All Resources for 'Public Health'

Wide Eyes and Slurred Words: The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks

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News
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is becoming increasingly popular. And yet, recent research suggests that combining the two could be risky, more so than drinking alcohol on its own or with more traditional mixers such as coca-cola or...

Clinical Application of Cultural Elements for Hispanic and Latino Populations

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

This manual is designed to teach cultural competence concepts, values, and strategies for engagement and treatment with Hispanics and Latinos with substance use disorders (SUD). The manual introduces a basic understanding of cultural...

The Growing Need to Address the Use of New Psychoactive Substances

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health

A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Managing the Talking Route to Recovery

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Public Health

Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...

Reducing Opioid-Related Deaths in the UK

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Format
Book
Themes
Addiction
Policy
Public Health

Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:

  • Ageing profile of multiply-ill heroin users will continue to press up drug-related deaths.
  • To counteract this pressure government must maintain investment...

ISSUP at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Law
Supply & Market Disruption
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation
Earlier this week ISSUP attended the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) at the Vienna International Centre.

Evaluating Communities That Care (CTC)

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Format
Book
Themes
Policy
Prevention

‘Community coalitions’ is a preventative strategy that coordinates activities and resources to reduce adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviour, mobilising communities in the promotion of health and prevention initiatives.

Communit...

Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: CDC Grand Rounds

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health
Statistics

Public Health Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been...