La Unidad de Menos Alcohol de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el Departamento de Promoción de la Salud, el Grupo de Investigación sobre el Alcohol y la Alianza para la Investigación de Políticas y Sistemas de Salud se complacen en anunciar una nueva iniciativa de investigación científica y tutoría de escritura. 

La iniciativa tiene como objetivo apoyar a los investigadores en etapa inicial de países de ingresos bajos y medianos en su trabajo para analizar, informar y publicar un estudio relacionado con el fortalecimiento de las políticas sobre el alcohol que abordan los determinantes...

ISSUP Argentina presented a webinar on the role that affective sexual diversity and trans and non-binary people have as a determining factor of health in the field of Addictions.

The webinar took place on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. (Argentina Time).

Despite the role that affective sexual diversity and trans and non-binary people have as a determining factor in health, many times this perspective has not been taken into account in the field of Addictions. However, for some years now, International Organizations have emphasized the need to incorporate this approach into...

The Latin American Journal of Mental Health and Therapeutic Communities (RELASMECT) is an initiative that gather professionals from all over Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States, focused on the creation and dissemination of quality knowledge that can contribute to the improvement of prevention and treatment of addiction and other mental disorders.

Mission

Publishing scientific articles that contribute to share comprehensive information on Mental Health and Therapeutic Communities.

Purpose

Provide ways for socialization of academic and practical knowledge, with...

Abstract

Studies on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and its risk factors have shown worldwide the preponderant role of accidents and violence in the burden of disease and the role of alcohol consumption as a main risk factor in the current epidemiological profile (GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators, 2020; GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators, 2020). GBD studies in Mexico have not only confirmed this (Gómez-Dantés et al., 2016) but also shown the enormous human loss entailed by violence in Mexico and the preponderant role of alcohol consumption as a risk factor. To complicate...