All Resources for 'Public Health'

Call for Papers- Drug Addiction Research in China

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health

Drug addiction has been a major public health problem bringing a heavy burden to patients, families and society in China historically and contemporarily. In the recent two decades, animal and clinical research on mechanisms, trajectories...

Alcohol advertising patterns and harm-reduction messaging

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention

This presentation focussed on the strategies used by alcohol marketers to promote their products, impending trends in alcohol distribution, effective approaches for messaging about alcohol-related harms, and public support for a range of...

Words Matter Language Guide

Format
Book
Themes
Recovery Support
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

The need to change our language in relation to people who use drugs has become an increasing topic of discussion, but there is still a long way to go. People who use drugs are highly diverse and their relationship with drug use takes many...

Peer-facilitated treatment access for hepatitis C: The Live Hep C Free project

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

This article explores the lessons learned during the implementation of a peer-facilitated hepatitis C virus hepatitis C testing and treatment access project called the Live Hep C Free project in contributing to micro-elimination efforts.

T...

Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Patterns, Psychosocial Correlates, and Consequences

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Alcohol and marijuana are commonly used by young adults, and use of both substances, particularly at the same time, is prevalent among this population. Understanding the prevalence, patterns, correlates, and...

Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

This guide is developed to facilitate the work of Peer Counsellors in training Peer Educators in substance abuse prevention. It is based on the experience from the peer to peer drug prevention programs conducted by UYDEL. This peer to peer...

Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: The role of injection-related tissue damage

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Background

In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral...