All Resources for 'Education & Training'

STAD in Europe Manual

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Book
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
A manual for communities preventing alcohol-related harm.

Invitation to Conduct Research

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News
Themes
Data
Prevention
Public Health

The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in conjunction with Southside Partnership and Dublin Rathdown Community Addiction Team, invites submissions from suitably qualified parties to conduct a research project to commence...

Alcohol and Older People

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Book
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Data
Public Health
The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.

A Conceptual Model for Understanding Post-Release Opioid-Related Overdose Risk

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

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Post-release opioid-related overdose mortality is the leading cause of death among people released from jails or prisons (PRJP). Informed by the proximate determinants framework, this paper presents the Post-Release Opioid-Related...

Cues Give Clues in Relapse Prevention

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Prevention
Partner Organisation

More than 85% of people who give up an addictive drug begin using it again within a year. Relapse can occur following exposure to cues that are found in the environment which trigger the memory of their drug-taking experience. These cues...

Perceptions about Mental Illness among General Practitioners

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Scientific article
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Mental Health

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Background

General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the physical care of patients with severe mental illness, so our aim was to analyse the relationships between GPs’ sociodemographic status and worked-related...

Better Prevention of Drug Use, Healthy and Safe Development of Children in Belarus

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News
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
UNODC had the honour of facilitating a seminar for policy makers in Belarus at the request of the Ministry of Interior of the country. The event was organised with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator and the contribution of UNAIDS, UNFPA and UNICEF.