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Understanding injecting drug use in Afghanistan: A scoping review
Background
Several reports have described a growing prevalence of illicit drug use in Afghanistan, with recognition of a recent shift from traditional modes of consumption involving inhalation and oral ingestion to injecting drug use.
...د درملنې ښکیلتیا او د مراجعینو پایلو سره تړاو: د بنګ د استعمال اختلال درملنې لپاره د نابیسیمولونو د تصادفی کنټرول شوی محاکمې پایلې
پیژندنه او اهداف
د بنګ کارولو اختلال درملنې کې د کینابینوایډ درملو کارولو لپاره ډیر علاقه او شواهد شتون لری ، مګر د بریالی درملنې اړیکو لږ معاینه. دا مقاله د بنګ د کارولو اختلال (CUD) درملنې لپاره د نابیسیمولونو د تصادفی پلیسبو کنټرول...
د COVID-19 په جریان کې د نفوس پراساس موادو کارولو مخنیوی او ځواب ویلو کې د متحده ایالاتو سیمه ایز عامه روغتیا رول ته خنډونه
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...
د INL DDR همکاران غږ - د کیفیت تضمین
دا میاشت د نومبر په 9 ، 2022 کې ، د مخدره توکو او قانون پلی کولو نړیوالې ادارې (INL) د DDR شریکانو ناسته د کیفیت تضمین په اړه بحث وړاندې کړ او دوه پریزنټشنونه یې پکې شامل کړل:
- د SUD درملنې سیسټمونو لپاره د کیفیت ښه والی رامینځته کول ،...
د لوړو زده کړو په سیستم کې د مور او پلار په وړاندې د اندیښنې ، او د ماشومانو د ځان نه قبلول
شالید :
د مور او پلار او ماشوم تر منځ نږدې اړیکې او د والدینو قبولیت کولی شی د یو ماشوم د مناسب ځان د قبلولو منځګړتوب وکړی، کوم چې د شخصیت او د احساساتی روغتیا د یو رُخ په اړه مهم متغیر دی. په دې پاڼه کې موږ د یوې څیړنې پایله وړاندې کوو...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation
Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties
BACKGROUND:
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Substance Use and the Role of Families. Results of a Cross-Country Study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine
BACKGROUND:
In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Contribution of SocioDemographic and Structured Leisure Activities’ Characteristics to Adolescents’ Alcohol Use
BACKGROUND:
Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.
AIMS:
The aim of this study is to determine the extent...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-SA: Implementation, Results, and Implications for Policy
ISSUP South Africa, ITTC-SA and SAMRC - GATS-SA, are pleased to present their Webinar Series on Tobacco Use in South Africa.
DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
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...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Final Report for Public Consultation
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol...
د مخدره توکو په اړه د اروپا ویب سروې 2021: په لبنان کې بیړنۍ موندنې
د مخدره توکو په اړه د اروپا ویب سروې د مارچ او می په 2021 کې د هغو خلکو څخه معلومات راټول کړل چې مخدره توکی کاروی ، 18 کلن یا ډیر عمر لری ، او په 21 EU او 9 غیر EU هیوادونو کې ژوند کوی پشمول لبنان. پدې موده کې ، په ډیری اروپایی او ګاونډیو...
Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study
Background
In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...
Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa
Background
Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022