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Introduction to Forensic Substance Use Evaluation
ISSUP and the National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE) are pleased to present their collaborative Webinar on conducting a Quality Forensic Substance Use Evaluations.
UNODC conducted Regional Training of Trainers on UTC 20 in Central Asia
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC HQ held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 20 – “Populations with Special Clinical Needs” which took place...
Home minister inaugurates specialized substance use and mental disorders hospital
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, MP (on Saturday 8 July) inaugurated the Ahsania Hena Ahmed Monojotno Kendra aiming to provide international standard specialized treatment services for mental disorders and substance use disorders patients at...
Center for Global Health - Sri Lanka Participates at UNODC Constructive Dialogue - Vienna
The American College of Science and Humanities and its Centre for Global Health Research and Policy in Sri Lanka participated at the UNODC Constructive Dialogue on Technical Assistance at Vienne, Austria, in person, on 30 May 2023 - 31 May...
Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
The guide specifically focuses on tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing trauma-informed approach and...
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: In the favourable political climate of the mid-2010s, the standards for Assessment & Selection of Prevention programmes Issued from the Review of EDPQS (ASPIRE) were developed to support project planning in drug prevention.
...AddictologyIssue 1/2023
The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Внедрение национальных стандартов качества в услугах по профилактике и лечению употребления психоактивных веществ/зависимостей – на примере Кипра
ВВЕДЕНИЕ: Кипрское национальное управление по борьбе с зависимостями (NAAC) является основным координирующим органом по всем вопросам, связанным с законными и запрещенными веществами, а также патологическими азартными играми на Кипре, и оно...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies
BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses
Abstract
Importance A previous meta-analysis of the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of consumption compared with lifetime nondrinkers...
Индонезийский онлайн-тренинг INEP Plus
ISSUP Indonesia организовала онлайн-курс «Введение в доказательную профилактику» (INEP) в качестве тренинга национального уровня в Индонезии с участием 17 человек. Тренинг, проведенный доктором Кристианой Систе, SpKJ, и доктором Эльвиной К...
Отношение к психическим заболеваниям в медицинском образовании: оценка стигмы у студентов-медиков
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Введение. Факторы, влияющие на качество врачебной помощи, включают нехватку квалифицированного персонала, стигматизацию и дискриминацию.
Цель. Цель исследования состояла в том, чтобы сравнить интенсивность стигматизации до и...
Оценка медицинского каннабиса и качества жизни, связанного со здоровьем
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Использование каннабиса в качестве лекарственного средства становится все более распространенным. Учитывая широкий спектр состояний, подлежащих лечению с помощью медицинского каннабиса, а также широкий спектр доступных...
UNODC supported delegations from four Central Asian countries in a high-level study tour to the United Kingdom
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) organized a study tour for high-level representatives, including senior officials, policymakers and substance...
Economic Evaluations of Pharmacologic Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review
Abstract
Objective
The crisis of opioid use puts a strain on resources in the United States and worldwide. There are 3 US Food and Drug Administration–approved medications for treatment of opioid use disorder: methadone, buprenorphine...
Ситуация с бездомностью и употреблением психоактивных веществ в Индии и влияние пандемии COVID-19
Наличие безопасного и комфортного жилья является одной из элементарных потребностей человека, необходимых как для выживания человека, так и для его социального развития. Однако даже в 21 веке около одной пятой населения мира живет в...
Psychoactive Prescription Drug Abuse: Selected Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Addiction Treatment. Study Protocol
BACKGROUND: The abuse of psychoactive prescription drugs has become increasingly common in the Czech Republic. These drugs include sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics (benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics), and opioids. Patients with an addiction...
AddictologyIssue 4/2022