All Resources for 'Public Health'

Participation in School Sports and Marijuana Use among Male and Female Students

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public Health
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance among adolescents. There is a paucity in the literature on the relationship between school sports participation and marijuana use.

Thousands Die without Access to Alcohol Treatment

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

The BBC reports that almost 8,000 high-risk drinkers died from alcohol-related causes in Wales, UK between 2005 – 2014 without having received treatment for alcohol addiction. This is despite repeated hospital and A&E admissions for as much...

Systematic Review: Efficacy and Safety of Medical Marijuana in Selected Neurologic Disorders

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

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Objective: To determine the efficacy of medical marijuana in several neurologic conditions.

Methods: We performed a systematic review of medical marijuana (1948–November 2013) to address treatment of symptoms of multiple...

Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy

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Book
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Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health

These guidelines contain recommendations on the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders for health care services which assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or...

Adfam’s Manifesto for Families: 5 Key Challenges for Supporting Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy

“You don’t have to use drugs to be affected by them.”

In 2010 Adfam identified five key challenges for families that the Government should address, identified by stakeholders across England. They were:

  • Supporting families in their own...

Whole Family Recovery

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

This document provides an overview of themes that emerged from the Adfam’s Whole Family Recovery and Alcohol Focus Groups and interviews. This research was conducted to scope the impacts of the recovery of someone with an alcohol problem on...

Consultation Findings for the BEAD Project

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Book
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Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care undertook an exploration of the experiences of families and friends bereaved through drug and/ or alcohol use, with the aim of developing a range of peer support services and targeted information...

Drug and Alcohol Related Bereavement - Scoping Review

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Book
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Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care carried out a four year drug and alcohol related bereavement project funded by the Big Lottery and running from 2010-14. The purpose of this review is to create a solid evidence-base from which the project...

Psychometric and Diagnostic Properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST): Comparing the DAST-20 vs. the DAST-10

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Public Health

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Background: The use of reliable and valid self-report questionnaires to identify drug use disorders (DUD) is a strategy that has shown usefulness for screening. One of the instruments more used for detection is the Drug Abuse...