All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Cannabis and tobacco use prior to pregnancy and subsequent offspring birth outcomes: a 20-year intergenerational prospective cohort study

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Data
Abstract

There is increasing evidence that the life-course origins of health and development begin before conception. We examined associations between timing and frequency of preconception cannabis and tobacco use and next generation...

Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Statistics
Law
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...

Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment and Education

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Book
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Prevention
Recovery Support
Partner Organisation

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued Evidence-Based Resources Guide Series. The Guide Series is a comprehensive and modular set of resources intended to support health care providers, health care...

A Kit for Employers: Making your workplace drug free

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Book
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Prevention
Partner Organisation

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has identified many well-researched drug-free workplace programs and published "A Kit for Employers: Making the workplace drug free".

This Employer kit describes the...

Addressing mental health and substance use in the youth justice setting

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Format
Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

This seminar took place on Wednesday 29th September and focuses on youth justice.

It was the first in a series of seminars hosted by The University of Sydney after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Youth Justice NSW in July 2021.

Work Environment Factors and Prevention of Opioid-Related Deaths

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings

Opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid overdose deaths (OODs) are prevalent among US workers, but work-related factors have not received adequate attention as either risk factors or opportunities for OOD prevention. Higher prevalence of OOD...

Prevention in the workplace: Reading List

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Reading List
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Prevention
Law Enforcement
Substance use can affect workers of all ages; therefore, the workplace may play a vital role in preventing substance abuse throughout their careers. In fact, the workplace has a potential role in promoting the prevention and reducing the substance related problems. In addition, it is important that substance use related challenges should be recognized as health issues at work, treated as any other health issue, and covered by health-care organizations.