All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

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Book
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Policy
Public Health

Wastewater analysis is widely applied internationally as a tool to measure and interpret drug
use within national populations, with the current national program in Australia representing world best practice. 

The National Wastewater Drug...

Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Marchiafava-Bignami (MB) is a rare disease characterized by the primary degeneration of the callosum mainly associated with chronic consumption of alcohol. However, this condition can be mistaken for many other...

PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN: AN EVALUATION (Collaboration with Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) by DFPF)

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

                                               EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Executive Summary provides an overview of research methods and procedures. Initially, research project was scheduled in short period of time. This research project...

Apply Now for AEIF 2019!

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News
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Populations
Women

NOTE: February 15, 2019 is the last day to request an Alumni account in order to meet the AEIF proposal submission deadline. Please start your request asap using the account inquiry form located here.

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Surviving Stigma Podcast

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Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health

In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a person who struggled with alcohol-related issues, talks to Peter Markham Head of Digital, about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction.

While...

Smoking During Pregnancy , Stigma and Secrets

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health

There is significant evidence to suggest that smoking while pregnant is harmful to the baby increases the risk of miscarriage, and premature birth. The Statistics on smoking, England: 2018 compendium report shows that in 2017-18, 10.8% of...

Sex-Specific Association of Depressive Disorder and Transient Emotional States with Alcohol Consumption in Male and Female Alcoholics

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men
Women
Mental Health

Highlights

  • Negative and positive mood differentially impact alcohol use in males and females.
  • Previous research did not differentiate impact of mood states vs lifetime diagnoses.
  • This study confirmed positive association of mood with...

Survey: The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Data

The purpose of this survey is to seek your opinions on areas for the treatment of substance use disorder due to methamphetamine and other emerging drugs of concern that would benefit from the conduct of clinical research.

Emerging drugs of...