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Launch of the Spanish Chapter of ISSUP
Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood
Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood.
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...The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe
Summary
Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the...
Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
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Importance Observational studies have consistently proposed cardiovascular benefits associated with light alcohol consumption, while recent genetic analyses (ie, mendelian randomization studies) have suggested a possible causal...
New European mini guides on responding to drug use in specific settings by EMCDDA
Focusing treatments on specific settings where problems may develop is an important approach to implementing health and social responses to drug problems. As a result, the EMCDDA's Health and social solutions to drug problems: a European...
Prevention toolkit — a new one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials
The EMCDDA launched a new Prevention toolkit, bringing together all of its key prevention-related materials to date. Part of the agency’s toolkit series, this new resource is aimed at anyone involved in shaping decisions, opinions and...
Frequency and severity of irritable bowel syndrome in cigarette smokers, Turkey 2019
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Introduction:
Cigarette smoking has recently been associated with several gastrointestinal symptoms, and smoking cessation has been recommended as a lifestyle change strategy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study...
Cardiovascular functions and arterial stiffness after JUUL use
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Introduction:
The rapid growth in the e-cigarette market after the launch of JUUL e-cigarettes led to much discussion on the potential benefits and risks of pods, JUUL devices, and conventional e-cigarettes compared with...
Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile
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Introduction
Traditional treatment programs for substance use disorder (SUD) tend to be male-dominated environments, which can negatively affect women's access to treatment and related outcomes. Women's specific treatment...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Quality standard
Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The quality standard highlights five key areas for improvement:
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Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Eleventh Session)
Risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and the development of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background
Epidemiological studies show a dose–response association between cannabis use and the risk of psychosis. This review aimed to determine whether there are identifiable risk-thresholds between the frequency of...
A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa
Alcohol-related harm is a growing concern globally and particularly in West Africa. However, tools for assessing the readiness for prevention of alcohol-related harm in low-resource settings have been lacking. This research explores the...
Online sales and deliveries of alcohol
Executive Summary
In recent times, UK consumers have been buying alcohol online in record numbers, from an ever-growing variety of retailers, increasingly promising delivery to the doorstep within minutes.
However, as the market...
Approach to the health situation of adolescents and young people linked to the Criminal Responsibility System
Technical document of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, is built from an approach to the international evidence on health of adolescents and young people linked to judicial systems; recognizes the national evidence of the...
Exploring ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub
Handbook for Emergencies
The third edition of UNHCR’s Emergency Handbook is a reference tool which serves to reinforce a common understanding among the many key actors in emergency situations. This edition includes a number of important revisions of the handbook...
Working with older persons in forced displacement
This document provides guidance for UNHCR staff and partners on protecting the rights of older persons in situations of forced displacement or statelessness.
When responding to the phases of forced displacement (flight, displacement...
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management.
There are many causes of stress, including...
