All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Systemic Review of Systemic Reviews Finds Numerous and Diverse Harms with Marijuana Use

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Scientific article
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Men

Researchers attempted to assess the global harms associated with marijuana use and potentially define risky marijuana use in a systematic review of systematic reviews. Forty-four systematic reviews including over 1053 diverse studies were...

Covid-19: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Website

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Prevention
Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and outbreak investigations are ongoing. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is closely monitoring this outbreak, providing risk assessments, public health guidance, and...

Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases Public Dashboard

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Data

Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) offers this public dashboard of worldwide confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths aggregating WHO, CDC, ECDC, NHC and DXY data in real time.

This source is unique...

Codependency on Drug Abusers' Mothers

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
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Women

Desirée Molina, A. Villalobos. José Félix Ribas Foundation, Venezuela

Codependency has been described as a significant health risk behavior, particularly for women, because codependent women are often involved in abusive and harmful...

Coronavirus COVID-19 Information Summary

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Prevention
Treatment
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Public Health
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers this situational summary and latest updates page for Coronavirus COVID-19.

The page includes information regarding:

  • How coronvirus is spread
  • Symptoms
  • Prevention and...

Cognitive Outcomes of Young Children After Prenatal Exposure to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
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Women

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Importance: The number of children with prenatal opioid exposure to medication for addiction treatment (MAT) with methadone and buprenorphine for maternal opioid use disorder is increasing, but the associations of this exposure...

Updates and Resources on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Public Health

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, the American Hospital Association has worked closely with the CDC, and other federal, state and local partners to respond to this challenge and to make sure hospitals and health systems have the most up-to...

TIP 51: Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
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Women
Partner Organisation

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This guide assists providers in offering treatment to women living with substance use disorders. It reviews gender-specific research and best practices, such as common patterns of initial use and specific treatment issues and...