• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Atlanta, Georgia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • The conference was sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Society for Microbiology, the Association of Public Health Laboratories, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and the World Health Organization, as well as 38 partner organizations. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Who benefits from this prohibition policy, which obstacles stand in the way of regulating psychotropic substances, and how can they be overcome? (literaturfestival.com)
  • Second, illicit drug-related activities, including the production, manufacturing, trafficking, and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, are expected to continue to increase in the coming years. (holyseemission.org)
  • The recent crackdown by the Punjab government has led to the registration of more than 14,000 FIRs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act with 80% conviction rate as compared to other drug-affected states such as Goa and Maharashtra, where only nominal cases were registered with low conviction rates. (hindustantimes.com)
  • This document is provided by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. (cdc.gov)
  • citation needed] The project started in August 2015, and the organization was legally registered in February 2016 by drug policy reform advocates from the French chapter of NORML, the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies, and the US Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access who had been previously operating at United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs meetings. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organization follows-up the work of the United Nations and international organizations (such as the INCB, UNODC or WHO) and regularly addresses international policymakers on drug-related issues, in particular the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs through oral or written statements, by showcasing policy models or by organizing fora and symposia (such as the Legal Regulations fora or the International Cannabis Policy Conference at the United Nations). (wikipedia.org)
  • Suriname, February 08, 2023 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization promotes, coordinates, and implements technical cooperation activities directed to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), related risk factors, disabilities, and mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders that are sound and appropriate for the local culture and society. (paho.org)
  • As we are tabling the 2023/24 Budget Vote we reiterate our most pressing concern is that the Social Development budget allocation has not kept pace with our growing population and the complexity of their social development needs. (www.gov.za)
  • For Alternative Approaches to Addiction, Think & do tank (FAAAT or FAAAT think & do tank) is an international non-profit organization working on drug policy, created in 2015 and based in Paris, France. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organization focuses on research and advocacy related to policy alternatives in the field of addiction, drug use and substance abuse, claiming to foster civil society participation in policymaking at the international level. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first is related to friends and family members, who serve as a powerful social control and may isolate the person dealing with an addiction. (promises.com)
  • In this final public policy statement of a three-part series on advancing racial justice in the context of addiction medicine, ASAM continues its analysis of systemic racism as a social determinant of health that disproportionately damages the health and lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color ("BIPOC") who use substances or have substance use disorder (SUD). (asam.org)
  • This policy statement considers the role of various structural conditions on health and well-being and includes recommendations to address the broader structural issues at the intersection of racism, drug use, and addiction. (asam.org)
  • Moreover, effective anti-drug policies should always include compassionate support for those struggling with addiction such as providing treatment services, psychosocial support and educational and employment opportunities. (holyseemission.org)
  • Being a complex problem, it requires a comprehensive and in-depth study to capture the extent of addiction to psychoactive substances. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The United Nations' guide on Alcohol and Drug Addiction stressed the need to capture various stages of substance abuse. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The fifth stage is drug addiction in which the person loses control of himself or herself to drugs. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Addiction may be defined as an unhealthy relationship with a substance and/or behavior and is characterized by disintegration of normal relationships and out of control behaviors in spite of negative consequences. (netinstitute.org)
  • Few societies are free from substance abuse and other life controlling problems related to addiction including crime, violence, sexual addiction and abuse, HIV/AIDS, juvenile delinquency, homelessness, breakdown of families, communities and social services plus ever expanding demands on criminal justice systems and the weakening of cultural norms. (netinstitute.org)
  • Rats that were first placed into independent, control-group cages that had become addicted and were subsequently transferred to Rat Park quickly dropped their addiction to the morphine solution. (theirisnyc.com)
  • Providers of gambling services should implement policies and programs to protect young people and prevent gambling addiction. (beaconopenstudios.org)
  • As a chronic and relapsing brain disorder, addiction (or " substance use disorder ," as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) is characterized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse as "compulsive drug-seeking and use despite adverse consequences. (naatp.org)
  • Physical dependence frequently leads to addiction or substance abuse disorder, though this is not always the case. (naatp.org)
  • Addiction is the psychological condition that describes the compulsion to engage in drug use and harmful substance use behaviors at the expense of known health, relationship, or legal consequences. (naatp.org)
  • The modern addiction medicine movement began with the formation of the New York City Medical Society on Alcoholism in 1954 and its recognition of alcoholism as a disease (Ruth Fox, one of its organizers, is considered the founder of the American Society of Addiction Medicine). (ama-assn.org)
  • In part because treating addicts in an outpatient medical setting was illegal at the time, the California Society for the Treatment of Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, the initial state society advocating a specialty in addiction, was formed in 1972. (ama-assn.org)
  • The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) was incorporated in 1973. (ama-assn.org)
  • Third, some policies make it difficult for sufferers of behavior-related diseases to maintain a social circle. (promises.com)
  • According to Johanna Catherine Maclean, Ioana Popovici, and Elisheva Rachel Stern in " Health insurance expansions and provider behavior: evidence from substance use disorder providers " (National Bureau of Economic Research working paper no. 23094, January 2017), following the passage of parity laws, providers are more likely to be selective about which patients they treat. (bls.gov)
  • Though a person taking drugs may initially make a willful decision to engage in the behavior, we now know substance use leads to brain changes over time. (naatp.org)
  • This work indicates that pro-social online behavior is contagious and can potentially foster online spaces in which harmful behaviors, such as propagating cyberhate, are not condoned. (bvsalud.org)
  • In contrast, many regulations that do not assume people make rational choices have been successfully applied to control alcohol, a substance - like food - of which immoderate consumption leads to serious health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Alcohol-use control policies restrict where, when, and by whom alcohol can be purchased and used. (cdc.gov)
  • Effective policy interventions to control consumption of alcohol, another substance that, if consumed in excess, can lead to serious health consequences, focus on limiting access to alcoholic beverages by restricting where, when, and by whom they can be purchased and consumed. (cdc.gov)
  • Although policy lessons from tobacco-use control may also be informative, the parallels between moderate alcohol and food consumption make alcohol a more relevant comparator. (cdc.gov)
  • Alcohol is a controlled substance that is not essential for survival. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite these differences, alcohol-use control policies offer useful examples of how excess consumption of food might be controlled. (cdc.gov)
  • The consumption of both food and alcohol is related to the social context in which the substance is consumed. (cdc.gov)
  • For alcohol, the correlation has supported the use of population-level approaches, such as taxation and outlet density control, to tackle problems related to alcohol use. (cdc.gov)
  • Decades after behavioral disorders such as alcohol and drug addictions have been recognized by the medical community as diseases instead of simply a series of bad choices, social stigmas still play a role with these health issues. (promises.com)
  • Unpredictability (losing inhibitions), losing control (negativity associated with loss of will power), and cultural context (for example a Muslim drinking alcohol) are the elements that cause the stigma and marginalization. (promises.com)
  • This course examines the social origins and consequences of the use and abuse of consciousness-altering substances (including alcohol) within American society. (lasell.edu)
  • A closer look at the injustice further reveals the devastating impact of alcohol on their social lives. (thebetterindia.com)
  • Experts have repeatedly pointed out that a pattern of economic control, sexual violence, and intimidation are part of ongoing abuse have little connection to the alcohol dependence. (thebetterindia.com)
  • Hendriks H, Van den Putte B, Gebhardt W, Moreno M. Social Drinking on Social Media: Content Analysis of the Social Aspects of Alcohol-Related Posts on Facebook and Instagram. (jmir.org)
  • He has worked with the World Health Organization on the development of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the Alcohol, Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). (uconn.edu)
  • He is a co-author of Drug Policy and the Public Good (2018) and Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy (2010). (uconn.edu)
  • Nos proponemos investigar concepciones y prácticas de RD en un Centro de Atención Psicosocial a Alcohol y Drogas III y una Comunidad Terapéutica. (bvsalud.org)
  • These can include publicity bans, age controls, tobacco bans, taxation or creating positive school climates. (idpc.net)
  • Its results will be published in the December issue of the journal Tobacco control. (idpc.net)
  • The social context of smoking: the next frontier in tobacco control? (tlainc.com)
  • This issue of The Lancet features three articles on ridding the world of tobacco use, prompted by the 10th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
  • Many nonprofits have a role to play in warning about the risks of smoking, yet fall prey to playing roles in the corporate social responsibility schemes of Big Tobacco. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As of 2020, 182 nations joined the FCTC, agreeing to implement the recommended tobacco control measures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Given the unique political, cultural, and religious context - and known tobacco industry efforts to influence tobacco use- in these nations, a careful examination of the translation of FCTC measures into policy is needed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study aimed to assess the implementation of FCTC tobacco control measures at the national level within the six GCC countries. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Given the influence of the tobacco industry in the Gulf region, the findings suggest a need for ongoing surveillance to monitor the proliferation of tobacco control measures and evaluate their effectiveness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Despite significant efforts to control tobacco use worldwide [ 4 ], one area of the globe where tobacco use continues to be a significant problem is in the Middle East. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and RTI International to serve as a technical resource to help inform effective policy evaluation and implementation by state tobacco prevention and control programs. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health developed this guide to help state, local, territorial, and tribal health departments plan and implement evaluation of the federal law to raise the minimum legal sales age (MLSA) for tobacco products to 21 years (herein referred to as the T21 law). (cdc.gov)
  • The primary audiences for this guide consist of planners, program managers, and evaluators of state tobacco control programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Tobacco 21: Policy Evaluation for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Policies to increase the MLSA for tobacco products the policy, and the effects that those gaps can have have been shown to contribute to reductions in on the policy's implementation or intended impact. (cdc.gov)
  • The future of Tobacco Control . (who.int)
  • Lack of investment in tobacco control. (who.int)
  • A national tobacco taxation policy aimed to public health goals, with earmarking. (who.int)
  • In June 2019, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), invited leaders and advocates in public health, behavioral healthcare, government agencies, Medicaid managed care entities and tobacco control to host the Indiana Leadership Academy for Wellness and Tobacco-Free Recovery Summit to address the high prevalence of smoking among adults in Indiana with mental illness or substance use disorder (behavioral health conditions). (in.gov)
  • These resources were developed to help leaders and advocates in public health, behavioral healthcare, government agencies, Medicaid managed care entities, and tobacco control to address the high prevalence of smoking among adults in Indiana with behavioral health conditions. (in.gov)
  • The below case studies are intended to capture insights from Indiana behavioral health organizations on how they have implemented tobacco treatment initiatives and supportive policies. (in.gov)
  • Room reviewed the literature on stigma and rejection involved with psychoactive substance abuse. (promises.com)
  • Many restrictive food-related policy-level interventions to address the obesity epidemic have been proposed but have yet to be adopted broadly, including taxes on low-nutrient foods and beverages, advertising restrictions, and restrictions on fast-food outlets. (cdc.gov)
  • 10 Other examples of evidence based interventions with potential policy relevance include vaccines for human papillomavirus, buprenorphine maintenance therapy for opioid dependence, and male circumcision for the prevention of HIV. (bmj.com)
  • Economic research provides further help for policy makers by allowing them to determine the cost and cost effectiveness of interventions. (bmj.com)
  • For example, the Obama administration could have chosen not to fund screening and brief interventions to prevent substance misuse and instead directed the money at other interventions with evidence of effectiveness. (bmj.com)
  • Coverage of interventions targeted at the control, elimination or eradication of tropical diseases. (who.int)
  • The International Health Regulations (2005), which came control through the improvement, into effect in 2007, impose a binding legal obligation on the development and evaluation of Director-General to strengthen the Organization's alert and new tools, interventions and response capacity in the face of epidemics and public health strategies. (who.int)
  • Social workers who develop pain-specific knowledge are better able to assess and advocate for appropriate care and employ evidence-informed interventions that contribute to the team management of pain and related suffering. (iasp-pain.org)
  • By focusing on prevention and community-based interventions, public health professionals contribute to building healthier societies and reducing the burden on healthcare systems. (insightfulreads.net)
  • Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • Killaspy, Helen and Harvey, Carol and Brasier, Catherine and Brophy, Lisa and Ennals, Priscilla and Fletcher, Justine and Hamilton, Bridget (2022) Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • Interventions which aim to improve their social and economic participation are of crucial importance to clinicians, policy-makers and people with SMI themselves. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • We conducted a systematic review of the literature on social interventions for people with SMI published since 2016 and collated our findings through narrative synthesis. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • Over half reported on the effectiveness of interventions delivered at the service level (supported accommodation, education or employment), while the remainder targeted individuals directly (community participation, family interventions, peer-led/supported interventions, social skills training). (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • We found that augmentation strategies to enhance the effectiveness of social interventions (particularly supported employment and social skills training) by addressing cognitive impairments did not lead to transferable "real life" skills despite improvements in cognitive function. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • We concluded that social interventions have considerable benefits but are arguably the most complex in the mental health field, and require multi-level stakeholder commitment and investment for successful implementation. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • The complex interplay of (1) genetic, (2) environmental, and (3) social factors requires sophisticated and thoughtful interventions on the part of health care providers. (medscape.com)
  • Substance use disorder (SUD) can cause significant stress not only for the individual but also for society as a whole. (bls.gov)
  • Since SUD is a complex brain disorder, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when drug use becomes a substance abuse disorder. (naatp.org)
  • Conclusion: State LC participation supported sustainment of activities to improve health and health care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder and infants prenatally exposed to substances. (cdc.gov)
  • Introduction to the Cannabis Social Clubs, United Nations, Vienna, March 2016 (In collaboration with NORML France, Nonviolent Radical Party, Fundación Renovatio, Regulación Responsable Spain and ICEERS). (wikipedia.org)
  • The existing law-enforcement-focused prohibition model, which is promoted - arguably mandated - by the Single Convention and the other international drug control treaties has created international crises in public safety and public health. (drugtruth.net)
  • International Cannabis Policy Conference, United Nations and Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, December 2018 (In collaboration with other NGOs). (wikipedia.org)
  • Its do-tank organizes social engineering, collective action and advocacy for ground-up reformer stakeholders. (wikipedia.org)
  • FAAAT has also supported local advocacy groups (such as the Catalan Network of People who Use Drugs CATNPUD, the rural cannabis farmers of the Ghomara and Senhaja people of the Moroccan central Riff or the French platform of NGOs for the reform of drug policies). (wikipedia.org)
  • The multiple facets that converge around pain are relevant for social work intervention whether at the level of clinical care, research, policy, ethical analysis, advocacy, or education. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Through disease surveillance, health promotion campaigns, and policy advocacy, they work to prevent and control infectious diseases, reduce health disparities, and improve overall population health. (insightfulreads.net)
  • The concern of the public health community about the resurgence and changing nature of TB in the United States prompted a re-evaluation of the role of BCG vaccination in the prevention and control of TB. (cdc.gov)
  • (3) By social reproduction is meant the activities and attitudes, behaviors and emotions, responsibilities and relationships directly involved in maintaining life on a daily basis and inter-generationally. (solidarity-us.org)
  • Legal Regulations Fora, United Nations, Vienna, March 2017 Right to Science and Freedom of Research with Scheduled Substances, United Nations, Vienna, March 2017 (In collaboration with the Government of the Czech Republic, MAPS, Associazione Luca Coscioni, Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access and ICEERS). (wikipedia.org)
  • According to its mission statement, FAAAT supports "Transparent and measurable drug policies framed by fundamental rights, grounded on sustainable development, enforcing empowerment, social justice and health" and "supports the development of a legally controlled market for cannabis. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organization claims two goals are structuring its actions (the so-called do-tank), "take action to ground the updates of international drug policy on sustainable development, human rights, transparency, and inclusiveness" and "strengthen peer groups, social movements and the nonprofit sector to increase knowledge, sustainability, effectiveness, and capacity for collective action on drug-related issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • FAAAT also works to foster exchange of data and know-hows between politics, scholars and civil society stakeholders on drug-related policies and field practices. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although mainly focusing on international cannabis policy, the research department of FAAAT (so-called think-tank) claims to "impulse a modern approach to the categorification of "drugs": renew terminology, taxonomy & scheduling to review the biochemical paradigm of drug use" and pretends to "shift drug policies towards evidence and effectiveness: enhancing positive drug-related programs and actions from the ground. (wikipedia.org)
  • They intentionally do not include designing a framework for regulated access to currently illegal drugs for non-medical use given that even slight changes in the legal supply of certain drugs can pose great risk of increased use and harm, especially to marginalized people, and the current gaps in drug policy research. (asam.org)
  • Keep up-to-date with drug policy developments by subscribing to the IDPC Monthly Alert. (idpc.net)
  • The Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Politik call upon cultural and political institutions, schools, universities, NGOs, information centers and self-help groups, the media and interested parties to participate in a Worldwide Reading for the end of the catastrophic war on drugs and for a new drug policy in a plea to decriminalize its consumers and find modern strategies to control access to drugs. (literaturfestival.com)
  • Over 100 years of attempts at global drug control should be enough of a reason to take stock of the situation: What has been achieved? (literaturfestival.com)
  • In their report, the Global Commission on Drug Policy concludes that the prohibition policy has not seen the desired success: Despite global prohibition, drugs are everywhere and easy to access - even in prisons. (literaturfestival.com)
  • After Professor Nutt publicly accused the government of ignoring science when formulating drug policy (for example, by overestimating the dangers of ecstasy), he was sacked as UK drug policy adviser. (bmj.com)
  • These services were ultimately included as an essential preventive service in the 2010 healthcare reform and the national drug control strategy. (bmj.com)
  • It considers how society defines drug use, drug abuse, and social harm, as well as how society responds to drug use and abuse. (lasell.edu)
  • Included is examination of socio-historical perspectives on drug consumption and control, the structure of legal and illegal drug markets, the relationship between drugs and crime, and competing models of drug policy and enforcement. (lasell.edu)
  • This week: coverage of the UN General Assembly meeting to discuss global drug policy, with audio from Jamaican Justice Minister Mark Golding, UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson, and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. (drugtruth.net)
  • Century of Lies is a production of the Drug Truth Network for the Pacifica Foundation Radio Network and is supported by the generosity of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and of listeners like you. (drugtruth.net)
  • This week, the United Nations General Assembly held a day-long set of meetings to discuss global drug policy. (drugtruth.net)
  • Drug policy reformers, public health advocates, human rights groups, and other NGOs and representatives of civil society have been at work for more than a decade to convince the UN and its various subsidiary bodies to expand the discussion over global drug policy beyond the narrow confines of the current treaty structure. (drugtruth.net)
  • Some countries have begun to defy the international drug control apparatus and are implementing harm reduction, decriminalization, and even legalization/regulation programs. (drugtruth.net)
  • At the national level, the criminal networks which thrive on the drug trade are threats to strong, stable societies. (drugtruth.net)
  • Given the importance which is assigned to setting clear goals for any major social policy, it is surprising how infrequently discussion of drug policy is preceded by a precise specification of what the policy is intended to achieve. (druglibrary.org)
  • This report starts from the proposition that it is important to know what are the requirements for rational drug policy in general, and what are the objectives of cannabis policy specifically. (druglibrary.org)
  • In this context, it is important to address the issue of drug policy, as well as drug legislation. (druglibrary.org)
  • Arguments that apply to the most appropriate control regime for one drug need not ' and often do not' apply to others. (druglibrary.org)
  • Drug policy should be crafted to take account of the different patterns and types of harms caused by specific drugs. (druglibrary.org)
  • Any policy should recognise the changing nature of the drug problem and be able to change with it. (druglibrary.org)
  • The goals of drug policy should be realistic. (druglibrary.org)
  • Discussion of cannabis policy (and drug policy generally) should recognise the existence of multiple and sometimes contradictory goals. (druglibrary.org)
  • This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide . (europa.eu)
  • The focus of society and law enforcement should be on identifying trafficking networks and prosecuting major criminals, while also preventing drug use, with the aim of reducing drug production and consumption, no matter the stigma that might be associated with these efforts. (holyseemission.org)
  • Given Mexico's inability to control the drug cartels and the massive drug market in the US, spillover effects are inevitable. (issues2000.org)
  • Given that the cartels control an estimated 90% of the illegal drugs entering the US, their effects extend to American gangs, crime syndicates, and drug addicts. (issues2000.org)
  • Recreational marijuana legalization and drug-related offenses in Washington State: an interrupted time series analysis with a combination of synthetic controls. (utah.edu)
  • International Journal of Drug Policy. (utah.edu)
  • IDPC produces a series of regular updates on the latest developments in drug policy and related fields. (cndblog.org)
  • With daily or near-daily substance use, a person's body becomes physically dependent on the drug(s) of choice. (naatp.org)
  • As a substance leaves the body, physical dependence leads to drug cravings and subsequent withdrawal symptoms. (naatp.org)
  • Increasing access to essential drugs, monitoring the emergence of anti-infective drug resistance, and creating a safer environment for drug prescription, distribution, and consumption as well as the development of national drug policies within the framework of national health policies, constitute the main aims of the support provided by WHO/Mozambique within the area of essential drugs. (who.int)
  • Drug use and gambling are major problems in today s society. (bvsalud.org)
  • 1. Apoola A, Brunt LA. Randomised controlled study of mouth swab testing versus same day blood tests for HIV infection in young people attending a community drug service. (bvsalud.org)
  • Historically, substance misuse has been wrongly viewed and mistreated as an acute, behaviorally-centered condition. (naatp.org)
  • Any analysis of control regimes should attempt to estimate their effects on both consumption levels and patterns of use. (druglibrary.org)
  • Among other things, social reproduction includes how food, clothing and shelter are made available for immediate consumption, how the maintenance and socialization of children is accomplished, how care of the elderly and infirm is provided, how adults receive social and emotional support, and how sexuality is experienced. (solidarity-us.org)
  • Over the years, more and more psychoactive substances were covered by these treaties. (literaturfestival.com)
  • Based on experience as researchers and as policy makers at the White House and United Nations, we argue that although science should inform health policy, it cannot be the only consideration. (bmj.com)
  • Organized by the Governments of Italy, Norway and the United States of America, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNAIDS, the International Narcotics Control Board, the World Health Organization, the Civil Society Task Force, and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. (cndblog.org)
  • For example, when the Obama administration was looking for strategies to reduce substance use disorders, it relied on a large literature establishing the effectiveness of screening and brief intervention services within general healthcare. (bmj.com)
  • FAAAT's vision is that, from the local up to the international level, public policies related to controlled drugs should be transparent and measurable, framed by the Fundamental human rights of citizens, grounded on sustainable development, and that can empower the whole society while enforcing social justice and protecting health. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organization's think-tank researches policy alternatives to the current prohibition of drugs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over 100 participants from some 20 countries will gather at the 2nd International Conference of the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR), hosted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). (idpc.net)
  • Trained as a Health Sociologist, my research focuses on adolescent mental health and substance using a critical public health approach that prioritizes harm reduction, social justice, and the lived experiences of persons that use drugs. (tlainc.com)
  • It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses for older people using drugs, and reviews the availability and effectiveness of the responses. (europa.eu)
  • the second is social or recreation in which the person takes drugs on events. (hindustantimes.com)
  • But if you look at the problem of drugs in society today, it's a serious problem. (issues2000.org)
  • (2) In this third statement, ASAM describes the role of structural conditions that create inequities for people who use illegal substances or have SUD, with particularly acute consequences for BIPOC. (asam.org)
  • Although it may frustrate scientists when politicians are swayed by the possible electoral consequences of various policy options, few scientists (including us) would want to live in a society in which politicians completely ignored the views of those who have elected them as their representatives. (bmj.com)
  • Though many, if not most, of the social and cultural problems that Natives face today are not of their making, the consequences of those problems certainly belong to them. (alaskool.org)
  • While it can be considered a recreational activity, online gambling can result in negative social consequences. (beaconopenstudios.org)
  • I see chronic technological disasters as the consequences of how we have set up our technological society. (cdc.gov)
  • As interest in social vulnerability to hazards grows, more indices are formulated for identifying and mapping population groups that may experience differential consequences from natural hazards. (lu.se)
  • Ghana: Since the onset of the pandemic, especially since the second Q of 2020, we have observed an exploitation of the maritime industry for smuggling larger quantities of scheduled substances. (cndblog.org)
  • The Harm Reduction proposal has been used for establishing health policies that aren't solely focused on abstinence from psychoactive substances. (bvsalud.org)
  • FAAAT is also a founding member of the IMCPC (International Medical Cannabis Patients Coalition) and the Geneva Platform on Human Rights, Health and Psychoactive Substances. (wikipedia.org)
  • (1) The second statement broadened the focus of the analysis to include actions that healthcare systems, institutions, organizations, professional medical entities, researchers, and health professional educators should take to reduce the detrimental impact of systemic racism on BIPOC who use substances or have SUD. (asam.org)
  • That description is followed by policy recommendations that seek to address structural issues that negatively impact health and well-being, including recommendations related to decriminalization. (asam.org)
  • These power structures create differential access to social and material resources that can influence health and wellness, like housing, education, social support, and employment opportunities. (asam.org)
  • As with other contentious issues such as heroin prescribing, needle exchange, and sex education, many scientists think that the lesson of the Nutt controversy is that we must take the politics out of health policy decisions and simply "do what the science says. (bmj.com)
  • Science can and must inform health policy decisions in several ways, including by identifying emerging problems. (bmj.com)
  • The discovery of new types of influenza virus, for example, or of smoking as a cause of cancer made policy makers aware of grave threats to health. (bmj.com)
  • Science also has limits in health policy decision making. (bmj.com)
  • 11 Substantial policy action did not occur for several decades and was instigated not by a new scientific breakthrough but by sustained health activism and public interest litigation. (bmj.com)
  • I know very well the evidence showing that health is socially and structurally determined, shaped by the society in which we work and live. (tlainc.com)
  • Public Health Mental Health Youth Substance Use. (tlainc.com)
  • In addition, BCG vaccination may be considered for health-care workers (HCWs) who are employed in settings in which the likelihood of transmission and subsequent infection with M. tuberculosis strains resistant to isoniazid and rifampin is high, provided comprehensive TB infection-control precautions have been implemented in the workplace and have not been successful. (cdc.gov)
  • How treatment centers react to these parity laws is essential in understanding the public health and social costs of SUD on society. (bls.gov)
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration describes SUD treatment centers as a hospital, a residential facility, or an outpatient facility that provides outpatient, inpatient, or residential treatment, detoxification, opioid treatment, and halfway-house services. (bls.gov)
  • The work undertaken under this strategic objective aims at ensuring health security by achieving a sustainable reduction in the health, social and economic burden of communicable diseases. (who.int)
  • defined public health priorities and routine disease- control activities, such as childhood immunization. (who.int)
  • A concurrent public health concern is the abuse of controlled substances, including opioids. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Shaping effective mechanisms for control and prevention is the collective and exciting work of public health in the coming decade. (cdc.gov)
  • The content in this section is aimed at anyone involved in planning, implementing or making decisions about health and social responses. (europa.eu)
  • Also highlighted here are key areas not covered in-depth in other sections especially those related specifically to social, behavioral, health, and cultural issues and specifies overarching strategies. (alaskool.org)
  • Public health degrees play a pivotal role in equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to address complex health issues, promote disease prevention, and advocate for healthier societies. (insightfulreads.net)
  • Public health degrees cover a diverse set of subjects, blending scientific, social, and environmental disciplines to create a holistic approach to health. (insightfulreads.net)
  • Public health professionals play a crucial role in safeguarding the health of communities and promoting social well-being. (insightfulreads.net)
  • Public health degrees equip professionals with the tools to address pressing health issues such as obesity, mental health, substance abuse, and chronic diseases. (insightfulreads.net)
  • PAHO recognizes the commitment made by the Ministry of Health in Suriname to strengthen their NCD response to this growing burden, and therefore hosted a two-day workshop for Policymakers that can Contribute to addressing issues related to social determinants of health, such as experts of the Ministry of Health & Medical Mission. (paho.org)
  • The workshop was opened by Dr. Rakesh Gajadhar Sukul, Director of Health, Ministry of Health Suriname, who informed attendees on the current situation of NCDs in Suriname, along with the progress that is being achieved, and the efforts undertaken by the Ministry of Health and National policies in place. (paho.org)
  • The workshop was facilitated with presentations and instructions from PAHO colleagues from Washington, PAHO Nutrition & Social Marketing for the risk factors unit and NCDs Consultant Maria Bustamente, PAHO SDH Health Promotion and Social Determinants Dr. Hugo Vasquez, and PAHO Regional Consultant Carolina Mejia Toro and Ana Larranãga. (paho.org)
  • Furthermore, this two-day workshop is part of a collaborative effort to address NCD's preventable risk factors in Colombia and Suriname with social determinants of health (SDH) approach. (paho.org)
  • He received his doctoral degree in social psychology from the University of Arizona, spent several years in postdoctoral research training in social psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and subsequently received a master of public health degree in psychiatric epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. (uconn.edu)
  • Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 39 (5), 331-340. (ucsd.edu)
  • 2012). The organizational social context of mental health services and clinician attitudes toward evidence-based practice: a United States national study. (ucsd.edu)
  • Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 39 (5), 365-373. (ucsd.edu)
  • Compounding these dim economic prospects are the health, social and climate shocks and disasters that South Africans continued to endure throughout the Sixth Administration. (www.gov.za)
  • One of WHO's core functions is to oversee and guide policies in the health sector. (who.int)
  • The PESS III aims at providing strategic guidance on the coordination of policies and programmes in the health sector. (who.int)
  • The National Health Sector Strategic Plan serves as a framework for multi-annual operational plans named Economic and Social Plan (Plano Economico e Social - PES). (who.int)
  • As Teen Dating Violence (TDV) has gained attention as a public health concern across the United States (US), many efforts to mitigate TDV appear as policies in the 50 states in the form of for programming in K-12 schools. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective(s): The opioid crisis affects the health and health care of pregnant and postpartum people and infants prenatally exposed to substances. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, some public and private treatment methods seeking to assist those with substance addictions may increase their social problems by not effectively integrating them back in to society. (promises.com)
  • Coercive practices can manifest in a variety of ways and include but are not limited to forced sterilization, provider preference for some contraceptive methods over others, disregard for patient preferences, incentives for the uptake of specific methods, and policies that influence the ability to stop using a contraceptive method at will. (apha.org)
  • With the aim to contribute to understanding the issues surrounding social vulnerability indices, this research will analyze and compare two popular methods for social vulnerability mapping: CDC SVI and SoVI®, using San Francisco, California, U.S.A. as a case study. (lu.se)
  • The Homeland Security and Global Justice concentration examines the evolution of homeland security as a concept and the redirection of national policies and priorities, including any related issues and challenges with implementation. (lasell.edu)
  • The link between policy, legislation and implementation is important and must be factored into these considerations. (druglibrary.org)
  • Control regimes should not be considered in isolation from the problems of implementation and enforcement. (druglibrary.org)
  • Adaptation happens: a qualitative case study of implementation of the incredible years evidence-based parent training program in a residential substance abuse treatment program. (ucsd.edu)
  • Since then, I and my colleague Steve Kroll-Smith have studied social responses to human-mad disasters. (cdc.gov)
  • To investigate it is paramount, to unveil new perspectives of economic and corporate success or to construct a better quality of life and a fairer society. (ufrj.br)
  • We will also address the sustainability of these plant medicines and our responsibility to take into account the perspectives of people who live where these substances originate, and to reciprocate in fair ways. (maps.org)
  • While adopting widely different perspectives, both beg the same question: can rulemaking alone ensure the wellbeing of people in a global society? (laviedesidees.fr)
  • The UK's old and famous medical journal, The Lancet , just about always has a feature article or series that connects the world of medicine and healthcare to broader social policies. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
  • Examining the policies and systems that govern healthcare organizations. (insightfulreads.net)
  • Analyzing and shaping healthcare policies and regulations. (insightfulreads.net)
  • Room also analyzed and established three processes of social control that enhance stigma and marginalization. (promises.com)
  • Conceptualized as a structural determinant, stigma represents a collective environment created through labeling, stereotyping, isolating, and removing power and status from a group of people through policies and practice. (asam.org)
  • In addition, their social networks may be reduced because of premature death and stigma, which can further increase social exclusion and isolation from families. (europa.eu)
  • Awareness and sensitization when clubbed with effective enforcement and strong policy decisions would pave an ideal way for dynamic, effective drive for a social and behavioral change in such scenarios. (thebetterindia.com)
  • From this starting point, we can see how gender and gender relations - such as a gender division of labor - are social, historical constructs, embedded in structures of social reproduction. (solidarity-us.org)
  • In short, new technologies change the form and substance of control, participation and social cohesion. (ufrj.br)
  • I've reflected on this quite a bit, and while I still maintain that, at least in the US, many law enforcement officers don't get paid enough and there needs to be a reform of law and policy in many areas. (startingstrength.com)
  • The abuse affects human life irrespective of the person's status or position in society. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Awareness generation and sensitization programs are good means of control, but can be powerless in front of powerful addictions. (thebetterindia.com)
  • First, she notes that many studies of the American state have focused on the peculiarities of the country's social-welfare system, with its odd blend of private and public insurance. (thenation.com)
  • Without this clear recognition and acceptance of the facts, no amount of public policy intervention by the state and federal governments will ever effectively improve the social, economic, or physical well-being of Alaska Natives. (alaskool.org)
  • And how can we, now a "global public," have any part in the process or exercise any kind of democratic control? (laviedesidees.fr)
  • The democratic control and public accountability of those who make the rules in global governance is what concerns two recently published books. (laviedesidees.fr)
  • The work of Ulrich Beck on the 'risk society' is about how modern society organizes the distribution of risks (30). (cdc.gov)
  • IASP encourages all programs in social work to use the following curriculum outline to embed pain education and training. (iasp-pain.org)
  • The social work discipline has historically employed a biopsychosocial, strengths-based approach of assessing a person within the environment and honoring the subjective experience as the initial entre into the lives of those served. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Would it not be wise for the government to work towards the welfare of the society instead? (thebetterindia.com)
  • We work closely with the 27 EU Member States plus Norway and Türkiye, candidates and potential candidates to the EU, the European Neighbourhood Policy countries and other third countries. (europa.eu)
  • Of those who believe psychedelics could find their way to addressing greater structural issues plaguing society, the reasoning often goes that "once the individual heals, then we can work on healing society - or even the world. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • Carl R. Trueman is a fellow in EPPC's Evangelicals in Civic Life Program , where his work focuses on helping civic leaders and policy makers better understand the deep roots of our current cultural malaise. (eppc.org)
  • Social reproduction involves various kinds of socially necessary work - mental, physical and emotional - aimed at meeting historically and socially, as well as biologically, defined needs and, through meeting these needs, maintaining and reproducing the population. (solidarity-us.org)
  • While recognizing this complexity, socialist-feminists have drawn on Marx's work to analyze how patriarchal relations work in capitalist societies. (solidarity-us.org)
  • While this type of harm impacts many societies, and many prevention strategies foreseeably transcend social, cultural and political contexts, this work offers a summary of the U.S. policies enacted in an effort to mitigate TDV. (cdc.gov)
  • citation needed] More broadly, FAAAT holds a blog and informs media and local communities about key policy issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Guidance in this document can also support evaluation of state, local, territorial, and tribal T21 laws that may mirror or are more stringent than the federal T21 law (broadly referred to as T21 policies in this document). (cdc.gov)
  • In this chapter we define critical education broadly as a field or approach that works theoretically and practically toward social change that anticipates a post-capitalist world. (ubc.ca)
  • Take, for example, the definition of "woke": "aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). (eppc.org)
  • The end results of this constant and massive stress the social and psychological breakdown and upheaval among Alaska's Native people are the very issues that brought the Congress to empanel the Alaska Natives Commission. (alaskool.org)
  • This section creates a broad policy agenda that weaves together the many and varied aspects of today's Alaska Native society and the interrelated issues that bear on Natives' future well-being. (alaskool.org)
  • The Commission recognizes that Alaska Natives' problems cannot be solved effectively nor policy issues resolved to the maximum benefit of Natives unless the Native community, itself, takes 'ownership' of the many problems that face it and assumes responsibility for the solutions. (alaskool.org)
  • In the United States, active TB is tural issues pertinent to TB control. (cdc.gov)
  • The discussions focused on neonatal levels of care, levels of maternal care, ancillary services utilized for care of both populations including transport and telemedicine, and issues affecting provision of care such as standardization of state policies or approaches, reimbursement for services, gaps in risk-appropriate care, and equity. (cdc.gov)
  • PAHO Regional Consultant Carolina Mejía Toro and PAHO Country Consultant Joanna Baank presented the main mapping findings on the existing tools (policies, programs, actions) to address NCDs in Suriname to examine their strengths, limitations, and opportunities from the perspective of equity and the SDH. (paho.org)
  • Findings suggest that for internal use, CDC SVI is easier to use, but for external use, the organization should consider the variables that compose each index to understand what kind of social vulnerability they aim to reduce. (lu.se)
  • Hence, the closing gap in mortality might indicate that the opioid epidemic will eventually be felt through-out Canadian society, and that high SES merely delays its effects and cannot pre-vent it. (medscape.com)
  • Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 2000 10:6, 449---464. (bvsalud.org)
  • Leading international experts in prevention research will meet in Lisbon from 8-9 December to examine the influence of social and economic environments on substance use. (idpc.net)
  • Environmental prevention strategies are those which impact on societies and aim to alter the immediate cultural, social, physical and economic environments in which people make choices about substance use. (idpc.net)
  • They share similar economic and social characteristics (Table 1 ) [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this regard, Pope Francis appealed for "a natural circularity between profit and social responsibility [and an] indissoluble connection […] between an ethics respectful of persons and the common good, and the actual functionality of every economic financial system. (holyseemission.org)
  • The Alaska Natives Commission chose a broad approach to its study of the social and economic well-being, or lack of same, of the Alaska Native population. (alaskool.org)
  • RESULTS: Regression analyses showed that higher substance use was predicted by high family socio-economic status cross-sectionally and longitudinally, and it was related to low neighbourhood socio-economic status cross-sectionally only. (bvsalud.org)
  • This paper, along with other commissioned Task Force papers, may in future be used to inform the development of a national policy on cannabis. (druglibrary.org)
  • Policies to discourage cannabis use should be shown to be effective or be changed. (druglibrary.org)
  • The application of these principles in a given situation should lead to the development of explicit policy goals relating to cannabis. (druglibrary.org)
  • The region is the origin of the Islamic religion, which strongly impacts the societies' values. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We investigate how academic and scientific practices, government policies, business management, society and culture relate to the new Information and Communication Technologies. (ufrj.br)
  • This updated report is being issued by CDC, the Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, in consultation with the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, to summarize current considerations and recommendations regarding the use of BCG vaccine in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Coercive interpersonal, institutional, and structural practices and policies contradicting human rights-based and person-centered approaches often impact contraceptive access and reproductive self-determination. (apha.org)
  • The Increasing Access to Contraception Learning Community was established to disseminate strategies and best practices to support 27 jurisdictions in the development of policies and programs to increase access to the full range of reversible contraceptives. (cdc.gov)
  • These values are a fundamental platform upon which social workers can build necessary skills to understand and influence the social, cultural, political, ethical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of pain. (iasp-pain.org)
  • or ethical, legal, and social considerations (n=4). (cdc.gov)
  • In chronic technological disasters, the social process exacerbates rather than ameliorates the primary stress of the exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, to rethink the social is, at the same time, to promote a reflection on the very mode of production and organization of scientific and technological knowledge, and on the mutual implications between science, technology and society . (ufrj.br)
  • how socially necessary labor is organized, in turn, shapes the organization of all of social life. (solidarity-us.org)
  • This organization eventually became the American Medical Society on Alcoholism. (ama-assn.org)
  • Furthermore, a SWOC analysis is employed to understand which model works best for an organization internally vis a vis ease of use and time and cost and externally, regarding the type of social vulnerability they intend to reduce. (lu.se)
  • Those who experience recovery must examine and reestablish their core beliefs, heal emotional wounds, learn effective life skills, develop adequate social support systems with family and friends in order to find healthy ways to meet their natural relational needs. (netinstitute.org)
  • Even in communities with higher SES, such psychosocial factors include "lack of social support from both immediate network (ie, family and close friends) and larger network (ie, community in general), as well as the type of help individuals can get to cope with stressful life events, provide a sense of belonging, and social solidarity," said Alsabbagh. (medscape.com)
  • Many policy measures to control the obesity epidemic assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing information and more access to healthier foods. (cdc.gov)
  • Other community-wide policies more readily adopted include increasing access to fruits and vegetables and menu labeling, both of which assume that people will make better choices with more access and relevant information. (cdc.gov)
  • Even though many people tend to utilize dictionaries prescriptively, I am inclined to think that the accent in editorial policy should be on the latter, on the descriptive. (eppc.org)
  • The changes have generally not been voluntary, and the Native people have not, by and large, been able to control either the scope or the pace of change. (alaskool.org)
  • To see a reversal of today's self-destructive tendencies within Alaska Native society, there needs to be a comprehensive approach by the federal and state governments and the Alaska Native people themselves. (alaskool.org)
  • It allows people to participate in games that challenge them and allow them to take risks in a controlled environment. (beaconopenstudios.org)
  • Some people find gambling to be social, while others find it to be a source of pleasure. (beaconopenstudios.org)
  • People living with severe mental illness (SMI) are one of the most marginalized groups in society. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
  • Variables, like "% of people 65 and over" or "% of people without a vehicle", compile the two indices' data to represent different aspects of social vulnerability. (lu.se)
  • Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. (usf.edu)
  • BACKGROUND: Adolescent substance use has been widely related to different individual, school, family and community factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of this study was to explore, from an ecological perspective, the prospective impact of different individual, school, family and neighbourhood factors on adolescent substance use. (bvsalud.org)
  • In accordance with all applicable State and Federal laws, it is the policy and commitment of NET Training Institute and the International Association of Professional Recovery Coaches (IAPRC) that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, or religion. (netinstitute.org)
  • The decision to form policy in response to evidence of effectiveness is made politically, not least by voters who selected particular individuals to lead their countries. (bmj.com)
  • The study looked at data from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) from 1997 through 2010. (bls.gov)
  • Given the magnitude and cost of the growing obesity epidemic, society must go beyond current thinking in addressing the problem. (cdc.gov)
  • Among them, the loudest are the ones who individualize illness through the medical lens while seeking legitimacy through access to powerful medical institutions, civil society, and the corporation in a proclaimed quest to "heal" those suffering in our society. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • The first, "multi-level governance," relies on the international networking of experts and civil society actors with government agencies to expand the sources of authority for global regulations. (laviedesidees.fr)