Public Health

The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns. 

The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM) in Scotland

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The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM, also known as ‘Planet Youth’) is a community-based approach aiming to prevent young people’s substance use through reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors. A new team, based in Dundee...

The rapidly changing composition of the global street drug supply and Its effects on high-risk groups for COVID-19

Scientific article
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The majority of street drugs, in some cases more than ninety-five percent, now have multiple toxic adulterants. This research review brings to the attention of public health officials, addiction medicine specialists, treatment officials, therapists, and the general public the alarming increase of dangerous toxic adulterants being added to street drugs and their potentially lethal synergistic effects.
ISSUP Current Psychopharmacology

Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference

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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021. NAADAC members and non-members are...

Drinking Transitions During Lockdown

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Online
United Kingdom

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) warmly invite you to an online event on Wednesday 28 April from 12:30-14:00 BST for the fourth SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2021.

Resilience of Families and Communities During COVID19

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Online

Promoting mental health, well-being and resilience in families and communities in the COVID-19 crisis through evidence-based drug use prevention, treatment and mental health initiatives

Organized by Japan with the support of France, Indonesia, and Jordan, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and the World Health Organization