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How to Inform Policy and Decision Makers About Evidence-Based Substance Use Policy and Prevention
How to Inform Policy and Decision Makers About Evidence-Based Substance Use Policy and Prevention.
Matej Košir
The environmental impact of tobacco products: Time to increase awareness and action
"There is increasing recognition of the negative environmental effects of tobacco products. However, further research, policy and public awareness are needed to address the environmental harms caused by the tobacco industry."
This...
Alcohol consumption in children
Safe spaces, vocational training, and prevention programs protect young Ugandan women
Adolescent girls and young women in Uganda, especially those based in rural Africa, experience multiple interrelated adversities that may place them at risk of HIV, alcohol abuse, and being dependent on inequitable power relationships with...
International Recovery Month Celebrated
International Recovery Month Celebrated
Director General of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) Mr Abdul Wahab Bhuya has said that family and society's negative attitude towards substance users hinders the process of treatment and rehabilitation. He said this while addressing...
Perception, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 crisis: A web-based cross-sectional survey
The current situation of pandemic is unusual and rare. Understanding common public mindset towards the COVID-19 pandemic is essential. Hence, this study aimed to understand the people’s thinking, apprehension, and reaction towards the...
2022-2026 NIDA Strategic Plan
Overview
This strategic plan reflects NIDA’s commitment to advancing all aspects of addiction science - from basic to translational, clinical, and health services research - in the service of enhancing fundamental knowledge and improving...
Alternatives to Conviction or Punishment Available for People Who Use Drugs
Substance/drug use disorders are multifactorial and biopsychosocial health disorders, associated with additional health problems, socio-economic inequalities, violence, criminal behaviour and social exclusion. In addition to the public...
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 related...
Training on UTC 01 - Sri Lanka (Second Batch of Sri Lanka)
Preventive Education and Training Unit of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board - Sri Lanka has conducted training on Universal Treatment Curriculum, Course 01 (UTC 01) for 24 staff members in National Dangerous Drugs Control Board on 23rd...
L’ONUDC fourni de la Naloxone au Centre d’Accompagnement et de Soins en Addictologie pour réduire les décès liés aux opioïdes en Côte d’Ivoire
En réponse à la session extraordinaire de l'Assemblée générale de 2016 sur le problème mondial de la drogue et à la résolution 55/7 de la Commission des stupéfiants sur la « Promotion de mesures visant à prévenir les surdoses de drogues, en...
Alcohol Use Disorder and its Treatment with Medications and Nutrition
Challenges and Responses: Reaching out to those with Substance Use and Mental Health Problems
50 Pakistani substance use disorder treatment professionals successfully completed the UNODC Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) course 1-2 as part of the UNODC training programme on the UTC Basic Courses 1-8
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control, Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination and with support from Bureau of International...NIDA Releases Its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
This week, NIDA releases its strategic plan for FY 2022-2026. Strategic planning is a process all NIH Institutes perform every five years, to take stock of the current state of research and set priorities that are ambitious but achievable...
Ecolink Institute starts advanced course on MI & CBT
Ecolink Institute of Well-being, an approved training provider of the Colombo Plan started the advanced course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for addiction professionals on 12 September 2022.
Over...
Creating Persuasive Media Messages to Prevent Substance Misuse
Formal mindfulness practice predicts reductions in PTSD symptom severity following a mindfulness-based intervention for women with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder
Abstract
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 interventions...