Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer alternatives to the unregulated drug supply, yet no studies to date have explored professional stakeholder perspectives on this approach.

Methods

We used purposive sampling to recruit professional stakeholders (n = 17) from four locations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, including...

BACKGROUND:

A close relationship between a parent and a child and parental acceptance can mediate the appropriate self-acceptance of an adolescent, which is an important variable related to personality and a pillar of emotional health. In the paper we present the conclusions of a research study about the quality of the attachment towards parents and self-acceptance of adolescents at Czech secondary schools.

AIMS:

The aim of the study was the exploration of the relation between the attachment style and self-acceptance.

SAMPLE:

The research sample consists of 3,239 adolescents aged 15–19 in...

FUNDO:

Em muitos países, as famílias raramente estiveram envolvidas na abordagem de tratamento e intervenções para membros da família com transtornos por uso de substâncias (SUDs). Os objetivos deste estudo foram medir a influência do uso de substâncias sobre os familiares dos usuários e avaliar quais e se alguma intervenção foi conduzida por e com familiares nos três países do Cazaquistão, Paquistão e Ucrânia.

MÉTODOS:

Uma abordagem de amostra de conveniência foi usada para identificar o envolvimento das famílias no processo de tratamento e recuperação de um sujeito que usa substâncias e...

BACKGROUND:

Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.

AIMS:

The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency of adolescent participation in structured leisure activities (SLA), and the type of SLA contribute to adolescent alcohol use and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and type of SLA on the relationship between the frequency of adolescent participation in SLA and adolescent alcohol use.

METHODS

This paper explores the experience of posttraumatic growth in families who have lost a family member to a drug-related death.

Seven family units (17 participants) were interviewed, and interviews were analysed.

Analyses revealed themes that reflected positive adaptation and growth, including

(a) reframing the loss,

(b) open dialogue and social support, and

(c) reclamation of purpose.

Themes are presented in this paper for their importance in understanding how best to manage adaptation through complicated grief.

The paper concludes that posttraumatic growth can occur once families begin...

Fundo

Embora vários estudos tenham encontrado uma alta incidência de problemas de saúde mental coexistentes entre adolescentes com problemas de uso de substâncias, estudos de acompanhamento abordando como essas condições mudam ao longo do tempo são raros. O estudo descreverá e analisará as indicações de problemas de saúde mental e como vários fatores de risco predizem os resultados 1 ano após o contato inicial com o tratamento. Além disso, fatores de risco específicos de gênero são explorados.

Métodos

Uma amostra clínica de 455 adolescentes (29% meninas, idade mediana de 17 anos) respondeu...

Fundo

A partir da década de 1990, o uso não médico de opioides prescritos (OPs) tornou-se uma grande crise de saúde pública. Em resposta ao aumento das taxas de dependência de opioides e intoxicações fatais, medidas foram instituídas para diminuir a prescrição, o desvio e o uso não médico de OPs, incluindo programas de monitoramento de medicamentos prescritos (PDMPs), leis clínicas de dor, limites de duração da prescrição, disciplinando médicos que prescreveram um número excessivo de OPs e o advento de formulações dissuasoras de abuso de OPs. Este artigo explora os efeitos não intencionais...

The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms and can find it challenging to access appropriate support that will adequately meet their needs.

In order to address the often-complex issues this population experience, it is important the workforce has appropriate knowledge about the challenges people are facing, the different forms of support and targeted interventions that are available, and means of...