Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fifth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their Fifth Knowledge Update Series Webinar on the topic of 'Recovery in Substance Use Disorders: The Family as a Resource'.
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Women and Substance Use: Reading List
Here, you can find a selection of papers and resources related to women and substance use.
Women and Drugs: NIDA resource page
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has set up a topic page that includes DrugFact sheets, research reports and infographics on Substance use among women.
Here you can find videos, policy briefings and an extensive resource list...
Women and Alcohol: Key Issues
The Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) co-hosted a four-part seminar series on issues relating to women and alcohol.
The series addressed:
Women, Alcohol and Globalisation
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Drug and Alcohol Findings Focus on Women
Drug and Alcohol Findings bridges the divide between research on the effectiveness of responses to drug and alcohol problems and the practitioners who provide those interventions.
The Drug and Alcohol Finding Focus on Women aims to...
Women and gender issues related to drugs
EMCDDA has developed a variety of resources on women and drug use including publications, data, news, events and reports.
You can also access the best practice portal, which provides an overview of the European picture and options to...
Association of Cannabis Retailer Proximity and Density With Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women in Northern California After Legalization of Cannabis for Recreational Use
This cross-sectional study found that, after the state-level legalization of cannabis for recreational use in California, greater retail availability was associated with higher odds of cannabis use among pregnant women; these results were...
Webinar | Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders: A Focus on Females Across the Life Course
As part of International Women's Day 2021, ISSUP Lebanon are pleased to have presented their Webinar with Dr. Hendrée Jones on the topic of treatment and prevention of substance use disorders among females across the life span.
Why don't they just stop using drugs then?
Why don't they just stop using drugs then? Making the case for trauma and ACE informed substance use services.
Andrew has developed trauma and ACE informed approaches in North Wales and other parts of the UK and Ireland during the last...
Through a gender lens: women and tobacco in the WHO European Region
This report provides a brief summary of some of the challenges, old and new, that women and girls face in the context of the tobacco epidemic in the WHO European Region, outlining the gendered nature of tobacco use and exposure and how the...
A Covid-19 Coping Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers in Recovery
This booklet is intended for a global audience of parents and caregivers who are in all stages of recovery from substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The main feature of this booklet includes seven tip-sheets that offer...
State of the Sector 2019: Drug and Alcohol Family Support
This report shares the findings from Adfam's State of the Sector Family Support Survey which in 2019 asked 117 practitioners and managers working in family support services in England about current trends, developments, strengths and...
Supporting Parents Affected by Child-parent Abuse (CPA) from Substance-using Children
Adfam has produced an online toolkit for practitioners working with parents who care for someone who uses drugs or alcohol and is also abusive toward them.
The toolkit contains resources for practitioners to work through with their...
Fighting Their Own Battle: Families of Veterans with Substance Use Problem
Adfam, in collaboration with the University of York, and funded by the Forces in Mind Trust, has published a research report outlining the experiences and needs of families of veterans with substance use problems (FVSUs), along with a new...
Families, substance use and mental health: Report and Toolkit
Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people with mental health problems, who also misuse drugs or alcohol.
People affected by dual diagnosis often fall through the cracks of public services, and so do their families. Those cracks...
Families in Lockdown: The Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Family and Friends of Someone with an Alcohol, Drug or Gambling Problem
In April, 241 people coping with a friend or family member’s alcohol, drug or gambling problem responded to an online survey by Adfam which sought to understand how some of their usual daily challenges associated with addiction- fear...
The Science of Physical Activity
What is the science behind it?
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Physical activity has many health benefits: it strengthens the heart and can help improve bone health and fitness, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep quality and reduces the risk of diabetes.
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اے ایف آئی نیٹ ویبینار نشے اور خاندان سے متعلق متعدد موضوعات کا احاطہ کرتے ہیں۔ 2021 کا پروگرام ذیل میں ہے۔ ہر ویبینار میں شرکت مفت ہے، لیکن اس میں شامل ہونے کے لئے، آپ کو پہلے سے اندراج کرنا ہوگا۔ ہر ویبینار کے لئے جس میں آپ دلچسپی رکھتے...
Gender Matters? How Does Gender Shape Risk Environment for Syringe Sharing among People who Inject Drugs in Northern Mexico. Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
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Introduction. HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) is 5%. Studies have found an HIV prevalence of around 10% among women who inject drugs (WWID) and 5% among men.
Objective. To describe characteristics of risk...
Sex and Gender Effects in Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder
The current article provides a summary of biopsychosocial gender differences in alcohol use disorder (AUD), then reviews existing literature on gender differences in treatment access, retention, outcomes, and longer-term recovery. Among...