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Periods of altered risk for non-fatal drug overdose

Scientific article

The risk of an individual overdosing is influenced by a range of, often overlapping circumstances. Factors such as incarceration, mental and physical health conditions, and the treatments prescribed for these conditions can all affect the...

Reprint of: Biotechnologies and the future of opioid addiction treatments

Scientific article

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11 August 2021

Biotechnological treatment, including addiction treatment, is the way of the future. Researchers and pharmaceutical companies praise depot injections, agonist/antagonist implants, deep brain stimulation, and hapten conjugate vaccines as...

Spanish Pre-Conference Session AND Nicotine Pre-Conference Session

15 October 2021

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Online

On Friday, October 15, 2021 from 11:00am - 6:00pm ET (10CT/9MT/8PT) NAADAC is hosting two engaging Pre-Conference Training Sessions featuring nationally recognized trainers discussing nicotine use disorder and

Identifying content-based engagement patterns in a smoking cessation website and associations with user characteristics and cessation outcomes: a sequence and cluster analysis

Scientific article

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12 January 2021

Tobacco smoking is the greatest cause of sickness and early death worldwide, with 8 million people dying each year from a smoking-related condition. The use of pharmaceutical or behavioural assistance improves smokers' chances of quitting...

UTC Training, Curriculum 1-8

2 October 2021

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Mangalore, India (Online Live sessions)

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India

The Ecolink Institute, Mangalore, India is starting its 6th international batch on Universal

Ecolink Institute to host our VI batch for UTC training from Oct 2, 2021

Ecolink Institute successfully completes its 3rd Batch on UTC training

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Ecolink Institute successfully completes its 3rd Batch on UTC training Mangalore: Ecolink Institute of Well-being, an India based training Institute who pioneered online live training of the Universal Treatment Curriculum successfully...

34 participants of the Batch III from 11 countries completed the UTC live online course from Ecolink Institute

WHO-UNODC “Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S)” initiative

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Overdose is the leading cause of avoidable death among people who inject drugs. The ‘Stop Overdose Safely’ is a joint initiative from UNODC and the World Health Organization (WHO) to address opioid overdose and provide life-saving...

Recognising the human need for community in addiction treatment

News

Over the past two years, in an attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus, countries around the world have imposed a range of restrictions and social distancing measures. For social scientists and practitioners, this has led to discussion...

The link between reducing pain medication, overdose and mental health crisis

Scientific article

In response to the concerning numbers of opioid-related deaths in the US, there has been a recent focus on opioid prescribing trends, which has shown an increase in opioid tapering among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy. However...

Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It

Video and audio recordings

In June 2021, the University of British Colombia Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group hosted an online conference entitled Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It. Here, you can find the conference...