All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

“Safer Drug Supply” Measures in Canada to Reduce the Drug Overdose Fatality Toll: Clarifying Concepts, Practices and Evidence Within a Public Health Intervention Framework

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Quality Assurance

In North America, there's a serious problem with drug overdose deaths, mainly due to users encountering very strong and dangerous illegal opioids like fentanyl. Although various efforts have been made in Canada to address this issue, the...

Green List Prevention

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Prevention
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

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The "Green List Prevention" in Germany encompasses a rich array of programmes aimed at preventing various behavioural issues among children and young individuals, including violence, crime, and addictive behaviours. These...

Prevención basada en la evidencia

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Prevention
Quality Assurance

Prevencion

 

 

 

 

 

This project is dedicated to promoting evidence-based prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. It serves as a valuable resource for professionals and policy-makers, offering carefully selected, high-quality information. In...

Addiction professionals from Central Asia enhanced knowledge on working with population with special clinical needs

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 20 – “Populations with Special Clinical Needs” which took place in person in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 23-27 October 2023. This course is a part...

Cannabis and amphetamine use among school-going adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis of prevalence and associated factors

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Scientific article
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Prevention
School-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Global evidence indicates that early onset of illicit substance use among adolescents and emerging adults is associated with negative mental-health related-outcomes that can persist into adulthood. However, the lack of quality regional data on adolescent illicit substance use and its determinants remains a common barrier to evidence-based policy-making and the development of school-based interventions in Africa. The purpose of our study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the correlates of cannabis and amphetamine use among school-going adolescents in eight sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) – Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, and Tanzania.

Cost of Substance Use on the Economic Productivity of Canadians – Findings at a Glance

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Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

In 2020, the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (CSUCH) data reported that substance use resulted in a loss of $22.4 billion in productivity. This represents 45.6% of the overall cost and harms of substance use, which amounted to $49.1...

Who Helps The Helper? A Skills Transfer Program for Behavioural and Substance Use Professionals

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Mental Health
ISSUP Kenya is pleased to present its webinar on Skills Transfer Program for Behavioural and Substance Use Professionals. Gain insights from clinical practice, mentorship, and supervision programs that equip novice mental health professionals with practical skills.

Development of an addiction recovery patient-reported outcome measure: Response to Addiction Recovery (R2AR)

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Quality Assurance

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Recovery, a primary goal of addiction treatment, goes beyond abstinence. It encompasses various aspects that differ among individuals, making it challenging to measure. Traditional assessments in addiction care have focused on...