Global Youth Forum
The Global Youth Forum at the NACADA, ISSUP and AU International Conference in Nairobi, Kenya played host to 186 youth from 19 different countries over the course of five days.
The Youth Summit was put on with funds from the...
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Efeitos da permanência na Educação Infantil sobre indicadores de desempenho, habilidades sociais, comportamento e estresse
Effects of early childhood education attendance on achievement, social skills, behaviour, and stress
Marta Regina Gonçalves CORREIA-ZANINI 1 0000-0003-4776-8917
Edna Maria MARTURANO 2 0000-0002-1545-0093
Anne Marie Germaine Victorine...
A prática de binge drinking entre jovens e o papel das promoções de bebidas alcoólicas: uma questão de saúde pública.
A prática de binge drinking entre jovens e o papel das promoções de bebidas alcoólicas: uma questão de saúde pública.
Zila M. Sanchez
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, São Paulo-SP, Brasil
Binge...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Strong Therapeutic Relationships Help Clients Get Where They Want to Be
Comprehensive review for the American Psychological Association concludes that the working relationship between clients and their counsellors or therapists is one of the largest and most consistent determinants of outcomes. Practice...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Evidence That Affirming the Client Promotes Recovery
Findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association show that across psychotherapy studies, outcomes improve the more therapists consistently demonstrate warmth and high regard for their clients - given the stigma and low regard...
SPIRITUALITY/RELIGIOSITY AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR AGAINST THE USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN ADOLESCENCE
Review article published in the Journal of Debates in Psychiatry - Jul/Aug 2017
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the impact of spirituality and/or religiousness on the use of psychoactive substances in the adolescent population in...
m-Health Applications for Responding to Drug Use and Associated Harms
Digital healthcare, also known as e-health, refers to tools and services that use information and communication technology to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of health.
Mobile health, or m-health...
“It’s on Everyone’s Plate”: A Qualitative Study into Physicians’ Perceptions of Responsibility for Smoking Cessation
Abstract
Background
Little research has investigated in-depth how physicians perceive their role in smoking cessation care. This qualitative study sought to understand physicians’ perceptions of responsibility for smoking cessation.
...Can compassion words change the addiction discourse?
As a PhD student, I joked that my work was the best bar-conversation-starter ever:
“So what do you do?”
“Ah, actually,” I would smile; pause. My job was definitely one of my favorite topics. “Drug research.”
“Drugs? Like, medicine?”
...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Resolving Therapist-Client Tensions May Promote Recovery
Amalgamated research findings raise the intriguing possibility that experiencing the resolution of breakdowns or tensions (‘ruptures’) in the therapist-client relationship promotes client welfare even more than rupture-free relationships...
Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation Behaviour: A Cross-Sectional Population Study in England
Abstract
Objectives: Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes have become popular in the UK and reduce the cost of smoking, potentially mitigating the impact of tax increases on quitting. We examined whether RYO cigarette use was associated with...
Keynote Presentations: 9th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting
The Ninth EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting took place October 24th – 26th 2018, Lisbon, Portugal.
The focus of the event was Prevention Technologies – Improving the Use of Evidence in Prevention Practice.
Academics, researchers...
Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy
The Scottish Government has released the new Alcohol and Drugs Strategy, which aims to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. There were a record 934 drugs-related deaths in Scotland in 2017...
Speaker Videos and Powerpoint Presentations - 2018 E-Cigarette Summit
The 2018 E-Cigarette Summit took place on the 15th of November in London.
The aim of the event is to bring together scientists, policy makers, medical and public health professionals from around the world to examine the latest evidence...
Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction have released their first report on the medical use of cannabis.
The report is part of a new series called Cannabis, Controversies and Challenges, and is designed to explore the...
Models of Addiction
The science of addiction is complicated, and it continues to be a field where the debate over definitions, models, theories, and the most appropriate ways to respond continues.
EMCDDA's Insight Review provides a critical analysis of the...
Why Do Those With Long-Term Substance Use Disorders Stop Abusing Substances?
Many people successfully recover from substance use disorders. Understanding the factors that contribute towards people deciding to stop using substances can help guide treatment and design interventions.
A recent study has explored the...
Effects of Early Childhood Education Attendance on Achievement, Social Skills, Behaviour, and Stress
The impact of school attendance on the lives and development of students is hardly overestimated. Children go to school at an increasingly precocious age. With the universalization of access to Early Childhood Education (ECE), starting at...
A ESPIRITUALIDADE/RELIGIOSIDADE COMO FATOR DE PROTEÇÃO CONTRA O USO DE SUBSTÂNCIAS PSICOATIVAS NA ADOLESCÊNCIA
Artigo de revisão publicada na Revista debates em Psiquiatria - Jul/Ago 2017
Introdução
Muitos estudos focam em fatores de risco para o uso, abuso ou dependência de substâncias psicoativas, porém poucos se concentram em fatores que...
Fact Sheet: Alcohol and Cancer
Drinking alcohol is a risk factor contributing to seven types of cancer.
The more alcohol you drink, the greater the risk of developing cancer.
This fact sheet, developed by Alcohol Change UK, explains how high these risks are, which...
