All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

Increase access to hepatitis C (HCV) testing and care in drug services- a toolkit

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Website
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population for the elimination of hepatitis C in Europe, and increasing their access to HCV testing and care is a goal in European and national hepatitis C policies. Despite this, HCV testing remains...

Prevention Science Journal, Volume 22, issue 6, August 2021

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation
Special Issue: Optimizing the Implementation and Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions through Motivational Interviewing

Listen First- What the Experts are Saying

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News
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities. 

Listen First...

Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020

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News
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Policy

In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.

This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.

Other key findings show:

  • The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there...

Manual: increasing access to hepatitis C testing and care for people who inject drugs

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Format
Guide
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Partner Organisation
This manual provides a step-by-step guide for those involved in planning and managing infectious diseases and drug services, focusing on how to identify barriers to and opportunities for improving provision of HCV testing and access to treatment for people who use drugs.

Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalization of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation

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Scientific article
Themes
Law
Policy
Supply & Market Disruption

Over the past era, there has been a call for legalizing marijuana cultivation and trading for commercial purposes in South Africa. Advocates of the call argue that the criminalization of commercial marijuana cultivation and trading has...

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...