Sentences with phrase «of an alcohol misuse group»

RESULTS: The multilevel analyis revealed that skill utilisation at work increased by 7 % the risk of being part of an alcohol misuse group.

Inversely, workers confronted with a job insecurity and those benefitting from social support at work had a respective 12 and 5 % lower risk of being part of an alcohol misuse group.

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Our specialist guides offer useful advice for particular kinds of workers (for example midwives) or focus on how to engage with specific groups of dads, for example those from African Caribbean backgrounds or those who misuse drugs or alcohol.

At follow - up, about a third of personnel who had probable PTSD, depression or anxiety (excluding alcohol misuse) at the start of the study had sought mental health care over the past 12 months, with no difference between the control and screening groups (35.8 % (53/148) in the control group vs. 32.9 % (82/249) in the screening group)(appx p. 5).

It also highlights the need to reduce alcohol related harm in baby boomers, an age group currently at highest risk of rising alcohol misuse.

The Department of Health asked the Health Research Board (HRB) to ascertain the knowledge, opinions and behaviours of the general public in relation to alcohol consumption and whether they agreed or disagreed with some of the measures proposed in the recently published Report of the Working Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy (for alcohol).

The Implementation Group was formed to monitor and report on progress on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report «Working Together to Reduce the Harms Caused by Alcohol Misuse ``.

Methods and analysis This paper presents the protocol for a 3 - arm multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) to test the efficacy and cost - effectiveness of the combined internet - based self - help intervention Take Care of You (TCOY) to reduce alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in comparison with a waiting list control group and a comparable intervention focusing on problematic alcohol use only.

The Criminal Justice Services treatment philosophy and approach to clients is to provide accurate information about the possible consequences of alcohol and other drug misuse; provide clients the opportunity to explore related ideas and feelings in a controlled group setting; and, enforce compliance with firm attendance and behavioral standards.

The research compared a community group of adolescents (n = 462) to a similar aged clinical group of adolescents in residential treatment for substance misuse (n = 30) in the South and South East of Ireland on substance use behaviour, coping style, motivations for alcohol and drug use and family functioning.

Excessive alcohol consumption could have a role in these pathways, being closely related to suicide and interpersonal violence, 34 — 36 and alongside other substance misuse, it was found to be associated with suicide in other disadvantaged groups.37 — 41 Despite the lack of exact estimates, illicit drug use too seems to be a substantial and increasing problem among travellers.20, 42

Key actions of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery include: • Introduction of a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin's city centre; • Establishment of a Working Group to examine alternative approaches to the possession for personal use of small quantities of illegal drugs; • Funding for a programme to promote community awareness of alcohol - related harm; • A new targeted youth services scheme for young people at risk of substance misuse in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; • Expansion of drug and alcohol addiction services, including residential services; • Recruitment of 4 Clinical Nurse Specialists and 2 Young Persons Counsellors to complement HSE multi-disciplinary teams for under 18s; • Recruitment of 7 additional drug - liaison midwives to support pregnant women with alcohol dependency; • Establishment of a Working Group to explore ways of improving progression options for people exiting treatment, prison or community employment schemes, with a view to developing a new programme of supported care and employment.

The group issued a statement saying that, despite Government assurances to the contrary, Budget cuts to Indigenous Affairs were impairing the ability of community - controlled organisations to deliver frontline services in critical areas such as legal assistance, family violence, children, youth and women, drug and alcohol misuse, and health.