All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

Master’s Program in Addiction Policy and Practice

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News
Themes
Addiction
Policy

Georgetown Announces Master’s Program in Addiction Policy and Practice.

The new program seeks to build a national policy workforce to respond to one of the most untreated chronic health conditions in the United States.

Georgetown...

‘It’s everywhere’ – alcohol’s public face and private harm

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Book
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting the Commission on Alcohol Harm: An Inquiry into the Effects of Alcohol on Society.

The Commission was established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in alcohol...

Australian National Alcohol Strategy 2019-2028

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Book
Themes
Policy
Public Health

The Australian Government has released a new strategy to address alcohol-related harms in Australian communities. These harms include violence, disease, injuries, road deaths and an estimated 4,000 alcohol-attributable deaths per year1.

Th...

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Data
Law Enforcement
The First Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Data
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 6: Review and Reflections - A Panel Session

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Data
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

COVID-19- Alcohol and Tobacco Policies in Africa

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News
Themes
Policy
Public Health

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world, governments made crucial decisions in order to reduce the strain on health services experiencing extreme pressure.

One way that some governments chose to reduce this pressure, was to...

The Prevalence and Context of Alcohol Use among Youth Living in Uganda

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Format
Scientific article
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Data
Prevention
Public Health

There is extensive research highlighting the negative short term and long term impact of alcohol use.

Although there is a vast amount of research investigating alcohol use among youth in high-income countries; there is a lack of research...