Drugs, Habits and Social Policy: Volume 23 Issue 2

Approaching the field of addictions through the lens of the gender perspective: emerging issues

Sotiris Lainas, Christos Kouimtsidis

Evidence suggests that the percentage of men seeking treatment for substance use disorders and other addictive behaviours is significantly higher than that of women. This fact…

Which drugs of choice are on the rise or in decline? A trend analysis of Belgium’s treatment settings (2015-2019)

Jérôme Antoine, Michaël Hogge, Else De Donder, Geert Verstuyf, Els Plettinckx, Lies Gremeaux

The opioid epidemic in the USA, the new psychoactive substances emerging on the market and the recent increase in cocaine treatment demands in Western Europe, all emphasise the…

Examination of drinking motives during the pandemic: mediating effects of drinking motives in the relationship between impulsivity and alcohol use

Linda Dinc, Jemma Marzetti

Previous research have shown that individuals with high trait impulsivity are at high risk of engaging in problem alcohol use and that drinking motives differentially predicted…

Perceived barriers in the dissemination of an organisational alcohol policy as part of implementing an alcohol prevention programme among managers

Devy L. Elling, Martina Wilson Martinez, Kristina Sundqvist

An alcohol prevention programme, consisting of the implementation of an organisational alcohol policy and skills development training for managers, was delivered in Swedish…

Prevalence and correlates of alcohol and tobacco consumption among research scholars: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of three Indian universities

Mohd Usman, Enu Anand, Saddaf Naaz Akhtar, Srikanth Reddy Umenthala, Tarique Anwar, Sayeed Unisa

Alcohol and tobacco consumption are significant public health concerns and considered some of the riskiest behaviors among students. Despite strong indications of heavy…

Development of social work in prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and HCV in Central Asia

Heino Stöver, Ingo Ilja Michels

This study aims to report on the findings of a pilot study of the prevalence and treatment of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.