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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...
Διαταραχή χρήσης αλκοόλ και θεραπεία της με φάρμακα και διατροφή
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourteenth Session)
Introduction to Supervision of Peer Based Recovery Support Services
As many people know, the professional identity of peer staff is rooted in their lived experience and deep connection to personal vulnerabilities. What is not often talked about or addressed are the imbalances that many peers face in...
Evaluación de una iniciativa dirigida a mejorar la selección, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones de prevención del uso de sustancias psicoactivas en Las Américas
Resultados de un enfoque sistémico para orientar y monitorear la selección, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones preventivas en la región de América Latina con el fin de reducir el impacto del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas a...
Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE): Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)
Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy program designed for patients who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a co-occurring alcohol or drug...
DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
Summary
War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to...
Training on the Management of Substance Use Disorders
On August 20, 2022, in the Kinnaird Center for Learning and Cultural Development (KCLCD) Lahore, a one-day skills workshop for students of Professional Certification in Clinical Psychology (PCCP) batch II was organized.
Dr. Nazish Idrees...
Providing alcohol and other drug treatment in a residential setting
Workers who provide AOD treatment to people in residential settings need to have the most up-to-date and evidenced-based practice approaches at their fingertips.
In this comprehensive resource, you will find research outlining the...
International Research Partnerships: Elements of Success
THe presenters for the session were Susana Henriques, from The Open University, Portugal, and Roger Peters, from the University of South Florida.
Dr Henriques and Dr Peters have successfully collaborated on international research, and...
Κυριαρχεί η κατανόηση του εθισμού με βάση τον εγκέφαλο;
Αφηρημένος
Εισαγωγή
Οι εξηγήσεις του εθισμού που βασίζονται στον εγκέφαλο έχουν γίνει ένα εξέχον επεξηγηματικό μοντέλο τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες. Αν και έχουν δημοσιευτεί αντίθετες απόψεις, δεν υπάρχει μεγάλης κλίμακας μελέτη των...
Συσχέτιση της χρήσης μεθαμφεταμίνης και οπιοειδών με μη θανατηφόρα υπερβολική δόση στις αγροτικές κοινότητες
Αφηρημένος
Σημασία Οι υπερβολικές δόσεις συνεχίζουν να αυξάνονται στις ΗΠΑ, αλλά η συμβολή της χρήσης μεθαμφεταμίνης δεν έχει μελετηθεί επαρκώς στις αγροτικές κοινότητες.
Στόχος: Εκτίμηση της επικράτησης της χρήσης μεθαμφεταμίνης και...
Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa
Background
Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...
Socioeconomic lens on addiction
In this webinar, the speakers take a look at the social and economic factors influencing addiction (particularly injecting drug use), and its impact on particularly disadvantaged groups, such as young people transitioning from out of home...
Understanding Stigma and Cognitive Behavioural Interpersonal Skills- PAHO's online self-learning and tutor-guided course
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), jointly with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, will hold a new online self-learning and tutor-guided course "Understanding Stigma and Cognitive Behavioral Interpersonal Skills" from August...
Balance de una década de política de drogas: Avances y Retos
Έρευνα ενδιαφερόμενων μερών της ΠΟΥ σχετικά με τη βελτίωση της πρόσβασης στη μορφίνη για ιατρική χρήση
Ο ΠΟΥ ξεκίνησε έρευνα σχετικά με την αξιολόγηση των φραγμών, των καταλυτικών παραγόντων και των δράσεων pirority για τη βελτίωση της πρόσβασης στη μορφίνη για ιατρική χρήση.
Όλες οι οργανώσεις της κοινωνίας των πολιτών μπορούν να...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
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