All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Policy
Abstract

Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...

Trajectories of adolescent psychotic-like experiences and early cannabis exposure: Results from a Finnish Birth Cohort Study

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Mental Health

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Background

Longitudinal studies examining the effect of cannabis exposure (CE) on the prognosis of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are scarce. We examined trajectories of mental health in adolescents with PLEs...

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Webinar Series

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Video and audio recordings
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy

Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...

Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men
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Importance  Evidence of effective smoking cessation interventions in patients with diabetes is limited. The unique behavioral and metabolic characteristics of smokers with type 2 diabetes warrants a randomized clinical trial of...

Jamaica to update national drug policy

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control

Introducing Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15 in Pakistan

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News
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

The country office Pakistan of “United Nation Office on Drug & Crime” (UNODC) is happy to offer the Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. We are inviting the application for ToT on following...

UNODC Early Warning Advisory on New Psychoactive Substances

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Website
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

The rapid emergence of a large number of New Psychoactive Substances on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social...

New psychoactive substances: A review and updates

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...

Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health is a new international journal devoted to the rapid publication of authoritative papers on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Addiction and associated health phenomena.

The Journal has a...