All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Providing alcohol and other drug treatment in a residential setting

Format
Guide
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Women

Workers who provide AOD treatment to people in residential settings need to have the most up-to-date and evidenced-based practice approaches at their fingertips.

In this comprehensive resource, you will find research outlining the...

Self-control in a stressed society – Lecture by Dr. Augusto Cury

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Theories and Science

Dr. Augusto Cury , in his lecture at the 7th Freemind Congress, talks about how to maintain self-control in a stressed and digitally intoxicated society

 

In the history of Freemind, two people have been, are and will always be very...

UNODC discussed the protection of adolescents and young people from psychoactive and narcotic drugs at a round table “Youth for a healthy lifestyle”

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family

On 10 August, 2022, UNODC jointly with the representatives of ministries and state departments of the Republic of Uzbekistan, members of the Youth Parliament at the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament), as well...

APSI Prevention Talks

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Prevention Talks is a new online discussion hosted by APSI with speakers who will explore some of the current issues and their potential impact on prevention research and practice. 

Speakers will represent a variety of stakeholders in the...

Posttraumatic growth following a drug-related death: A family perspective

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Public Health

This paper explores the experience of posttraumatic growth in families who have lost a family member to a drug-related death.

Seven family units (17 participants) were interviewed, and interviews were analysed.

Analyses revealed themes...

Drug Cultures and Policy in Germany, Central Asia and China

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Policy
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

This volume emerged from the 25th International Week at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. The contributions it contains are based on papers that examine social work in the areas of drug use and treatment, HIV/AIDS and other...

Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...

Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Background

In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...

Reorganisation of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey

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

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted people with substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide, and healthcare systems have reorganized their services in response to the pandemic.

Methods: One week after the...