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Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support for People Who Use Stimulant Drugs
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, the focus on HIV prevention, treatment and care among people who use drugs has concentrated on the needs of people who inject drugs, and mainly on those who inject opioids. However, data show that...
Συσχετισμοί της συμμετοχής στη θεραπεία και των αποτελεσμάτων των πελατών: αποτελέσματα τυχαιοποιημένης ελεγχόμενης δοκιμής ναβιξιμόλων για τη θεραπεία της διαταραχής χρήσης κάνναβης
Εισαγωγή
Υπάρχει αυξανόμενο ενδιαφέρον και στοιχεία για τη χρήση κανναβινοειδών φαρμάκων στη θεραπεία της διαταραχής χρήσης κάνναβης, αλλά ελάχιστη εξέταση των συσχετισμών της επιτυχούς θεραπείας. Αυτή η εργασία είναι μια δευτερεύουσα...
Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19
Background
COVID-19 dramatically limited the scale and scope of local health department (LHD) work, redirecting resources to the response. However, the need for essential public health services—including substance use prevention—was not...
Brief counselling by a doctor can reduce drinking
A new systematic review and meta-analysis has found that alcohol-targeted brief interventions (short, structured, one-to-one conversations about drinking designed to motivate changes in risky behaviour) delivered in doctors’ offices and...
مجموعة أدوات الأمم المتحدة بشأن المخدرات الاصطناعية
تدعم مجموعة أدوات الأمم المتحدة بشأن المخدرات الاصطناعية المجتمع الدولي في تنفيذ تدابير استجابة شاملة لمواجهة مشكلة المخدرات الاصطناعية.
وضعت مجموعة الأدوات استجابة لقراري لجنة المخدرات 8/61 (2018) و4/62 (2019) اللذين دعيا مكتب...
Placebo Response and Media Attention in Randomized Clinical Trials Assessing Cannabis-Based Therapies for Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
Importance Persistent pain is a common and disabling health problem that is often difficult to treat. There is an increasing interest in medicinal cannabis for treatment of persistent pain; however, the limited superiority of...
Transparency and governance in drug treatment systems: Online survey
This anonymous survey addresses the topic of transparency and governance in drug treatment systems. It is part of a broader project coordinated by researchers at the University of Vienna and Universitat de Barcelona. In the following...
Targeted epigenomic editing ameliorates adult anxiety and excessive drinking after adolescent alcohol exposure
Abstract
Adolescent binge drinking is a major risk factor for psychiatric disorders later in life including alcohol use disorder. Adolescent alcohol exposure induces epigenetic reprogramming at the enhancer region of the activity...
Η κανναβιδιόλη κάνει την κάνναβη ασφαλέστερη; Μια τυχαιοποιημένη, διπλή-τυφλή, διασταυρούμενη δοκιμή κάνναβης με τέσσερις διαφορετικές αναλογίες CBD: THC
Αφηρημένος
Καθώς οι χώρες υιοθετούν πιο ανεκτικές πολιτικές για την κάνναβη, είναι όλο και πιο σημαντικό να προσδιοριστούν στρατηγικές που μπορούν να μειώσουν τις επιβλαβείς επιπτώσεις της χρήσης κάνναβης. Αυτή η μελέτη είχε ως στόχο να...
Children whose parents use drugs: Promising practices and recommendations
This report focuses on children growing up in families affected by drug and alcohol dependence, as well as on the services, programmes and practices that help to protect childhood and guarantee children’s needs while, at the same time...
Σελίδα θεμάτων πρόληψης
Οι προσεγγίσεις πρόληψης των ναρκωτικών κυμαίνονται από εκείνες που στοχεύουν την κοινωνία στο σύνολό της (περιβαλλοντική και καθολική πρόληψη) έως παρεμβάσεις που εστιάζουν σε άτομα υψηλού κινδύνου (ενδείκνυται πρόληψη).
Οι κύριες...
Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood
This guide, intended for parents, practitioners, and policymakers, begins with a list of 7 principles addressing the specific ways in which early interventions can have positive effects on development; these principles reflect findings on...
The power of connection: collaboration and co-design in clinical services
This presentation explored a co-design process that was implemented in clinical services in metropolitan Australia from 2019-2022.
The challenge of successfully implementing integrated care in mental health (MH) and alcohol and other...
Reaching smoke-free: how can we improve smoking cessation treatment?
This webinar explored the provision of smoking cessation treatments, including e-cigarettes, in the context of primary care.
It provided an overview of investigations into how smoking cessation treatment provision in the UK could be...
Substance use prevention 'back to basics'- Reading list
Earlier this month, Jeff Lee, senior consultant to ISSUP, delivered two webinars that reviewed what prevention of substance abuse entails. The webinars were intended to be a "back to basics” for anyone working in the prevention field that...
Εργαλείο Αξιολόγησης Νέων
Αυτό το εργαλείο αξιολόγησης μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί από οποιεσδήποτε υγειονομικές και κοινωνικές υπηρεσίες και προγράμματα που εξυπηρετούν τους νέους, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των υπηρεσιών χρήσης ουσιών, των υπηρεσιών ψυχικής υγείας, των...
The Substance Use Professional’s Guide to Addressing Medical Cannabis in Substance Use Treatment Settings
ISSUP are pleased to present a Webinar on Addressing Medical Cannabis in Substance Use Treatment Settings.
Correction: Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study
Background
Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various...
Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder
Introduction and aims
There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary...
Patterns of Health Care Use 5 Years After an Intervention Linking Patients in Addiction Treatment With a Primary Care Practitioner
Abstract
Importance Substance use disorders are associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) use and challenges engaging with primary care services.
Objective To examine 5-year health care engagement and utilization...