All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Prison and drugs in Europe - current and future challenges

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers.

Invited Stakeholders: - Heino Stöver, Institute for Addiction Research Organization Frankfurt University...

Increase access to hepatitis C (HCV) testing and care in drug services- a toolkit

Format
Website
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population for the elimination of hepatitis C in Europe, and increasing their access to HCV testing and care is a goal in European and national hepatitis C policies. Despite this, HCV testing remains...

Prevention Science Journal, Volume 22, issue 6, August 2021

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation
Special Issue: Optimizing the Implementation and Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions through Motivational Interviewing

Risk and protective factors for mental health problems in patients with substance use disorder

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Mental Health

Abstract


The present study aimed to assess the predictive association of self-esteem and perceived social support (family, friends & significant others) with mental wellbeing in patients with substance use disorder (SUD). Sample of the...

Urdu translation and adaptation of the HIV stigma scale in Pakistani injectable drug users with HIV

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

Abstract


Objective: To translate and adapt the human immunodeficiency virus stigma scale into Urdu language,
and to determine its psychometric properties.
Method: The study was conducted at the Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired...

Manual: increasing access to hepatitis C testing and care for people who inject drugs

Publication Date
Format
Guide
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Partner Organisation
This manual provides a step-by-step guide for those involved in planning and managing infectious diseases and drug services, focusing on how to identify barriers to and opportunities for improving provision of HCV testing and access to treatment for people who use drugs.

ISSUP UK Launch Event

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
We are pleased to announce that the ISSUP UK Chapter launch took place Thursday, 23rd. September at 2pm (GMT). The launch will be followed by a webinar on the topic of ‘Substance Use and Families’.

Does Cancer Risk Increase With Alcohol Consumption?

Format
News
Themes
Populations
Men
Women

A study published on July 13 by the scientific journal The Lancet Oncology attributed more than 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 to alcohol consumption.

 

Cancer – what is it?

Cancer is a term that encompasses more than 100 different...