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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...
Bilancio di un decennio di politiche in materia di droga: progressi e sfide
Introduzione Secondo l'ultimo Rapporto Mondiale sulla Droga pubblicato dall'Ufficio delle Nazioni Unite contro la Droga e il Crimine (UNODC) per l'anno 2022, circa 284 milioni di persone di età compresa tra i 15 e i 64 anni hanno fatto uso di droghe.
WHO stakeholder survey on improving access to morphine for medical use
WHO launched a survey on assessing barriers, enablers, and pirority actions for improving access to morphine for medical use.
All Civil Society Organisation can contribute by filling out the survey before 31 August 2022.
The survey...
Migliorare l'equità e l'accesso al trattamento con buprenorfina attraverso la telemedicina nei programmi di servizi di siringa
Sfondo
Negli Stati Uniti, l'accesso alla buprenorfina rimane basso e sono emerse disparità riguardo a chi riceve il trattamento. Le leggi federali hanno regolamentato la somministrazione di buprenorfina, limitandone in ultima analisi l...
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
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
Webinar bimestrale: Serie di aggiornamento delle conoscenze ISSUP Nigeria (tredicesima sessione)
ISSUP Nigeria vorrebbe invitarti a partecipare al loro prossimo webinar bimestrale nella serie di aggiornamento delle conoscenze. L'argomento del webinar sarà Oltre la dipendenza: disturbi indotti dall'alcol.
Obiettivi formativi:
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Treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders using tools from CBT
Presented by Jo Cassar (The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney), by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Recognise the importance of assessing for substance use when a...
Eating disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know
Presented by Associate Professor Sarah Maguire (Director, InsideOut Institute), by attending this webinar, attendees will learn:
- How to recognise the most common eating disorder symptoms;
- Eating disorder interventions and how...
Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines
The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.
The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in...
Multiple disadvantage and co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.
Substance use and mental health needs are two of the primary concerns for many people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We know that people who experience both issues at the same time (also known as “co-occurring conditions” or “dual...
L'impatto della discriminazione sui disturbi da uso di sostanze tra le minoranze sessuali
Questo documento mirava a rivedere la letteratura riguardante l'impatto della discriminazione sui disturbi da uso di sostanze tra le minoranze sessuali, con particolare attenzione ad alcol, oppioidi, stimolanti, policonsumo di droghe...
The cardiovascular risks and benefits of quit smoking medicines
In this presentation, the speakers reported the results of a series of three population-based cohort studies relating to the use and effects of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies. The first of these studies provided evidence on how the...
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth
Abstract
Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain.
Objective To examine whether prenatal...
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Serie di webinar sulle nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS)
Varie NPS hanno cambiato in modo significativo il quadro del consumo di droga in diversi paesi. Ora sono molto importanti nel mercato della droga. In effetti, molte di queste sostanze hanno lo scopo di aggirare le leggi sulle droghe e sono...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
New Psychoactive Substances: Reading List
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances designed to replicate the effects of substances like cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy.
Moduli di formazione del progetto NEPTUNE
In collaborazione con il Royal College of Psychiatrists, project NEPTUNE ha sviluppato moduli di formazione per migliorare la pratica clinica nella gestione dei danni derivanti dall'uso di droghe club e nuove sostanze psicoattive.
Questi...
Guida alla gestione clinica dei danni acuti e cronici delle droghe club e delle nuove sostanze psicoattive
Questo documento fornisce indicazioni sulla gestione clinica dei danni derivanti dall'intossicazione acuta e dall'uso nocivo e dipendente di droghe club e nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS).
Questo è un riferimento ampio e completo...