The Environmental Impact of Drugs
DFAF's short video highlights the concerns related to environmental destruction due to drug cultivation and production.
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Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction
This page offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-frst language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.
Chronic Alcohol Consumption Alters Extracellular Space Geometry and Transmitter Diffusion in the Brain
Abstract
Already moderate alcohol consumption has detrimental long-term effects on brain function. However, how alcohol produces its potent addictive effects despite being a weak reinforcer is a poorly understood conundrum that likely...
UNODC Webinar on Continuity of Services for Drug Use Disorders during COVID19 in Senegal
In partnership with UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation section and the ‘Comite Interministeriel de Lutte Contre la drogue (CILD)” of Senegal, UNODC hosted a webinar training on ways to ensure a continuum of care and services to...
УНП ООН оказывает поддержку национальным партнерам в обеспечении непрерывности и устойчивости услуг по лечению, уходу и реабилитации во время пандемии COVID-19 для людей, употребляющих наркотики
Ментор УНП ООН инициировал вебинар, проходивший 24 июня 2020 года в Узбекистане. Целью вебинара являлось организация форума заинтересованных специалистов для обмена важным международным опытом по обеспечению непрерывности и устойчивости...
UNODC Supports National Partners in Ensuring the Continuity and Sustainability of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic for People who Use Drugs
UNODC Mentor initiated webinar held on 24 June 2020 in Uzbekistan. The purpose of the webinar was to create a forum for national experts to share valuable international experience on how to ensure the continuity and sustainability of drug...
Discussion about Drug Abuse
Youth Against Drug Abuse Foundation Cameroon in collaboration with EK Pehel Anant Tak Foundation India and Jaishi Youth Initiative Ghana will be hosting an Instagram Live Discussion about Drug Abuse tomorrow the 26th of June to end their...
Integrating Treatment for Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions
Given the high co-occurrence between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and mental health conditions (MHCs), and the increased morbidity associated with the presence of co-occurring disorders, it is important that co-occurring disorders be...
Alcohol’s Effects on Breast Cancer in Women
Globally, more than 2 million new cases of breast cancer are reported annually. The United States alone has more than 496,000 new cases every year. The worldwide prevalence is approximately 6.8 million cases. Although many risk factors for...
Customized Training Webinar for Creating a Public Health Substance Use Prevention Plus Wellness Plan
Dear Friends,
You are invited to a free 30-minute personalized online training workshop on “Creating a Public Health Substance Use Prevention Plus Wellness Plan.”
This session is designed to help you create a customized plan to...
A Structural Competency Curriculum for Primary Care Providers to Address the Opioid Use Disorder, HIV, and Hepatitis C Syndemic
The interrelated epidemics of opioid use disorder (OUD) and HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been identified as one of the most pressing syndemics facing the United States today. Research studies and interventions have begun...
Smoking Prevalence, Patterns, and Cessation Among Adults in Hebei Province, Central China: Implications From China National Health Survey (CNHS)
As part of the China National Health Survey, the objective of this study was to explore the prevalence, patterns, and influencing factors of smoking, and understand reasons for smoking cessation among adults in Hebei Province, central China...
Medical Management of Drug Addiction
The name of the book is Medical Management of Certain Drug Addiction. The book explores alcohol addiction, opioid addiction, and nicotine addiction and the drugs which we would like to use for the management of mentioned narcotic drug...
Fundamentals of Alcohol Treatment: Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 2
FUNDAMENTALS OF ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Time to extract lessons from the five instalments of row 2 of the matrix, exploring key research on the shared elements of effective treatment. Driven by the ‘negative’ findings of a huge US trial, a...
Effectiveness of a Brief Lay Counsellor-Delivered, Problem-Solving Intervention for Adolescent Mental Health Problems in Urban, Low-Income Schools in India: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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Background
Mental health problems are a leading cause of disability in adolescents worldwide. Problem solving is a well-tested mental health intervention in many populations. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a brief...
Implementation Science in Addiction and Criminal Justice: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice
Todd Molefenter, PhD University of Wisconsin discusses his current research on improving implementation of SUD treatment in the criminal justice system.
Prevención escolar del uso de sustancias psicoactivas - Retos en los tiempos del COVID-19
Fernando Salazar presenta en Prevención escolar del uso de sustancias psicoactivas - Retos en los tiempos del COVID-19.
ISSUP Argentina - Community interventions and substance use
Community interventions and substance use.
Global Dialogue on Prevention of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) during COVID-19 Pandemic
Global Dialogue on Prevention of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) During COVID-19 Pandemic
Therapeutic Justice: Concept and advances in addressing drug-related situations
On July 3, 2020, ISSUP Argentina presented a webinar on the topic of Therapeutic Justice: Concept and advances in addressing drug-related situations.