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Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Take-home naloxone
Opioid overdose deaths can be prevented through timely administration of naloxone, a potent opioid antagonist drug that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid analgesics by binding to the opioid receptors in the central nervous system.
B...
Alcohol Awareness Week 2021
Alcohol Awareness Week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. This year's Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15-21 November 2021 on the theme of Alcohol and relationships.
Alcohol Awareness Week is...
Herramientas para el abordaje adecuado de los consumos problemáticos en población de la Diversidad Sexo-Afectiva y personas Trans y no binarias
ISSUP Argentina presentó un webinar sobre el rol que la diversidad sexual afectiva y las personas trans y no binarias tienen como factor determinante de salud en el campo de las Adicciones.
El webinar tuvo lugar el martes 28 de...
UNODC launches new webpage to expand access to essential HIV health and social services
The UNODC Regional Programme Office for Eastern Europe (Kyiv, Ukraine), in cooperation with the Charitable Fund “Humanitarian Action” (Saint Petersburg, Russia), launches a new website on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) (https://nps-info...
Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org
The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...
The impact of COVID-19 on drug use and harm reduction programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a regional consultation of stakeholders and people who use drugs
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was classified a pandemic on March 11, 2020, with early reports of the disease occurring in the Middle East and North African (MENA) area. On January 2021, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional...
Opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A systematic review
Abstract
Background: Some countries have used opioid agonist medications other than methadone and buprenorphine as a strategy to increase treatment diversity. In Iran and other countries where opium use is common and culturally tolerated...
Convocatoria para Artículos - Revista Científica
Revista Latino Americana de Saúde Mental e Comunidades Terapêuticas
A Revista Latino Americana de Saúde Mental e Comunidades Terapêuticas – RELASMECT é uma iniciativa que congrega profissionais de toda América Latina, Caribe, Europa e...
افزایش دسترسی به تست هپاتیت سی (HCV) و مراقبت در خدمات دارویی- یک لوازم جانبی
افرادی که مواد مخدر تزریق (PWID) یک جمعیت کلیدی برای از بین بردن هپاتیت سی در اروپا هستند، و افزایش دسترسی خود را به آزمایش و مراقبت HCV یک هدف در سیاست های اروپایی و ملی هپاتیت سی است. با وجود این, آزمایش HCV پایین باقی می ماند در میان...
Advances in Addiction & Recovery- Latest Edition
Advances in Addiction & Recovery, the official publication of NAADAC, is a quarterly digital magazine focused on providing useful, innovative and timely information on trends and best practices in the profession that are beneficial for...
Listen First- What the Experts are Saying
'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Listen First...
پرداختن به عوامل تعیین کننده اجتماعی و ساختاری طولانی مدت بحران مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر: ویژه وابستگی به مواد مخدر و الکل
این ویژه شماره به یک منطقه به سرعت در حال رشد از تحقیقات با نیاز به سلامت عمومی با فشار، ساختار اجتماعی استفاده از مواد مخدر است.
به طور خاص، این موضوع مقالات اصلی را که چارچوب های فنی و عملی را برای درک بهتر شرایط ساختاری که الگوهای...
Prison and drugs in Europe - current and future challenges
Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers.
Invited Stakeholders: - Heino Stöver, Institute for Addiction Research Organization Frankfurt...
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020
In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.
This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.
Other key findings show:
- The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years –...
Manual: increasing access to hepatitis C testing and care for people who inject drugs
This manual provides a step-by-step guide for those involved in planning and managing infectious diseases and drug services, focusing on how to identify barriers to and opportunities for improving provision of HCV testing and access to treatment for people who use drugs.
Massive open online course for Brazilian healthcare providers working with substance use disorders: Curriculum design
Abstract
Background:
Interpersonal and technical skills are required for the care of people living with substance use disorders. Considering the applicability and usability of online courses as continuing professional education...
Gender disparities in opioid treatment progress in methadone versus counselling
The high dropout rate (75%) in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among women and racial/ethnic minorities in the United States necessitates a better knowledge of the factors that contribute to treatment success. While therapy and...
High-dose buprenorphine induction in the emergency department for treatment of opioid use disorder
In response to the rising efficacy of the illicit opioid drug supply and often observed delays in access to follow-up therapy, emergency departments (EDs) occasionally utilize a high-dose buprenorphine induction method for the treatment of...
رهبران ان آی اچ می گویند: زبان می تواند سلامت روانی و ننگ اعتیاد را کاهش دهد
در دیدگاهی که در مجله Neuropsychopharmacology منتشر شده است، رهبران موسسه ملی بهداشت به چگونگی استفاده از زبان مناسب برای توصیف بیماری های روانی و اعتیاد می توانند به کاهش ننگ و بهبود نحوه درمان افراد مبتلا به این شرایط در تنظیمات مراقبت های بهداشتی و در سراسر جامعه کمک کنند.
Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centres with SBIRT services
Brief treatment (BT) or regular outpatient alcohol use or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a key element of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. It can be an effective, short-term, and low...