ADIKTOLOGIE Journal 2/21
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
PETRUŽELKA, B., BARTÁK, M., LAŠTOVKOVÁ, J.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
PETRUŽELKA, B., BARTÁK, M., LAŠTOVKOVÁ, J.
President Biden issued the first ever Presidential Proclamation recognizing August 29, 2021 – September 4, 2021 as Overdose Awareness Week – a time to honor the lives lost to the overdose epidemic and recommit to both preventing overdoses...
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are essential in strengthening Community-Based Prevention Implementation Systems, through this process organizations collect and analyze data, and determine if the Substance use prevention- intervention (EBIs...
According to the World Health Organisation, around half a million deaths each year are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose. Signs, symptoms...
The risk of an individual overdosing is influenced by a range of, often overlapping circumstances. Factors such as incarceration, mental and physical health conditions, and the treatments prescribed for these conditions can all affect the...
حداقل قیمت گذاری واحد (MUP) برای الکل سیاستی است که به دنبال آن قیمت تعیین شده معرفی می شود، که در زیر آن حجم ثابتی از الکل را نمی توان به عموم مردم فروخته است. چندین کشور ، از جمله اسکاتلند، کانادا، ایالات خاصی از ایالات متحده آمریکا،...
Overdose is the leading cause of avoidable death among people who inject drugs.
The ‘Stop Overdose Safely’ is a joint initiative from UNODC and the World Health Organization (WHO) to address opioid overdose and provide life-saving...
Worldwide, about 500 000 deaths are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose.
This information page, put together by the World Health...
In June 2021, the University of British Colombia Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group hosted an online conference entitled Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It.
Here, you can find the conference...
مرکز کانادا در مصرف مواد و اعتیاد با بهداشت کانادا برای تولید مصرف مواد و محل کار همکاری: حمایت از کارفرمایان و کارکنان در معاملات.
این مجموعه از منابع شامل لینک از بیش از 30 سازمان و می تواند توسط کارفرمایان و کارکنان مورد استفاده قرار...
Uganda is one of the countries in East Africa with an outdated policy on substance use and abuse. The World Health Organization highlights Uganda as a country with hazardous drinking patterns due to the high prevalence of alcohol...
In Uganda for any substance use prevention to yield positive outcomes, it should be backed by facts on community readiness. Interventions such as “Community That Care’’ (CTC) is one example of the evidence-based model that uses a proven...
Opioid overdose deaths can be prevented through timely administration of naloxone, a potent opioid antagonist drug that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid analgesics by binding to the opioid receptors in the central nervous system.
Bec...
Alcohol Awareness Week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. This year's Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15-21 November 2021 on the theme of Alcohol and relationships.
Alcohol Awareness Week is...
The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...
'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Listen First...