All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Call for Abstracts - NIDA International SPR Poster Session

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News
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Data
Ethics
Prevention
Partner Organisation

The International Program and the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will host the 13th Annual NIDA International SPR Poster Session at the SPR 28th Annual Meeting in...

SPR 2020 Call for Papers Now Open!

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News
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Theories and Science
Ethics
Data

This year's conference theme, Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science, challenges prevention scientists to explicitly recognize the central role that geographical concepts such as location, distance, distribution...

The Drug Policy Metrics Map

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Policy
Drug Policy Metrics Map
The Drug Policy Metrics Map

The CDPE has conducted an international cross-comparison of illegal drug policies to create an online tool – the Drug Policy Metrics Map.

The map demonstrates the alignment and gaps between the metrics that countries use to assess the...

Cannabis Use among Adolescents: Risk Pattern, Implications and Possible Explanatory Variables

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Public Health
Data

According to the Spanish Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Schools (ESTUDES), cannabis remains the most used illegal substance among Spanish adolescents, with around 3 out of 10 students reporting lifetime use. 

Several studies have warned...

Prevalence of Binge Drinking in Singapore

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Scientific article
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Mental Health
Prevention
Public Health

The prevalence of binge drinking- the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time- is increasing across Asia.

Previous research has shown revealed links between heavy drinking and poor mental health outcomes...

Taking a Stand: An Untapped Strategy to Reduce Waterpipe Smoking in Adolescents

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Public Health

Waterpipe smoking (otherwise known as shisha, hookah, narghile, goza, and hubble bubble ) is an increasing global health concern with evidence suggesting particularly high prevalence amongst adolescents.

Despite clear evidence for the...

Status Report on Alcohol Consumption, Harm and Policy Responses in 30 European Countries 2019

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Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Policy
Data

Alcohol remains one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances in Europe. Despite being a major risk factor for burden of disease, with substantial impacts not only on individual drinkers but also on the broader society, alcohol...

8th European Alcohol Policy Conference Report

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Book
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Prevention
Public Health
Policy
Data
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

SHAAP and Eurocare have published a summary report covering the discussions that took place during the 8th European Alcohol Policy Conference (8EAPC) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland, on 20th and 21st November 2018...

Alcohol Data Directory

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Public Health

This alcohol directory collates data and information on alcohol IPH Alcohol Data Directoryconsumption and related harm on the island of Ireland.

Published resources in the directory are open access and originate from government-led departments and research. The...