Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity. National Institute on Alcohol and Drugs Policies, Brazil

ABSTRACT The National Institute of Public Policy for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INPAD) is based at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, and was created to collect scientific evidence regarding epidemiology, develop new therapeutic approaches, study health economics and provide education to sub...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 2012-04, Vol.107 (4), p.727-732
Main Authors: Laranjeira, Ronaldo, Mitsuhiro, Sandro Sendin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academies and Institutes - organization & administration
Addiction
Addictive behaviors
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - legislation & jurisprudence
Alcohol use
Alcohol-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Brazilians
Colleges and universities
Community Mental Health Services
Consumption
Creativity
Drinking Behavior
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug policy
Drugs
Economics
Education
Epidemiologic Research Design
Epidemiology
General aspects
Health
Health Personnel - education
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Information
Information Dissemination
Internet
Interprofessional Relations
Markets
medical economics
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Organizational Objectives
policy analysis
Politics
Population
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
pubilc health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Public Policy
Public Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Research - organization & administration
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Staff Development
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Telemedicine
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Summary:ABSTRACT The National Institute of Public Policy for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INPAD) is based at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, and was created to collect scientific evidence regarding epidemiology, develop new therapeutic approaches, study health economics and provide education to subsidize the proper measures to change the Brazilian scenario of alcohol and drug consumption. Policies directed towards the control of alcohol and drugs in Brazil are fragmented, poorly enforced and therefore ineffective. The unregulated market of alcohol in Brazil has contributed to the worsening health of the Brazilian population. Since 1994, INPAD has participated actively in academic debates and discussions about alcohol and drug policies and their effects on the political welfare of the country. Many scientific papers and books have been published on this subject, and the internet and other media have provided excellent opportunities for the dissemination of specialized information to the general population.
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03380.x