All Resources for 'Public Health'

Alcohol-associated bowel disease: new insights into pathogenesis

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Public Health
Abstract

Excessive alcohol drinking can cause pathological changes including carcinogenesis in the digestive tract from mouth to large intestine, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this review, we discuss the...

Pouring over public opinion: Alcohol Policies in the UK

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Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Policy

In the UK, alcohol presents an urgent and growing problem: 70 people die due to alcohol every day. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this crisis, with alcohol-specific deaths having increased by 27% between 2019 and 2021, reaching...

Working with families: Reading list

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Reading List
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Women

Exploring the dynamics of substance use's ripple effect within families reveals a complex web of emotions, relationships, and challenges. These recommended readings explore the impact that substance use can have on family members. Through...

Learnings from a prison-based drug treatment program on planning for release

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Substance use disorder is common among people in prison worldwide.

This report explores the experiences of males in prison who completed and those who did not complete a group-based drug and alcohol program, to gain insight into their...

Stop Overdose Safely: UNODC successfully trained Ukrainian CSOs on emergency management of opioid overdose

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Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

From 6th to 8th June 2023, the UNODC Programme Office for Ukraine (POUKR) and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), jointly with Ukrainian NGOs, “Club Eney” and “Conviktus”, organized an in-person “Stop Overdose...

Supporting displaced people from Afghanistan and host communities in neighbouring countries – UNODC regional workshop on drug use prevention, treatment and care

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Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Women
Partner Organisation

From 5th to 9th June, UNODC organized a hybrid regional workshop with a total of 42 participants from the government, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UN agencies, to assist the strengthening of evidence-based prevention, treatment...

Sex and gender differences in HCV risk and cascade of care among people who inject drugs

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health

This seminar explored why it is important to study sex and gender differences in people who inject drugs, with reference to examples relevant to hepatitis C risk and the cascade of care. It included an overview of why we study sex and...

Extended-release pharmacotherapies for Substance Use Disorders in incarcerated populations

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

A history of harmful substance use or dependence is common among people in Criminal Justice Systems (CJSs) around the world. The time after an individual has left the CJS is of elevated risk for those with harmful substance use - with high...