All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Statistics
Policy
Abstract

Importance  Prior research suggests that the legalization of recreational cannabis is associated with increases in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but it is unclear how cannabis commercialization (ie, greater retail store...

The complexity and challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Mental Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Quadrant model of dual diagnosis based on South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare’s dual diagnosis policy
Quadrant model of dual diagnosis based on South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare’s dual diagnosis policy

This Drug and Alcohol Finding publication addresses a hot topic which generates heated debate- dual diagnosis.

Whether to focus on mental health problems or substance use problems when the patient exhibits both is a long-standing...

Publishing, Policymaking & Promotion: Expanding Your Research

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Policy
Partner Organisation

Originally held on September 6, 2022, this webinar focuses on questions from new researchers and international researchers looking to expand their work.

Funding, publishing, policymaking, and advocacy are discussed.

European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon

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Book
Themes
Statistics
Data

The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...

Effects of a brief pre-admission telephone reminder on no-show and dropout rates in substance use disorder treatment: a quasi-experimental study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

 

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Appointment no-show and early dropout from treatment represent major challenges in outpatient substance use disorder treatment, adversely affecting clinical outcomes and health care productivity. In this quasi-experimental...

Drug Cultures and Policy in Germany, Central Asia and China

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Policy
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

This volume emerged from the 25th International Week at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. The contributions it contains are based on papers that examine social work in the areas of drug use and treatment, HIV/AIDS and other...

Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

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Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...

Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Background

In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...