Quality Assurance

Quality assurance refers to the systematic processes used to monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of services addressing substance use disorders. These processes help ensure that prevention, treatment, and recovery services are safe, effective, ethical, and aligned with recognised professional standards and evidence-based practices. Quality assurance may include service standards, accreditation, supervision, monitoring of outcomes, client feedback, and continuous quality improvement mechanisms. By promoting accountability and consistent service delivery, quality assurance supports better health outcomes and strengthens substance use systems of care. 

 

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

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This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.
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Prevención basada en la evidencia

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This project is dedicated to promoting evidence-based prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. It serves as a valuable resource for professionals and policy-makers, offering carefully selected, high-quality information. In addition to its role...

Green List Prevention

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The "Green List Prevention" in Germany encompasses a rich array of programmes aimed at preventing various behavioural issues among children and young individuals, including violence, crime, and addictive behaviours. These initiatives...

Cannabis and amphetamine use among school-going adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis of prevalence and associated factors

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Global evidence indicates that early onset of illicit substance use among adolescents and emerging adults is associated with negative mental-health related-outcomes that can persist into adulthood. However, the lack of quality regional data on adolescent illicit substance use and its determinants remains a common barrier to evidence-based policy-making and the development of school-based interventions in Africa. The purpose of our study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the correlates of cannabis and amphetamine use among school-going adolescents in eight sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) – Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, and Tanzania.