All Resources for 'Public Health'

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Mental Health
Ethics
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Reading List

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Reading List
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Reading List
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) represent an evidence-based strategy for the early intervention of substance use.

New guidance for drug checking services in health risk communication

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Guide
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Public Health
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation

The new guidance for drug checking services manual by EMCDDA underlines the need for approaches that are grounded in the best evidence available or principles of effective and safe health risk communication. To date, there has been...

Harm reduction services in the Netherlands Report

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Report
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Public Health

Harm reduction (HR) has been a pillar of drug policy in the Netherlands for many decades. In fact, the Netherlands was a pioneer in the field of HR. Like many other Western countries, the Netherlands was hit by a wave of heroin use in the...

Addiction Language Guide

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Guide
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Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Mental Health

The Addiction Language Guide serves as a comprehensive resource designed to address and combat stigmatizing language associated with addiction. Stigmatizing language often involves attaching negative labels and stereotypes to specific...

Consideration of vaping products as an alternative to adult smoking: a narrative review

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Public Health

Tobacco harm reduction is a public health strategy aimed at lessening the health impact of cigarette smoking. This approach involves using non-combustible alternatives to cigarettes, such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), which...

The Power of Words: A Deep Dive into the Language of Addiction

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Recovery Support

Language is a multifaceted tool that not only reflects human thoughts but actively molds them. It functions as both a window and a barrier in human communication, revealing the depths of cultural, historical, and personal beliefs while also...

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use. Part II: Introduction to Brief Interventions and Referral to Treatment

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Partner Organisation
ISSUP is pleased to present part two of its webinar series on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). This two-part series has been organised in collaboration with ISSUP Global, The South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC), and the University of Cape Town, South Africa.