South Africa

Recovery is Possible: Defining Recovery in terms of abstinence-based treatment and Opioid substitution therapy

ISSUP Webinar

26 September 2022

ISSUP South Africa are pleased to present their Webinar on Defining Recovery in terms of abstinence-based treatment and Opioid substitution therapy.

Recovery is Possible: Defining Recovery in terms of abstinence-based treatment and Opioid substitution therapy

26 September 2022

Pretoria

South Africa

ISSUP South Africa would like to invite you to their upcoming Webinar on Defining in terms of -based and Opioid substitution therapy.

Addiction Practitioners Forum 2022 (1 – 2 JULY)

The South African National Council on and Drug Dependence (SANCA) which is the host organization for ISSUP South Africa recently hosted another world-class, innovative conference dubbed the 2022 Practitioners Forum (APF) under the theme “Unmasking Substance Use Disorder ”.

‘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

Scientific article

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...

South African Addiction Medicine Society Symposium

20 August 2022

Johannesburg

South Africa

Pre-symposium workshop: Medical management of opioid use disorders — Friday, August 19. Main programme consisting of 5 plenary sessions — Saturday, August 20.

Implementation of Opioid Substitution Therapy in South Africa

10 May 2022

Johannesburg

South Africa

You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar meeting aiming to discuss the role of the government agencies in the design and implementation of the HIV interventions among people who use drugs, particularly opioid substitution therapy (OST), in South Africa.

Addiction Practitioners Forum 2022: Registration now open!

Substance-Use-Disorder (SUD) professionals often find themselves immersed in their work and as a consequence may not notice the ground-breaking developments which are happening around us. As initial-contact and

COVID 19—impact on substance use treatment utilisation and provision in South Africa

Scientific article

3 March 2022

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected persons suffering from substance use disorders (SUDs) all around the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the number of SUD treatment...

Unnatural deaths, alcohol bans and curfews in South Africa

Video and audio recordings

"Unnatural deaths, alcohol bans and curfews in South Africa: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment during COVID-19” by Professor Charles Parry, Medical Research Council of South Africa. Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August...