Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023
This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.
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Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduction and access to treatment are essential...
Current Perspectives on the Clinical Research and Medicalization of Psychedelic Drugs for Addiction Treatments: Safety, Efficacy, Limitations and Challenges
Mental health disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) in particular, contribute greatly to the global burden of disease. Psychedelics, including entactogens and dissociative substances, are currently being explored for the treatment of...
Empathy, Self-Compassion and Process addictions among student-athletes, non-athletes and students seeking residential rehabilitation
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Objective: Empathy and self-compassion are two key factors that may help in the treatment of addiction-related disorders. This is a study to compare the scores for empathy, self-compassion and process addictions among student...
OLWENGO: Harm reduction step forward in Kenya's drug policy
Recently, the Woman Representative of Nairobi County, Hon Esther Passaris, had a key consultative meeting with...
Enhancing Well-being and Preventing Burnout Amongst Treatment Practitioners
ISSUP Global presents its webinar on Enhancing Well-Being and Preventing Burnout Amongst Treatment Practitioners with Dr. Natalie Panabokke.
Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from STAD’s Community-Based Interventions
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, presents a webinar on Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD)'s Community-Based Interventions.
SAMHSA’s 21st Prevention Day - Call for Abstracts
Now Open: Call for Abstracts!
Share your substance use prevention successes, challenges, lessons learned, and insights with colleagues from across the country.
Deadline: September 4, 2024 (at 11:59 p.m. ET)
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2024 UNODC World Drug Report Highlights, brief reflections
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
Global Drug Day: Eye Opener Launches Prevention Initiative At Orphanage
I am Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, the CEO and founder of the Eye Opener Youth and Women Foundation and the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club in Nigeria. My foundation has been honored with multiple awards, including the WHO WNT awards for...
URC 1st Echo Training Programme in Sri Lanka
URC RECOVERY ALLIES The URC -Recovery Allies curriculum is an opportunity to help 18 people of NDDCB as another great gift received by Sri Lanka through the Colombo Plan Drug Adversary Program (DAP) at the time of great influence.
The 18...
2024 UNODC World Drug Report highlights, brief reflections.
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
Intimate Violence: Alcohol and Drug Use, and Mental Health during COVID-19 among Young Mexican Adults
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Introduction: Although the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an increase in intimate violence, drug use, and mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries, these fluctuations and the relationship directionality between...
The 5th Youth Advocacy Forum
Subject: Invitation to the 5th Youth Advocacy Forum on "E-cigarettes and Vaping Products: An Overlooked Pandemic"
Dear All,
On behalf of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, it is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation to you...
2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Releases
Conducted annually, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental...
Alcohol consumption during COVID-19 in Latin America according to age and employment situation
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...
National Dangerous Drugs Control Board , Cooperate Plan of Preventive Education and Training Division
Preventive Education and Training Division
National Dangerous Drugs Control Board in Sri Lanka
Cooperate Plan
The Preventive Education and Training Division of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board is one of the primary ones...
Engaging Youth in Substance Use Prevention
Engaging youth in substance use prevention has proven to be a vital and effective strategy. Empowerment across all youth, but particularly among marginalised groups such as youth of colour, is a significant aspect of this involvement...
Creating Spaces for Young People to Collaborate to Create Community Change: Ohio's Youth-Led Initiative
Scholars and researchers are increasingly calling attention to the need for community-based coalitions to become more inclusive of local residents and engage those most directly affected by the issues. One population, however, often remains...