The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 period: May 2020
The aim of this paper is to analyse changes in alcohol consumption since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. We show that the frequency of alcohol consumption during COVID-19 is slightly higher for males than it was 2-3 years previously...
COVID-19 and Alcohol Use
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have taken decisive steps to stop the spread of the virus. In these critical circumstances, everyone must be informed about other health risks and hazards so that they can stay safe and healthy.
Tobacco Control Research Agenda for Africa
This call for proposals is based on the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) Research Agenda developed with collaborative support from several partners, to address gaps in tobacco control research. CTCA supports innovative research...
New Horizons 2020: Call for applications
Applications are now invited for Alcohol Change UK's New Horizons grants programme for innovative and future-facing academic research on ' Groups, Communities and Alcohol Harm'. The new grants programme will fund up to four research...
The Role of Alcohol use and Drinking Patterns in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality
Socioeconomic status (SES) can be thought of as a measure of an individual's or family's social position relative to others that measures factors such as education, income, type of occupation and place of residence. Research indicates that...
ASAM Level of Care Certification: Re-Engineering Treatment One Step at a Time
ASAM Level of Care Certification, the first program of its kind to independently assess and verify treatment programs’ ability to deliver services consistent with Levels of Care described in The ASAM Criteria®, launched on June 1st 2020. This session will give a brief overview of the certification and then provide an opportunity for attendees to ask detailed questions relative to the certification process.
The Rapidly Changing Composition of the World's Drug Supply and Its Effects on High-Risk for COVID-19
The first of two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. (MA Criminal Justice, CEO of Colombo Plan) on the emerging and rapidly-changing properties of illicit drugs and their cutting agents that put substance users worldwide at high-risk for near- and long-term chronic health problems, overdose (fatal & non-fatal), and increased vulnerability to both the acquisition of viruses like COVID-19 and more severe complications from the virus.
COVID-19 and Increased Alcohol Consumption: NANOS Poll Summary Report
The purpose of this study is to benchmark alcohol and cannabis consumption during the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as drivers of behaviour. This report highlights the results of a Nanos poll commissioned by CCSA during the COVID-19 pandemic...
dataUNODC
UNODC have launched dataUNODC, a website that contains useful data on drug use trends. The data is presented under the following headings: Drug Demand Drug Supply Firearms Homicide Violent Crime Sexual Crime Trafficking in Persons Prison...
Experiences from the US and Canada: Primary Prevention in a Post-Covid World
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting pretty much everything these days including primary prevention. We at Planet Youth have been keeping in touch with our partners around the world to learn how the pandemic is affecting on-going Planet Youth projects and projects that are being started.
