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How Many Drinkers Should Be in Treatment? An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic

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Drug and Alcohol Findings

HOW MANY DRINKERS SHOULD BE IN TREATMENT?(link is external)

What proportion of England’s problem drinkers are in treatment, how far does that fall short of the number who *should* be – and how do we judge ‘should’? Depending on where you draw the line, performance ranges from abysmal to excellent. Asks whether austerity-driven public service funding cuts have obstructed routes into treatment, decreasing the extent to which treatment is meeting the needs of the alcohol-dependent population.

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Survey on alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has modified the availability and use of alcoholic beverages. To find out how alcohol consumption has changed, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) invites you to answer an anonymous survey for people 18 years of age and older. The obtained data will allow responding...
Survey on alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic(link is external)
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Encuesta sobre consumo de alcohol durante la pandemia COVID-19

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La disponibilidad de bebidas alcohólicas durante la pandemia por COVID-19 ha cambiado. Para conocer cómo ha cambiado el consumo de alcohol, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) invita a contestar una encuesta anónima, para mayores de 18 años. La información que se obtenga permitirá...
Encuesta COVID-19 y consumo de alcohol(link is external)
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diapositivas webinar "COVID-19 y alcohol", del 20 de mayo del 2020

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Palabras de bienvenida: Dra. Farah Urrutia, Secretaria de Seguridad Multidimensional, de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) Emb. Adam E. Namm, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD) Jimena Kalawski, Jefa de la Unidad de Reducción...
COVID19 y alcohol Maristela Monteiro 20 de mayo del 2020.pdf
Alcohol y COVID19 Bartolomé Pérez 20 de mayo del 2020.pdf
COVID19 y alcohol Marya Hynes 20 de mayo del 2020_0.pdf
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Alcohol Change UK Grants Programme & Research Strategy

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Alcohol Change UK have opened a new grants programme(link is external) alongside a research strategy [pdf](link is external) outlining its funding priorities and plans for 2020 to 2023.

The New Horizons grants programme(link is external) is now open with the first round of grants focused on developing a greater understanding of 'Groups, Communities and Alcohol Harm', particularly those that focus on:

  • Groups, sub-groups and communities that are subject to stigma, discrimination or structural disadvantage by society at large or by the dominant group of identity.
  • Newly emerging or atypical communities (such as gamers, neo-libertarians, ‘sober...
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Una perspectiva de derechos humanos en la prevención del consumo de alcohol

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Seminario por internet realizado el 13 de mayo del 2020 En este seminario, el Sr. Morlachetti discute el papel de las normas y estandares de derechos humanos en la regulación y restricción de la comercialización de las bebidas alcohólicas. Además, aborda las medidas que pueden tomar los Estados...
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Alcohol Use in Times of the COVID-19 Virus

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Rehm, J., Kilian, C., Ferreira‐Borges, C., Jernigan, D., Monteiro, M., Parry, C.D.H., Sanchez, Z.M. and Manthey, J. (2020), Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy. Drug Alcohol Rev.. doi:10.1111/dar.13074

During this global lockdown, most people have had to make major lifestyle changes in order to adhere to guidelines outlined by their respective governments.

The situation has forced people's behaviour and choices to change, and it is important to monitor these adjustments from a public health perspective.

In the past, researchers have monitored how major events have influenced peoples drinking behaviour, both during and post-crisis. Although behaviour scientists around the world are carrying out similar analysis, there are several factors that make this situation unique. These include the...

James Harvey

Adfam Survey: How has Covid-19 impacted families affected by substance use internationally?

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The Policy and Communications team at Adfam have asked us to relay this call-out to ISSUP members and the international DDR community...

Adfam(link is external) is a UK-based charity that improves life for families affected by someone else’s substance use.

We’ve heard through our frontline projects, findings from an online survey, activity on our online family forum and statements from partner organisations that Covid-19 is resulting in a number of additional challenges for families in the UK that are affected in this way. These challenges are complex and multifaceted and include:

  • An increase in domestic...
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James Harvey

Interactive Dialogue on Alcohol and COVID-19: A Dangerous Mix

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What are Interactive Dialogues?

Interactive Dialogues are a series of virtual meetings hosted by USAPA in order to foster the spread of ideas and greater connection among those working in the field of alcohol policy. The Interactive...

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Alcohol and COVID-19: What You Need to Know

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WHO Europe

COVID-19 is a global health crisis that is increasing the workload of healthcare professionals around the world.

In order to support practitioners during these critical circumstances, it is essential that everyone is informed about other health risks and hazards so that they can stay safe and healthy.

The following factsheet(link is external) provides important information that you should know about alcohol consumption and COVID-19.

It addresses, among other things, the misinformation that is being spread through social media and other communication channels about alcohol and COVID-19.

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Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell A2: The ‘Common Factors’ at the Heart of Treatment

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THE ‘COMMON FACTORS’ AT THE HEART OF TREATMENT(link is external)

The first cell in row two of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix initiates our investigation of treatment as opposed to brief interventions, discussing seminal and key research relevant across different treatment modalities. It focuses on the ‘common factors’ often sidelined as components of the placebo effect, but which are actually active ingredients at least as important as the particular therapy. Starts(link is external) with a “frankly inspiring series of studies from the 1950s”, highlights(link is external) the multi-million dollar US Project MATCH trial, and develops evidence...

James Harvey

Call for Papers: Brief Alcohol Interventions for Young Adults

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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, the official journal of APA Division 50 (Society of Addiction Psychology), invites manuscript proposals for an upcoming special issue on brief alcohol interventions for young adults.

Details:

  • Structured abstract (up to 1000 words) due: June 15, 2020
  • Invitations to submit a full manuscript (with authors notified of this decision): July 15, 2020
  • Full manuscripts of invited submissions due: November 15, 2020

Further information:

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/adb/call-for-papers-brief-alcohol-interventions-young-adults(link is external)

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Outcomes of reducing stigma towards alcohol misuse during adolescence: results of a randomized controlled trial of the MAKINGtheLINK intervention

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Source: Cheetham, A., Sandral, E. & Lubman, D.I. Outcomes of reducing stigma towards alcohol misuse during adolescence: results of a randomized controlled trial of the MAKINGtheLINK intervention. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 14, 11 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-020-00317-7 Abstract...
Outcomes of reducing stigma towards alcohol misuse during adolescence results of a randomized controlled trial of the MAKINGtheLINK intervention_0.pdf
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TIP 51: Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women

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SAMHSA

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This guide(link is external) assists providers in offering treatment to women living with substance use disorders. It reviews gender-specific research and best practices, such as common patterns of initial use and specific treatment issues and strategies.

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Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix: Generating System-Wide Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention

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GENERATING SYSTEM-WIDE ALCOHOL SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION(link is external)

Latest instalment of fortnightly course on the evidence for alcohol treatment and brief interventions. Context is that Britain’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) insists commissioners and managers “must” generate a system which provides the training, resources and time needed for routine brief intervention. Find out what happened when that was tried in Scotland, and develop evidence-informed understanding of four key issues:

- Advice is to commission for quality as well as quantity – but what is quality?

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