All Resources for 'Education & Training'

EMCDDA Technical Report on New Psychoactive Substance

Format
Book
Themes
Pharmacological Interventions
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Policy
Data
Partner Organisation

The purpose of this technical report is to provide an analysis of the available information on methyl 2-{[1-(4-fluorobutyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (commonly known as 4F-MDMB-BICA), a synthetic receptor cannabinoid...

E-cigarette Use Among Adults in China

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Men
Public Health
Data

Despite China being the main producers of the world's e-cigarette, there is little research examining the trends in e-cigarette use.

Since 2018, policies in China have restricted e-cigarette use. Therefore, it is of interest to...

Gender Matters? How Does Gender Shape Risk Environment for Syringe Sharing among People who Inject Drugs in Northern Mexico. Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Men
Women
Abstract

 

Introduction. HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) is 5%. Studies have found an HIV prevalence of around 10% among women who inject drugs (WWID) and 5% among men.

Objective. To describe characteristics of risk...

Textbook of Addiction Treatment: International Perspectives

Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Addiction is increasingly being recognized as a major global public health issue, and an ever-growing number of medical specialties, psychological and social science training programs, and professional associations are including addiction...

Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs

Format
News
Themes
Data
Prevention
Partner Organisation

On December 15, the United States National Institute on Drug Abuse announced new data from the annual Monitoring the Future study led by researchers at the University of Michigan.

On December 16, a data processing error was found. This...

Adapting an Internet-Delivered Intervention for Depression for a Colombian College Student Population: An Illustration of an Integrative Empirical Approach

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science

Abstract

Background

Culturally adapted psychotherapy (CAP) studies are limited and until now there are few published examples that illustrate the process of cultural adaptation with internet-delivered treatments.

Aim

This paper aims to...

Building Capacity in Tobacco Control by Establishing the Eastern Europe Nurses’ Center of Excellence for Tobacco Control

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

ABSTRACT

Introduction:
Properly educated nurses delivering evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment could contribute to improving health and reducing regional disparities in tobacco-related disease and death in Central and Eastern...

The Stigma of Substance Use

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Mental Health
Public Health

Dr Liviu Alexandrescu Lecturer in Criminology School of History, Philosophy and Culture – Oxford Brookes University

Presentation title: Drug/dependency stigma and marginality: some reflections on the political economy of blame.

Dr James...