All Resources for 'Public Health'

India/Nagaland: ‘Culture of acceptance responsible for substance abuse’

Format
News
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

By Menuse-O Max Khieya, first published in the Eastern Mirror Nagaland on Sunday, March 14, 2021

Sechü-Zubza, March 14 (EMN): The additional deputy commissioner of Kohima, N Bhavani Sri, has expressed concern over the widespread abuse of...

Perspectives of Repeat Drink-drivers in the UK

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

 

Dr Andrea Mohan (University of Dundee) presented: "What can we learn from the perspectives of repeat drink-drivers? Findings from a qualitative study".
 

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Webinar

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

Presentation from Dr Sharon Lambert, School of Applied Psychology, UCC exploring the assessment and impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences with the PSI Early Graduate Group.

Men’s Alcohol Consumption When Becoming a Father

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Populations
Men
Public Health

Watch the video of the research presentation “Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: A scoping review”, by Dr Elena Dimova.

Managed Alcohol Programmes

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

 

Dr Hannah Carver (University of Stirling) presents research on Managed Alcohol Programmes: "Investigating the need for alcohol harm reduction and Managed Alcohol Programmes for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorders...

International Standards on Drug Use Prevention- Webinar recording

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation

The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit (CSU) held a webinar on 10th March 2021 discussing the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention. The webinar included opening remarks from Mirella...

Smoking Cessation for Improving Mental Health- Cochrane Review

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

People with mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. They are also more likely to experience severe withdrawals and are less responsive to treatment. Indeed, some people believe that quitting smoking...

International Approaches to Drug Law Reform

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Law
Policy
Public Health

This paper reviews the international evidence on approaches to drug law reform, focussing on case studies from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Portugal and The Netherlands.

It seeks to support the ongoing development of innovative approaches...

A US national randomized study to guide how best to reduce stigma when describing drug‐related impairment in practice and policy

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Public Health
Mental Health
Drug‐related impairment is persistently stigmatized delaying and preventing treatment engagement. To reduce stigma, various medical terms (e.g. ‘chronically relapsing brain disease’, ‘disorder’) have been promoted in diagnostic systems and among national health agencies, yet some argue that over‐medicalization of drug‐related impairment lowers prognostic optimism and reduces personal agency.