All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Technology Transfer in the Area of Addictions

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

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The knowledge provided by psychology must respond to different problems, which can only be achieved when the findings obtained by scientific evidence are affordable to other scientific groups, and social nuclei, in order for them...

Early alcoholism: prevention is a challenge in search of your fight

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family

A study by Lucia Parente and Luís Camboim reports the abusive presence of alcohol consumption by children and adolescents in our society. Alcoholism is a serious problem and considered a public health risk. Laws no. 9,294/96 and 8,069/90...

The Art of Being a Therapist

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Scientific article
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Prevention

The objective of this work was to identify the non-specific variables related to the success of a short intervention program for adolescent alcohol-consuming adolescents, based on the experience and opinion of a group of therapists in the...

Cannabis Use during Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Background: Rates of cannabis use among patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy are high, and cannabis use may be associated with outcomes of methadone maintenance therapy. We examined the effect of cannabis use on opioid...

Prosper Study of Evidence-Based Intervention Implementation Quality by Community-University Partnership

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Scientific article
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Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

This study examined a community–university partnership model for sustained, high-quality implementation of evidence-based interventions. In the context of a randomized study, it assessed whether implementation quality for both family...

Impact of a Brief Intervention Program in Clinical Practice

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Introduction: The present study analyzes the main barriers and adaptations to brief interventions that focus on addictive behavior treatments carried out in clinical settings by 756 health professionals during their adoption...

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Book
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Prevention

UNODC-WHO Training in Argentina on the Management of Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...