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

Mind Matters Series

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Website
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has launched a redesigned series of booklets geared towards educating middle school students about substance use.

The Mind Matters series is a valued resource for tens of thousands of teachers...

Australian National Alcohol Strategy 2019-2028

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

Publication Date
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.

COVID-19- Alcohol and Tobacco Policies in Africa

Format
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...

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Media-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
The Second 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

Publication Date
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.

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

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
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...