All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Multiple disadvantage and co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health

Substance use and mental health needs are two of the primary concerns for many people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We know that people who experience both issues at the same time (also known as “co-occurring conditions” or “dual...

Singapore expands smoking ban

Format
News
Themes
Policy

Singapore’s Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), Sentosa Development Corp. (SDC) and several statutory boards have announced that the country’s smoking ban is to be extended.

Under the new legislation, smoking will be...

Personality disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Mental Health

 

Presented by Professor Brin Grenyer OAM, by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: - Identify personality disorders in the context of AOD challenges;

- Select from various skills to effectively respond to people with...

Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain, 2022

Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Statistics
Data

Summary of key findings

The evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain is monitored using the ASH Smokefree GB survey of 11-18 year olds 2013-2022 (see Appendix 2 for methodology), in the context of changes in tobacco use and the...

Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy

All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.

The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in a...

Eating disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health

Presented by Associate Professor Sarah Maguire (Director, InsideOut Institute), by attending this webinar, attendees will learn:

- How to recognise the most common eating disorder symptoms;

- Eating disorder interventions and how workers...

Webinar on “Females with Substance Use and Society: Do’s and Don’t’s of NLP and Hypnotherapy

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Women

On Sunday, June 26, 2022, an activity was planned online to honor the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Females are at high risk of substance use with lack of opportunities to reach treatment facilities as...

The impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among sexual minorities

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

This paper aimed to review the literature regarding the impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among Sexual Minorities, with a focus on alcohol, opioids, stimulants, polydrug use, chemsex, cannabis and tobacco, as well as...

The cardiovascular risks and benefits of quit smoking medicines

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Addiction
Public Health

In this presentation, the speakers reported the results of a series of three population-based cohort studies relating to the use and effects of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies. The first of these studies provided evidence on how the...

Alcohol & Human Rights

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Policy

The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Four in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Four explored workers’ rights for alcohol industry employees in the developing world; industry practices in Africa...