All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Association of Punitive and Reporting State Policies Related to Substance Use in Pregnancy With Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Key Points

Question: Are state punitive or reporting policies related to substance use during pregnancy associated with rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)?

Finding: In this repeated cross-sectional study of nearly 4.6 million...

NAADAC Free Webinar Series

Format
News
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health
Prevention

NAADAC is happy to offer free addiction-specific education through its Free Webinar Series.  

The 2019 Free Webinar Series releases two live webinars per month, which are then captured and made available for future viewing in NAADAC's Free...

Post Event Resources: 2019 NDARC Annual Research Symposium

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Data

The 2019 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) Annual Research Symposium was held on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at the John Niland Scientia Conference and Events Centre, UNSW Sydney.

NDARC have put together a selection of...

ASAP-Training Newsletter

Format
News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Partner Organisation

The aim of the ASAP training project is to build effective drug prevention results across Europe, based on prevention systems analysis and widespread professional training.

The ASAP training project will work to identify the strengths and...

EU Drug Markets Report 2019

Format
Book
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Policy
Data
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. 

The analysis presented in the report examines topics such as the links between drugs and other...

How Alcohol Affects the Sustainable Development Goals: Upgraded and Revised Resource

Publication Date
Format
Guide
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

IOGT International has released an upgraded and revised resource to present state-of-the-art evidence about how alcohol affects sustainable development.

The brand new booklet illustrates alcohol adversely affects and acts as a harmful...

Seizures of Illegal Diazepam Tablets Double in a Year

Format
News
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy

Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family. It is often used to treat anxiety, spasms, seizures and occasionally withdrawal. 

Diazepam typically slows down the functioning of the body and produce a...

Minimum Unit Pricing

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Policy
Prevention

One way to deter people from consuming excessive and harmful amounts of alcohol is through alcohol pricing policies. One such policy is the Minimum Unit Pricing.

Several countries, including Scotland, Canada, certain states of the USA...