Practice

Updated HIV Clinical and Service Delivery Recommendations

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Online

In late 2020, WHO developed new clinical and service delivery recommendations on key topic areas outlined in the agenda below. To launch and discuss these recommendations, WHO will host a webinar with a brief question and answer session, open to all participants.

Provisional agenda

Director’s Welcome - Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infection Programmes

Sixty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

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Online

The sixty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs will be held from 12 to 16 April 2021.

In the light of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, the session is likely to be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person participation at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and online participation. The CND meets every year to discuss the global state of drug control and to adopt resolutions to guide the way forward.

EU HCV Elimination Policy Summit

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Online

Despite the progress that has been made in recent years, HCV remains a major public health problem in Europe. In the European Union (EU) more people die each year from HCV than from HIV/AIDS. 

International Approaches to Drug Law Reform

Scientific article
This paper reviews the international evidence on approaches to drug law reform, focussing on case studies from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Portugal and The Netherlands. It seeks to support the ongoing development of innovative approaches to...

Alcohol-Related Violence and Deprivation

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Online

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) warmly invite you to join us online on Tuesday 30 March from 12:30-14:00 BST for our third SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2021.

Dr Carly Lightowlers and Lucy Bryant will present their complementary research and we will then open to Q+A and wider discussion.

A US national randomized study to guide how best to reduce stigma when describing drug‐related impairment in practice and policy

Scientific article
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Drug‐related impairment is persistently stigmatized delaying and preventing treatment engagement. To reduce stigma, various medical terms (e.g. ‘chronically relapsing brain disease’, ‘disorder’) have been promoted in diagnostic systems and among national health agencies, yet some argue that over‐medicalization of drug‐related impairment lowers prognostic optimism and reduces personal agency.
Addiction Research ISSUP

National Release of 'Listen First' in Slovenia

News
‘Listen First’ and ‘The Science of Care’ materials have been translated into Slovenian and are being released nationally in Slovenia by the Institute for Research and Development (UTRIP) through its ‘Prevention Platform’ programme, which is...

The Role of Nutrition in Addiction Recovery

ISSUP Webinar
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Join Khary Rigg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and Kelly Miller, NTMC, Nutritional Therapist and owner of The Addiction Nutritionist LLC for a webinar exploring the connection between substance use disorder and nutrition.

The Role of Nutrition in Addiction Recovery

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London
United Kingdom
Join Khary Rigg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and Kelly Miller, NTMC, Nutritional Therapist and owner of The Addiction Nutritionist LLC for a webinar exploring the connection between substance use disorder and nutrition.
Khary Rigg Kelly Miller Nutrition Addiction Treatment ISSUP