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Professionals of Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) receive training in Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC)
During 2022, the Training of Trainers for the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC), which is promoted by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS) and the International Society of...
Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children
Background
There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment...
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...
“La Situación de la salud mental, la violencia contra la Mujer en el contexto de la post pandemia del COVID19” avances, retos y desafíos
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Χρήση ουσιών στη δυσφορία φύλου (τρανσέξουαλ) και την ψυχική τους υγεία
Μια εκδήλωση σε μια ΜΚΟ στη Λαχόρη διοργανώθηκε για να αντιμετωπίσει την ψυχική υγεία και τη χρήση ουσιών μεταξύ εκείνων που ζουν με δυσφορία φύλου. Αντιμετωπίζουν πολύπλοκες προκλήσεις που ποικίλλουν από τον εκφοβισμό, την παρενόχληση, την...
Το UNODC ξεκίνησε ένα Πρόγραμμα Εκπαίδευσης Εκπαιδευτών (ToT) σχετικά με το Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών Καθολικής Θεραπείας (UTC) Προχωρημένα Μαθήματα 9-15 στο Πακιστάν
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Η διασφάλιση της συνεχούς μάθησης και η προσφορά ευκαιριών σε επαγγελματίες θεραπείας εξάρτησης από τη χρήση ουσιών για την εκμάθηση προηγμένων και τεκμηριωμένων τεχνικών και στρατηγικών θεραπείας είναι μία από τις σημαντικές αποστολές...Γενικές Αρχές Διαχείρισης Απρόοπτων για τη Διακοπή Καπνίσματος
Η διαχείριση έκτακτης ανάγκης (CM) είναι μια ψυχολογική θεραπεία που βασίζεται στη λειτουργική προετοιμασία. Συνίσταται στην παροχή κινήτρων σε αντάλλαγμα για την επίτευξη μιας συμπεριφοράς-στόχου, όπως η αποχή ή άλλες μεταβλητές που...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Οι ασφαλείς χώροι, η επαγγελματική κατάρτιση και τα προγράμματα πρόληψης προστατεύουν τις νεαρές γυναίκες της Ουγκάντας
Τα έφηβα κορίτσια και οι νέες γυναίκες στην Ουγκάντα, ειδικά εκείνες που εδρεύουν στην αγροτική Αφρική, βιώνουν πολλαπλές αλληλένδετες αντιξοότητες που μπορεί να τις θέσουν σε κίνδυνο HIV, κατάχρησης αλκοόλ και εξάρτησης από άδικες σχέσεις...
Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings and Forensic Hospitals
This discussion paper was prepared by UNODC following various requests from the Member States for technical assistance on the treatment of drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in prison settings.
This effort is...
Formal mindfulness practice predicts reductions in PTSD symptom severity following a mindfulness-based intervention for women with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder
Abstract
Background
Women with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) experience systemic barriers that place them in danger of poorer treatment outcomes. Some mindfulness-based...
Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Importance Prior research suggests that the legalization of recreational cannabis is associated with increases in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but it is unclear how cannabis commercialization (ie, greater retail store...
Training of trainers (TOT) on mental health for prison staffs
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and Bangladesh Prison Directorate jointly organized a four-day long ToT on mental health for prison officials from 22-25 August 2022, in the meeting room of Dhaka Central Jail. A total of 21 participants...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will centre on 'The Use of Methamphetamine in Nigeria: Trend and Threat Analysis'.
Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina
ABSTRACT
Objective. To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Methods. Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method...
‘I Was Present but I Was Absent’: Perceptions and Experiences of the Non-Medical Use of Prescription or over the Counter Medication among Employed South African Women
Abstract: Background: The need for workplace substance use prevention programmes globally and in South Africa is driven by the growing problem of substance use and the associated burden on the health and welfare of employees, their families...
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study...
UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK (UYDEL) Commemoration of the international women’s day
International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to...
Structural violence and the need for compassionate use of methadone in Mexico
Abstract
Background
Epidemiological data from Mexico have documented an increase in heroin use in the last decade. However, there is no comprehensive care strategy for heroin users, especially those who have been accused of a crime...
Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile
Abstract
Introduction
Traditional treatment programs for substance use disorder (SUD) tend to be male-dominated environments, which can negatively affect women's access to treatment and related outcomes. Women's specific treatment...
Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth
Background
The necessity of a gendered understanding of recovery is becoming increasingly evident. There have been reports of gender disparities in the character and amount of substance use, the paths to and through substance use...