All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Handbook on Youth Participation in Drug Prevention Work

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Format
Booklet
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

The goal of the present handbook is to offer encouragement, examples, rationales and concrete advice on how to increase youth participation in substance use prevention, harnessing the insights of young people on the most important target...

WAVE Bursaries to attend Lisbon Addictions 2024

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance
The WAVE bursary application process is open from 24/10/2023 to 31/1/2024.

Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation
NIH-supported analysis finds just seven states had a facility that accepted Medicaid, had a bed open the same day, and offered buprenorphine

UGANDA NATIONAL ALCOHOL CONTROL POLICY

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Format
Booklet
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Women
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The Government of Uganda (GOU) is making every possible effort to improve the health and socio-economic conditions of the people of Uganda in line with the policy of poverty eradication.

The government recognizes the role that alcohol...

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Mental Health
Ethics
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.

2022 NSDUH Annual National Report

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Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Mental Health
Partner Organisation

Description:

Read key findings from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This report highlights 2022 statistics on substance use, mental health, and treatment in the United States. These national indicators are measured...

Science of Self-Care: How It Helps and Why It Matters

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Women
Mental Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
ISSUP presents its webinar on the science behind self-care. This webinar discusses the science of self-care, why it important, and how it works physiologically and neurologically.

Challenges in substance use treatment as perceived by professionals and Arabic-speaking refugees in Germany

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees

Background

This study explores substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUDs) among Arabic-speaking refugees in Germany. The research investigates the challenges and experiences related to SU treatment from the perspectives of both...

Consideration of vaping products as an alternative to adult smoking: a narrative review

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Public Health

Tobacco harm reduction is a public health strategy aimed at lessening the health impact of cigarette smoking. This approach involves using non-combustible alternatives to cigarettes, such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), which...

La pericia psicológica y su valoración en la imposición de sanciones penales en casos con consumo de sustancias psicoactivas

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

English

Around the world, using drugs is connected to both the legal system and the health system. Studies suggest a link between drug use and crime, but they say it's not a direct cause. In many countries, the legal system is overwhelmed...