All Resources for 'Public Health'

Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centres with SBIRT services

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Brief treatment (BT) or regular outpatient alcohol use or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a key element of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. It can be an effective, short-term, and low...

Global burden of cancer in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Data
Public Health

​​​​​​Each year there are 3 million deaths as a result of the harmful use of alcohol.

As alcohol gets broken down, chemicals affect the way our body sends signals and communicates and increase the chances of developing cancer.

In this...

Conceptual structure and evaluation of a prevention experience based on sports activities

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Addiction
Prevention
Public Health

ISSUP Argentina presented a webinar on the conceptual framework and evaluation of a prevention experience based on sports activities.

The webinar will take place on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 6:.m p.m. (Argentine time).

13 September 2...

Short-Term Secondary Effects of a School-Based Drug Prevention Program: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of the Brazilian Version of DARE’s Keepin’ it REAL

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Family

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug and violence resistance educational program (PROERD) on short-term secondary outcomes, such as intentions to use drugs, attitudes toward drugs, school experience, and life...

Webinar:Evidence-Based Community Interventions

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health

ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar on evidence-based community interventions.
The webinar will take place on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. (Argentina time).

August 19, 2021, 18:00 - 19:00 hrs (Argentina time)

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Uydel Newsletter May 2021

Format
News
Themes
Prevention

UYDEL NEWSLETTER
MAY 2021 Edition 1, Volume 1

Prison and drugs in Europe: Current and future challenges

Format
Book
Themes
Addiction
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Summary

This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the...