All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Problem Gambling and Stimulant Use

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Data

This webinar provided attendees with information about:

  1. What problem gambling is, its symptoms and impacts 
  2. Link between drug use (including methamphetamine use) and gambling

Parenting, Teens, and Alcohol

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

Parents often receive conflicting information regarding what’s best for their child when it comes to alcohol.

This session dispels a number of myths surrounding the topic and provides practical tips to parents for preventing alcohol use...

COVID 19 AND BEYOND: Impact on Mental Health

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Topics discussed:

  • Experiencing Covid 19 and the lockdown - psychological effects of the pandemic.
  • Psychological support services available.
  • Delivery of support services available - how and who.
  • What and how we can do better.

 

Than...

Changes in Cigarette Consumption With Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes Among Smokers With Psychiatric Conditions or Socioeconomic Disadvantage 3 Randomized Clinical Trials

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Women

Abstract

Importance: This study is part of a programmatic effort evaluating the effects of reducing nicotine content of cigarettes to minimally addictive levels.

Objective: To examine whether very low-nicotine-content (VLNC) cigarettes...

WHO/Europe Factsheet: Policy Action Needed to Reduce Cancers Attributable to Alcohol Use

Publication Date
Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Data
Public Health

This fact sheet provides up-to-date information and guidance on the links between alcohol and a range of cancers, including some of the most common types, such as female breast cancer and colorectal cancer, for those involved in designing...

Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm

Format
News
Themes
Addiction
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
The 8th Awareness Week on Alcohol related Harm will be held from 16th to 20th November.

Exploring the Factors that Influence Harmful Alcohol Use Through the Refugee Journey: A Qualitative Study

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Public Health
Mental Health

This report from Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the University of Edinburgh School of Health in Social Science explores the factors influencing harmful alcohol use through the refugee journey.

Drawing on interviews...

Webinar: Preventive policies in higher education: creating preventive contexts

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar presenting the results of the latest study on substance use in higher education students in Chile.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, December 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (Chile time).

De...

Webinar: Presentation of the Pandemic Impact Report at Treatment Centers in Latin America

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Partner Organisation

ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar presenting the main results of the multicenter study carried out by the national chapters of ISSUP (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico).
The webinar will take place on...