Guam's Fourth Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders Among Pacific Islanders
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Addiction
The absence of data on driving under the influence of alcohol in road traffic studies: a scoping review of non-randomized studies with vote counting based on the direction of effects of alcohol policies
Background Data concerning driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) are frequently characterised by their lack of availability, accuracy, or reliability. This inherent limitation poses challenges in the examination of the influence of...
Association between vmPFC gray matter volume and smoking initiation in adolescents
Abstract Smoking of cigarettes among young adolescents is a pressing public health issue. However, the neural mechanisms underlying smoking initiation and sustenance during adolescence, especially the potential causal interactions between...
Children and families affected by parental drug use Volume II
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Pompidou Group
In 2022, the project on children whose parents use drugs continued with threefold research:
i. qualitative research based on interviews with children whose parents use drugs and with women who use drugs;
ii. collection and analysis of actions and programmes targeted at people who use drugs and their families; and
iii. analysis of children growing up in families affected by drug dependence and other conditions of vulnerability
This volume is based upon the participation of 110 women who agreed to be interviewed and share their personal experiences. It includes their insights and recommendations on the impact of parental drug use during childhood on their life and subsequent drug use. It also explores the barriers and facilitators to accessing services and how to improve services’ response both to women who use drugs and to children with parents who use drugs.
HEAL Connections Sharing Session Two-Part Series: Inclusive Language, Imagery, and Storytelling for Addiction and Pain Researcher Teams
Overview This Sharing Session was part one of a two-part series focusing on helping HEAL addiction researchers use language, imagery, and storytelling in respectful ways that engage all stakeholders. View the session slides
Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Approaches for First Responders
Abstract During their day-to-day work, first responders such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel often encounter people who use drugs (PWUD), including alcohol, opioids, stimulants, and...
Extended-release pharmacotherapies for Substance Use Disorders in incarcerated populations
A history of harmful substance use or dependence is common among people in Criminal Justice Systems (CJSs) around the world. The time after an individual has left the CJS is of elevated risk for those with harmful substance use - with high...
Sex and gender differences in HCV risk and cascade of care among people who inject drugs
This seminar explored why it is important to study sex and gender differences in people who inject drugs, with reference to examples relevant to hepatitis C risk and the cascade of care. It included an overview of why we study sex and...