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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...
Anak-anak yang orang tuanya menggunakan narkoba Praktik dan rekomendasi yang menjanjikan
Laporan ini berfokus pada anak-anak yang tumbuh dalam keluarga yang terkena dampak ketergantungan narkoba dan alkohol, serta pada layanan, program, dan praktik yang membantu melindungi masa kanak-kanak dan menjamin kebutuhan anak-anak...
"Situasi Kesehatan Mental, Kekerasan terhadap Perempuan dalam Konteks Pasca Pandemi COVID19" Kemajuan, Tantangan dan Tantangan
ISSUP Peru ingin mengundang Anda ke Webinar berikutnya.
Penggunaan Zat dalam Disforia Gender (Transgender) dan Kesehatan Mental mereka
Sebuah acara di sebuah LSM di Lahore diselenggarakan untuk mengatasi kesehatan mental dan penggunaan zat di antara mereka yang hidup dengan disforia gender. Mereka memiliki tantangan kompleks yang bervariasi dari intimidasi, pelecehan...
UNODC launched a Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advanced Courses 9-15 in Pakistan
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Ensuring continued learning and offering opportunities to substance use dependence treatment professionals to learn advanced and evidence-based treatment techniques and strategies is one of the important missions of UNODC. In this...General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation
Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Ruang aman, pelatihan kejuruan, dan program pencegahan melindungi perempuan muda Uganda
Remaja perempuan dan perempuan muda di Uganda, terutama yang berbasis di pedesaan Afrika, mengalami banyak kesulitan yang saling terkait yang dapat menempatkan mereka pada risiko HIV, penyalahgunaan alkohol, dan bergantung pada hubungan...
Pengobatan Gangguan Penggunaan Narkoba dan Gangguan Kesehatan Mental Terkait di Pengaturan Penjara dan Rumah Sakit Forensik
Makalah diskusi ini disusun oleh UNODC menyusul berbagai permintaan dari Negara-negara Anggota untuk bantuan teknis tentang pengobatan gangguan penggunaan narkoba dan gangguan kesehatan mental terkait di lingkungan penjara.
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Formal mindfulness practice predicts reductions in PTSD symptom severity following a mindfulness-based intervention for women with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder
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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) tentang kesehatan mental untuk staf penjara
Misi Dhaka Ahsania (DAM) dan Direktorat Penjara Bangladesh bersama-sama menyelenggarakan ToT selama empat hari tentang kesehatan mental bagi petugas penjara dari 22-25 Agustus 2022, di ruang pertemuan Penjara Pusat Dhaka. Sebanyak 21...
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
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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
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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
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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...