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Prevención del uso problemático de alcohol en contextos de ocio de la población juvenil
Con motivo del Día Mundial Sin Alcohol, ISSUP Chile invita a participar de un webinar para compartir visiones, estrategias u oportunidades para promover el consumo de alcohol de bajo riesgo en espacios recreativos nocturnos en nuestra población más joven.
Cannabis y Adolescencia
ISSUP Chile presentó un seminario web sobre los resultados de la investigación actual sobre el impacto del consumo de cannabis en el cerebro adolescente en desarrollo.
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan
On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
Schools and drugs: health and social responses
A new handy mini guide by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on evidence-based policymaking for prevention of drug use in schools and educational settings.
Prevention toolkit — a new one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials
The EMCDDA launched a new Prevention toolkit, bringing together all of its key prevention-related materials to date. Part of the agency’s toolkit series, this new resource is aimed at anyone involved in shaping decisions, opinions and...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Quality standard
Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The quality standard highlights five key areas for improvement:
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Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review (Report at a Glance)
To investigate how alcohol container labels can be used to build public awareness, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction commissioned Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review and developed a summary of the report...
Inter-GLAM video contest
Introduction
Inter-GLAM is a European project, co-funded by the European Union’s DG Justice Programme "Drugs Policy Initiatives - Supporting initiatives in the field of drugs policy” (JUST-2019-AG-DRUGS). The project aims to collaborate...
Consequences of Lockdown and the COVID-19 Pandemic for a Selected Sport – Comparative Study
BACKGROUND
In December 2019, severe viral pneumonia caused by the new beta coronavirus appeared in China. It spread rapidly around the world and affected it greatly. In order to stop the global COVID-19 pandemic, the world was forced to...
AddictologyIssue 3/2021
Alcohol Consumption from a Social and Economic Perspective: A Review Study
BACKGROUND
Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social...
AddictologyIssue 3/2021
DECCA Big Guides
Downloadable information on alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
Validation of the Czech Modified Yale Food Addiction Scale in a Representative Sample of Adolescents: Connections with Body Mass Index and Impulsivity
INTRODUCTION:
The Czech Republic records one of the highest prevalence levels of obesity in comparison to other European and world countries. The present study aims to fill a gap in the use of tools in research of food addiction (FA)...
AddictologyIssue 2/2021
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® will be held March 21-27, 2022.
Registration opens on November 1, 2021.
Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community. Sign up for the latest news...
Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. In 2020, 182 nations joined the FCTC, approving to implement the recommended...
Marco conceptual y evaluación de una experiencia de prevención con base en actividades deportivas
ISSUP Argentina presentó un webinar sobre el marco conceptual y evaluación de una experiencia de prevención basada en actividades deportivas.
El webinar tendrá lugar el lunes 13 de septiembre de 2021 a las 6:00 p.m. (Hora de Argentina).
...Seminario Web:Intervenciones Comunitarias basadas en evidencia
ISSUP Argentina te invita a participar de un webinar sobre intervenciones comunitarias basadas en evidencia.
El webinar tendrá lugar el jueves 19 de agosto de 2021 a las 6:00 p.m. (Hora de Argentina).
19 de agosto de 2021, 18:00 - 19...
Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y perspectiva de género. En la semana del Día Internacional de Acción por la Salud de la Mujer
ISSUP Argentina lo invita a participar en un webinar que discutirá consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y perspectiva de género - en la semana del Día Internacional de Acción por la Salud de la Mujer.