the continuum from health promotion through to prevention and health care in sub-groups and in the general population.

Extensive...

National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease from 2000 to 2016 Attributable to Alcohol Use: A Comparative Risk Assessment Study

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women

Open Access article

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Background

Alcohol use has increased globally, with varying trends in different parts of the world. This study investigates gender, age, and geographical differences in the alcohol-attributable burden of...

Commission on Alcohol Harm

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting a Commission on Alcohol Harm, consisting of a panel of varied experts.

The Commission on Alcohol Harm has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in...

2nd Learning Fellowship Training on "Men, Masculinities and Transformation"

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News
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Populations
Men

2nd Learning Fellowship on "Men, Masculinities and Transformation" was held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 9th - 20th  December, 2019. Fellows from Academia, Media and NGOs from different parts of Pakistan discussed Intersectionality of...

Opening Ceremony of the 6th Freemind International Congress

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The 6th Freemind International Congress, organized by the Freemind Mobilization and ISSUP Brazil, was held in the city of Águas de Lindóia / SP, Brazil from December 4th to 7th, 2019.

The event was held at Hotel Majestic, which has one of...

UNODC and WHO Organize International Training on Substance Use Treatment and Care during Pregnancy

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

Kyiv (Ukraine), 18 December 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, organized an...

Association between E-Cigarette Use and Depression in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016-2017

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Mental Health

Key Points

Question: What is the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and depression?

Findings: In this cross-sectional study of 892 394 participants in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2016 to...

Prevention in lockdown contexts

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Book
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Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

The material promotes the development of intervention strategies for a comprehensive and networked approach to problematic substance use in areas of deprivation of liberty. Encouraging the participation of detainees, their families, prison...