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Substance Use Prevention Important to Achieve SDG Goals

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World Leaders have been committed to fulfilling the 169 targets in achieving the 17 goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, among these Substance Use Prevention and Treatment is one of the most important targets. Substance...

The keynote paper was presented by Iqbal Masud, Head of Health Sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission

Treatment of Severe Smoking

Scientific article

3 July 2017

Tobacco smoking is a chronic disease affecting one fifth of our population. Most smokers however are not conscious nor seek treatment for their problem. Some patients are able to reach abstinence by themselves but the majority need some...

Presentación Libro: A model of care and treatment for people with drug dependence in prison

26 June 2018

Mexico City

Mexico

Book presentation:

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Performance Feedback Critical to Workforce Development

Book

20 June 2018

Seminal and key studies on management and supervision in psychosocial therapies for problem drug use. Findings challenge managers to invest in the post-training ‘coaching’ needed to make a difference for patients, and to set up systems...

NIDA Easy to Read Drug Facts

Website

If you are searching for a simple format way to communicate the key issues around drugs then the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website may offer a multi-media solution. The Easy to Read Drug Facts section of the NIDA website...

Screenshot of easy to read drug facts home page

SAMHSA Announces $930 Million Funding Opportunity to Combat the Opioid Crisis

News

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is now accepting applications for $930 million in State Opioid Response Grants. SAMHSA will...

Using the National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) to Identify Opioid-Related Hospital Visits

19 June 2018

webinar

United States

Presenters:
Margaret Noonan, Team Lead, Hospital Care Team, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Carol DeFrances, Ph.D., Chief, Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Assess Factors that May Influence Implementation of Tobacco Use Treatment Guidelines in the Viet Nam Public Health Care Delivery System

Scientific article

28 February 2017

Abstract Background Services to treat tobacco dependence are not readily available to smokers in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where smoking prevalence remains high. We are conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing...

Ibogaine Treatment Outcomes for Opioid Dependence from a Twelve-Month Follow-Up Observational Study

Scientific article

12 April 2017

ABSTRACT Background: The psychoactive indole alkaloid ibogaine has been associated with encouraging treatment outcomes for opioid dependence. The legal status of ibogaine in New Zealand provides a unique opportunity to evaluate durability...

Toxicokinetics of Ibogaine and Noribogaine in a Patient with Prolonged Multiple Cardiac Arrhythmias after Ingestion of Internet Purchased Ibogaine

Scientific article

9 February 2017

Abstract Background: Ibogaine is an agent that has been evaluated as an unapproved anti-addictive agent for the management of drug dependence. Sudden cardiac death has been described to occur secondary to its use. We describe the clinical...