All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

Alcohol Advertising Compliance on Cable Television

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Scientific article
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Policy

This report is the ninth in a series of quarterly reports that assess non-compliant alcohol advertising on cable TV based on the “no buy” list criteria and how this non-compliance varies by program, cable network and daypart.

In the 2-year...

Drug Misuse Prevention Quality Standards

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance

This quality standard covers the prevention or delay of harmful use of drugs by children, young people and adults most likely to start using drugs, or already experimenting or using drugs occasionally. This includes illegal psychoactive...

Development of the International Alcohol Policy and Injury Index

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Scientific article
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Policy
Public Health

ABSTRACT

Objective: To develop a new index to measure the effectiveness of alcohol control policies on selected indicators of alcohol-related injuries.

Methods: We used the World Health Organization Global Information System on Alcohol...

Acquiring a role opposite a forgotten social reality

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Book
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Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Policy
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Prisons / Corrections

Gaining a leading role opposite a forgotten social reality

Eduardo H. Loyola Arguello (ISSUP Member)

El Salvador is a geographically small country, with a history characterized by pain, conflict and great need, but where the Salvadoran...

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.

Cost‐Effectiveness of Alternative Smoking Cessation Scenarios in Spain

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy

Abstract

Aims

To assess the cost‐effectiveness of alternative smoking cessation scenarios from the perspective of the Spanish National Health Service (NHS).

Design

We used the European study on Quantifying Utility of Investment in...

A New Approach to Formulating and Appraising Drug Policy

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Scientific article
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Policy
Regulatory Control of Substances

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Background

Drug policy, whether for legal or illegal substances, is a controversial field that encompasses many complex issues. Policies can have effects on a myriad of outcomes and stakeholders differ in the outcomes they...

The Restriction of Hours, Sales and Liquors: Lima 2010-17: Traffic Accidents (TA) and other Violent Deaths

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Public Health
Policy

Abstract

Objective: Determine the relationship between the hours of sale of spirits "Safe Time" and those killed by traffic accidents (TA).

Material and Methods: Descriptive research based on the monthly report made by the Metropolitan...