Effects of smoked cannabis use on school adolescents
ISSUP Chile presented a webinar on "Effects of the use of smoked cannabis in school adolescents".
Addiction
Reducing stigma towards people living with HIV and people who inject drugs
Despite extensive evidence regarding the negative effects of stigma experienced by people living with HIV (PLHIV) and people who inject drugs within health care settings, comparatively little evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of...
NAADAC 2023 Northwest Regional Conference on Indigenous Peoples: Awareness, Knowledge, and Cultural Practices
The NAADAC 2023 Northwest Regional Conference on Indigenous Peoples: Awareness, Knowledge, and Cultural Practices, hosted by NAADAC and its Northwest affiliates, is coming to Seattle, WA on Thursday, July 27 - Saturday, July 29, 2023!
V Congreso Internacional sobre prevención, tratamiento y control del consumo de cannabis
PRESENTACIÓN
Este año celebramos el IV Congreso Internacional sobre prevención, tratamiento y control del consumo de cannabis es una iniciativa científica que pretende aglutinar a profesionales sanitarios, del ámbito judicial y de la educación, estudiantes de las ramas socio-sanitaria y todas aquellas personas interesadas por dar una respuesta a los problemas derivados del consumo de cannabis, fenómeno que ha sufrido
Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities
Alcohol and other drug treatment are generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment aims to improve well-being and reduce the harms of substance use and families and communities can play a significant...
FDA Approves New Buprenorphine Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2023 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection for subcutaneous use (under the skin) to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD)...
Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention
Abstract Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and impact individuals' health, well-being, and social functioning. Long-lasting changes in brain networks involved in reward, executive function, stress reactivity, mood, and...
Strategies to Address Cocaine and Methamphetamine
Presented by Richard Rawson, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science, UCLA School of Medicine and a Research Professor at the University of Vermont, this presentation provided an overview of the...