BACKGROUND: The role of physicians is crucial in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and addiction. The quality of addiction-specific medical education varies, as do postgraduate and continuing medical education programmes in different countries. In order to ensure a high level of quality education, it is necessary to name and define competency-based quality standards that enable physicians to provide the highest quality care to patients.

METHODS: The objective of the study will be the identification of quality standards in competency-based postgraduate and continual...

The Alcohol Use and Mental Health Project ECHO is a no-cost virtual program for health care professionals who are looking for up-to-date and research-based information on working with people who use alcohol. 

The program, which is only in its first year, has the potential to improve care through enhanced screening for severe alcohol consumption and the application of evidence-based therapies, such as behavioural and pharmaceutical ones. The Alcohol Use and Mental Health ECHO has held 11 sessions as of January 2023, averaging 197 participants per session on a standard deviation of 90.2 (Mean...

پیژندنه: د موادو کارولو لوړه کچه د تنباکو د تنباکو د کارولو لومړنی کارولو مخنیوی کې مداخلې ته اړتیا په ګوته کوی. هدف دا و چې د سګرټ څښلو پریښودو هڅولو لپاره د سګرټ ضد پیغامونو اغیزمنتوب وټاکی.

میتودونه: داسې انګیرل کیده چې پیغامونه به د سګرټ څښلو تکرار کم کړی. د سګرټ څښلو اراده ، منفی احساسات ، د ځان اغیزمنتوب پیژندل ، او روغتیا چلند هم اندازه شوی. د دې تجربې مطالعې لپاره د معلوماتو راټولولو لپاره اړونده معتبر او معتبر پوښتنلیکونه کارول شوی.

پایلې: پدې مطالعه کې معنی دا ده چې توپیرونه محاسبه شوی. موندنو د مطالعې متغیرونو لپاره په تجربوی او کنټرول ګروپونو کې د غبرګون سکورونو ترمنځ توپیرونه...

BACKGROUND: Adolescence is one of the most important stages in a human life. This period is full of different stimuli and types of influence – from parents, peers, and society. It is related to greater susceptibility to problematic behaviour and to impulsivity. Because of that it is important to explore the topic of impulsivity and impulsive behaviour.

METHODS: This study addresses impulsivity in adolescents using a Czech questionnaire survey method, the Scale of Impulsivity Dolejš & Skopal (SIDS). It also empirically verifies the functionality of the scale and points out its psychometric...

INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of substance use continues to rise all over the world amidst the ongoing pandemic, substance use prevention professionals are challenged to find alternative ways to enhance their knowledge and competence to use the best practices in the field. In the present global health situation, in which running face-to-face training seminars is extremely difficult, the most feasible option is through online learning. The aim of this study is to explore how the different aspects of a substance use prevention online course affected the overall effectiveness of the programme. ...

BACKGROUND:

Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.

AIMS:

The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency of adolescent participation in structured leisure activities (SLA), and the type of SLA contribute to adolescent alcohol use and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and type of SLA on the relationship between the frequency of adolescent participation in SLA and adolescent alcohol use.

METHODS

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.