All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

People Who Inject Drugs: A Global Review

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Data

Globally, an estimated 15·6 million people aged 15–64 years inject drugs. Younger people who inject drugs are at higher risk of overdose, drug dependence, and blood-borne virus transmission and engaging in risky sexual behaviour.

In a...

Prevention in lockdown contexts

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Format
Book
Themes
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...

Making Progress in the Fight Against Tobacco

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Law
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

The harm that tobacco causes is clear. Research has confirmed the damage that smoking has on an individuals wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of those around them. More than 7 million deaths a year are the result of direct tobacco use...

Association of Punitive and Reporting State Policies Related to Substance Use in Pregnancy With Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Key Points

Question: Are state punitive or reporting policies related to substance use during pregnancy associated with rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)?

Finding: In this repeated cross-sectional study of nearly 4.6 million...

Association of Disability With Mortality From Opioid Overdose Among US Medicare Adults

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Women

Key Points

Question: What is the rate of opioid overdose deaths among Medicare enrollees younger than 65 years who qualified for Medicare because of disability?

Findings: In this cohort study, the 1 766 790 adult Medicare enrollees who...

Post Event Resources: 2019 NDARC Annual Research Symposium

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Data

The 2019 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) Annual Research Symposium was held on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at the John Niland Scientia Conference and Events Centre, UNSW Sydney.

NDARC have put together a selection of...

How Alcohol Affects the Sustainable Development Goals: Upgraded and Revised Resource

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Format
Guide
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

IOGT International has released an upgraded and revised resource to present state-of-the-art evidence about how alcohol affects sustainable development.

The brand new booklet illustrates alcohol adversely affects and acts as a harmful...

Seizures of Illegal Diazepam Tablets Double in a Year

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News
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy

Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family. It is often used to treat anxiety, spasms, seizures and occasionally withdrawal. 

Diazepam typically slows down the functioning of the body and produce a...

ASAP-Training Newsletter

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News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Partner Organisation

The aim of the ASAP training project is to build effective drug prevention results across Europe, based on prevention systems analysis and widespread professional training.

The ASAP training project will work to identify the strengths and...

EU Drug Markets Report 2019

Format
Book
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Policy
Data
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. 

The analysis presented in the report examines topics such as the links between drugs and other...