Treatment

Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.

Educational Packages for Opioid Use Disorders

Website

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network has released a set of educational packages that can be used by professionals working with individuals with opioid disorders. Online booklets, which have been specially designed for peer...

El consumo de drogas y su tratamiento dese la perspectiva de familiares y amigos de consumidores - Guatemala

Book

17 December 2009

Actualmente Guatemala cuenta con una población de 13,344,770 personas que tiene una elevada tasa de población migrante, tanto nacional como internacional. Relacionado con el abuso de drogas, el país presenta la más alta tasa de consumo de...

Planning and Designing the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT) for Hospitalized Adults with Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

1 May 2017

Abstract People with substance use disorders (SUD) have high rates of hospitalization and readmission, long lengths of stay, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Yet, models for improving care are extremely limited. We performed a needs...

Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Problems among Refugees in Primary Health Care

Scientific article

24 November 2014

Abstract Background Population-based epidemiological research has established that refugees in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are at increased risk for a range of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) problems. Improved...

Webcast: NASEM Public Workshop of the Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Abuse Disorder

30 October 2018

Webinar

United States

When: October 30, 2018 - October 31, 2018 (8:30 AM Eastern)

Where: Keck Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (E Street Conference Room) • 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Topics: Public Health, Substance Use and Mental Health

Mombasa to set up prison drug rehabilitation clinic

News

Mombasa's prison department will soon be introducing methadone programs for heroin injecting drug users.

According to Nascop, there are about 18,300 drug users who inject heroin in Kenya.

2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium - Presentations

Website

A number of presentations from the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, which was held on Monday, 8 October 2018, have been made available. The theme of the event was Clinical, community and policy responses to emerging problems in drug...

Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Scientific article

27 September 2018

Study examining the link between cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes of an internet-delivered intervention

Tobacco Use by Clients Receiving SUD Treatment

Scientific article

3 September 2018

Although cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations. A recent study published in the international journal of Addictive Behaviours...

The ASAM 50th Annual Conference

4 April 2019

Orlando

United States

The ASAM 50th Annual Conference - Innovations in