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Reducing the negative health, social, and legal impacts associated with substance use.
Addressing gender-based violence against women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs
This briefing paper aims to raise awareness about the widespread and severe impact of GBV on women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs, as well as the strong connection between GBV and the HIV epidemic within...
10 щорічна конференція Асоціації психіатрів України з міжнародною участю «Можливості у сфері психічного здоров’я в країні, що перебуває у стані війни»
10 щорічна конференція Асоціації психіатрів України з міжнародною участю «Можливості у сфері психічного здоров’я в країні, що перебуває у стані війни» відбулася у Києві 10-11 жовтня 2024 р. у гібридному форматі (офлайн і онлайн).
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Day 1, 14:00 - 15:30, ICUDDR, Contextual and Higher Education Challenges in the Field of Harm Reduction
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 , on the 26th of June, 2024.
Description:
This symposium addresses the crucial theme of harm reduction (HR) within the context of drug consumption, emphasizing the pivotal role of universities in this...
Day 1, 11:00 - 12:30, ISSUP, Harm Reduction : Strategies, Challenges and Global Perspectives in Substance Use
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 26th of June, 2024.
Moderator: Ed Carlson (⚑ United States) - CEO Odyssey House Louisiana
Presentations:
Jason Kew - Police – Going Soft on drugs
Gemma Yarwood - Dying well: the void...
Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE)
Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE) is a central collection of CDC-reviewed communication materials and educational resources about opioid misuse, addiction, treatment, and overdose prevention for state, territorial, and local health...
Guía práctica del enfoque de continuidad de la atención para la reducción de sobredosis de opioides (ORCCA) 2023
Esta guía se extrajo de los aprendizajes del Estudio de Comunidades HEALing (HCS) hasta la fecha y de las opiniones de los expertos para brindar orientación sobre la implementación de las estrategias de menú de ORCCA.
Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduction and access to treatment are essential...
Attitudes & Knowledge on Substance Use in displaced communities in Lebanon
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Working with Vulnerable Populations, on the 27th of June, 2024.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at Virginia Commonwealth University
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Navigating Prevention: Insights from Diverse Programs and Strategies, on the 26th of June, 2024.
A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Substance Use Among PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) Clients at the Sexual Health Promotion Clinic in Hanoi, Vietnam
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Chemsex Behavior among Men Have Sex with Men in Ho Chi Minh City: A Controlled Intervention
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders, on the 28th of June, 2024.
About stigma as a barrier to health care access for migrants and refugees with SUD
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Breaking Barriers: Understanding an Addressing Stigma, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Sociolinguistic Aspects of Stigmatization and Implications for Addiction Treatment
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Breaking Barriers: Understanding an Addressing Stigma, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Substance use disorders among female offenders in the Criminal Justice System in East Africa
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Global Approaches in Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Insights from Vietnam, Peru, East Africa and The Maldives, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Research Update from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Investing in Public Health, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Association between Masculinity Norms and Alcohol Use among Male Teachers in Muranga County, Kenya
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: From Research to Practice: Insights from Global Initiatives, on the 27th of June, 2024.
Vulnerable Populations – Migrants and Refugees (Panahgah)
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Working with Vulnerable Populations, on the 27th of June, 2024.
Young People´s Recreational Nitrous Oxide(N2O) Use and Associated Harm Reduction Strategies: A Qualitative Study
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Harm Reduction: Strategies, Challenges, and Global Perspectives in Substance Use, on the 26th of June, 2024.
Dying well: the void between principle and practice in the care of people using substances
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Harm Reduction: Strategies, Challenges, and Global Perspectives in Substance Use, on the 26th of June, 2024.
Police – Going Soft on drugs
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Harm Reduction: Strategies, Challenges, and Global Perspectives in Substance Use, on the 26th of June, 2024.