All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Excessive Drinking: More a Result of Low Socioeconomic Status Than Access to Alcohol?

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Public Health

Among US neighbourhoods, poverty and disorganisation, that is high levels of crime, drug trafficking and graffiti etc., may increase the risk of problem drinking, more so than the presence of bars or stores that sell alcohol.

In other...

Managing Depressive Symptoms in the Workplace Using a Web-Based Self-Care Tool

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Scientific article
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Mental Health

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Background: Depression in the workplace creates a significant burden on employees and employers in terms of lost productivity and related costs. myStrength provides a robust, holistic web- and mobile-based solution empowering...

Current and Binge Drinking Among High School Students — United States, 1991–2015

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Public Health

Summary

What is already known about this topic?

Each year from 2006 to 2010, excessive alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 4,300 deaths among persons aged <21 years, and, in 2010, underage drinking cost the United States...

State HCV Incidence and Policies Related to HCV Preventive and Treatment Services for Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States, 2015–2016

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

Summary

What is already known about this topic?

The United States has experienced a sharp increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence that can be attributed to injection drug use. Some states have used public health laws and treatment...

Prescription Opioids and Risk of Dementia or Cognitive Decline: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Scientific article
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Mental Health
Public Health

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Objectives

To determine whether prescription opioid use is associated with higher dementia risk or greater cognitive decline.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Group Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system.

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The Effects of Psychoactive Substances on Driving

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Policy

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released a new report detailing possible effects of psychoactive prescription drugs while driving. The study was carried out with the effort to inform policy decisions aimed at reducing the...

ATTC White Paper: Preparing Students to Work in Integrated Health Care Systems

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Mental Health
Policy

A recently published White Paper by the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre Newtork (ATTC) starts with the premise that the substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment and recovery workforce is currently undergoing an evolution as a...

Can Medical Marijuana Promote Illegal Use?

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Public Health

Illegal marijuana use and reported cases of addiction have increased more rapidly in US states that passed laws to introduce medical marijuana compared to those that did not. This is according to new research to be published in the journal...

Does the Effect of Alcohol on the Brain Differ between Men and Women?

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women

New research published in the journal Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging has found that the effects of alcohol on the reward system in the brain may differ between men and women.

The reward system is a grouped structure in the brain that...