The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Two in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Two looks at the impact the production, packaging and distribution of alcohol has on both the local and global environment...
With NoLo products increasing in popularity among producers and customers, a new report looks at how these drinks are marketed in the UK and how and why consumers drink them.
Using interviews with drinkers and non-drinkers, as well as...
Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for several types of cancer. Alcohol consumption levels in Argentina are among the highest in the world, and malignant neoplasms are the second cause of death in the country...
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A broad range of professionals, training opportunities, and regional differences exist in the addiction study field worldwide. This educational variety poses a challenge in proposing a precise classification of study programs...
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The two-year, multidisciplinary Master’s in Drug Dependence (MDD) at the University of Barcelona was created in 1986, after some years of offering shorter seminars. It was a response to the heroin crisis of the 80s and 90s and...
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Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social...
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The course Prevention of Harmful Substance Use and Addiction Treatment is an integral and mandatory part of postgraduate medical education in the Czech Republic. Its aim is to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and...
Theories are important tools in the health and social science world. However, it is important to consider how they are formed and how they inform everyday practice.
In this paper, the authors discuss the Normalisation Process Theory...
Chaired by Livia Edegger, Deputy Director of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), the specialist in this panel spoke about the importance of creating and strengthening the workface in drug demand reduction...
New Zealand is making history with the launch of a bold Smokefree Action Plan that aims to reduce daily smoking prevalence to less than 5 percent for all population groups across the country by 2025.
The aim of the new plan is to...
Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care settings comparing the attitudes of healthcare providers and experiences of...
Every two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), a collection of medicines considered essential by WHO experts.
The purpose of the list is to guide national authorities on the...
This briefing synthesises existing evidence on alcohol energy (calorie) labelling, spanning the past five years (2016-2021).
This briefing covers reviews in the academic literature about the impact of alcohol energy labelling, studies...
ISSUP Argentina presented a webinar that addressed the increased impact of isolation and social distancing stemming from the pandemic on the quality of life of vulnerable populations in Latin America, including children and adolescents...
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...
This webinar explored the issues of infants withdrawing from maternal drugs of addiction, and problems beyond the newborn period.
Newborn drug withdrawal is often attributed to maternal opioids, but many other drugs can cause serious...
The featured articles investigate the association of smoking products and alcohol consumption, identify causes and influences, and explore therapeutic avenues and cessation interventions.
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