All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Are Smoking Bans Having the Desired Effect?

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Statistics
Policy
Law

A new study carried out by researchers at Ohio State University and subsequently published in the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour shows how smoking bans in the United States have led to a decrease in social or light smoking amongst...

Identifying At-Risk Personalities

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

A new substance abuse prevention programme called Preventure uses personality tests to identify children most at risk of indulging in harmful drug-taking behaviour. The traits it has identified amongst at-risk children include: sensation...

Opioid Abuse Linked to Heroin Use

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics

New research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors has found the likelihood of 18- to 34-year-old nonmedical prescription opioid users having a prescription opioid use disorder has increased between 2002 – 2014. More specifically...

Policy Review Workshop on Drug Treatment Centres in Bangladesh

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy

At the beginning of October 2016 the Addiction Management and Integrated Care unit (AMIC) of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) organised a workshop to review its existing policies regarding drug treatment centres. Particular focus was put on...

Adolescence, Alcoholism and Interventions

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Scientific article
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Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health

Substance abuse entails a whole host of social, physical and mental health problems. A recent overview published in the Journal of Adolescent Health evaluates the effectiveness of interventions focused on smoking, alcohol or combined drug...

Alcohol Use and Cognitive Harm

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

Around 88,000 Americans die from alcohol-related harm each year. The physical effects of alcohol abuse, including certain cancers, heart disease and liver disease, are well-known. There is also much evidence that suggests alcohol can have a...

E-Cigarettes and Passive Smoking: Is There a Risk?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Law

E-cigarettes are becoming more and more popular. As such, many in the field of drug prevention and treatment are eager to uncover how they affect our health. E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco. However, it has been found by researchers at...

Family Voices Competition

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News
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Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health

Have you been affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use? Would you like to be able to tell your story? Adfam's Family Voices Competition allows friends and family members who have lived through someone else’s substance use to express...

Drug Demand Reduction Education & Role of University Students

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News
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

Today the Muskan Foundation team presented its mission, vision, objectives and activities in the areas of substance abuse and alcohol prevention, treatment and rehabilitation at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in New Delhi...