All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

MPSP speaks out against the decriminalization of drug possession for personal consumption

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Dr. Mario Luiz Sarrubbo, Attorney General of the State of São Paulo, filed a memorial with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) with the position of the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office on the agenda that deals with the possible...

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and substance use service access among women who inject drugs: a qualitative study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Telehealth

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Background

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and substance use services engagement, including primary and mental health services as well as residential and outpatient drug treatment. Women who inject drugs (WWID) face...

Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapies for the Risk of Attempted or Completed Suicide Among Persons With Borderline Personality Disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men

Abstract

Importance  Suicidal behavior is a significant clinical concern in individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), but the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy on reducing suicide risk has remained unknown.

Objective  To...

The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document

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Book
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Prevention
Public Health
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Partner Organisation

In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth.

The UNODC...

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

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Website
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Public Health
Policy
Data
On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.

The Impact of Alcohol Availability Interventions

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Policy

Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case.

In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and...

“Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people”

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .

Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and women who drink at higher levels are more likely to have a baby with FASD. 

Efforts to better understand and respond to ‘high risk’ drinking...

Indonesia's INEP Plus Online Training

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Theories and Science

ISSUP Indonesia organized the Introduction to Evidence-Based Prevention (INEP) Online Course as a  national-level training in Indonesia with 17 participants. The training, conducted by Dr.dr. Kristiana Siste, SpKJ, and Dr. Elvina K...