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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how people access medications for opioid dependence. Researchers looked at monthly changes in several factors related to buprenorphine/naloxone (BNX) treatment over 56 months, including...

This research evaluated alcohol consumption in the Latin American and Latin Caribbean adult population during COVID-19 confinement, taking into account age and employment status. Non-probabilistic design with convenience sampling, with a...

BACKGROUND: The SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) and the ensuing global public health emergency situation have led to restrictions, changes, and measures in the daily life of society as a whole. The situation culminated in a global pandemic. A...

Abstract: (1) Background: The popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has recently increased. Although they are less harmful than regular cigarettes, they still cause health consequences and their use for smoking cessation is...

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Only several empirical studies have examined substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in general populations. Most of these studies compared self-reported substances use before the pandemic and during the pandemic's early stages...

As you all know, the current COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected various populations globally. The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) believes that the impact of this pandemic on people struggling with Substance Use...

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COVID-19 dramatically limited the scale and scope of local health department (LHD) work, redirecting resources to the response. However, the need for essential public health services—including substance use prevention—was not...

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Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental...

شالید

د COVID-19 بیړنی حالت د متحده ایالاتو (متحده ایالاتو) عامه روغتیا ، طبی او عامه خوندیتوب زیربنا په بې ساری ډول ازموینه کړې. د دوی په ټولنو کې د عامې روغتیا مرکزی ټکی په توګه ، د ځایی روغتیا څانګې (LHDs) په ځانګړی توګه د وبا له پیل...

In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar.

First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges

The characteristics of HIV infection and how they have evolved over...

ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine jointly held an initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine. Ukrainians are currently experiencing extremely traumatic events that will have a...

In the wake of loss, it can be hard to take care of those you care about who are grieving. As with self-care, there are many possible ways to offer support to someone who is grieving, and a variety of factors that affect how you can offer...

This factsheet, published by the National Centre for PTSD, discusses the ways in which we can engage in self-care in the wake of loss.

The factsheet provides an overview of grief and some of the theories and processes that are associated...

Summary

War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to...

Key Points

Question  Did smoking cessation–related behaviours change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US?

Findings  This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit...

ISSUP in collaboration with the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, International Technology Transfer Center - Ukraine, and ISSUP Ukraine National Chapter welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the...