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...
Recovery Capital: Assets, Not Abstinence
Description
What do individuals need to recover from addiction? In this training, we will first describe recovery capital as a predictor of long-term addiction recovery. Second, we will discuss how we characterize substance use disorder (SUD) as a chronic condition and lean into the complexity of the heterogeneity of SUD and recovery as a process of change.
Embracing Recovery-Oriented Harm Reduction in Medication Assisted Treatment
Description
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is widely accepted as the most effective form of treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder. MAT options have offered a pathway to recovery for many individuals who have found sustained, long-term recovery with the support of these medications and services. Despite this, MAT is often categorized as a form of harm reduction.
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
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...
Understanding the risks of mixing drugs
February 17, 2022 Mixing drugs, also known as polysubstance use, occurs when two or more drugs are taken together or within a short time period, intentionally or unintentionally. Even if someone has mixed drugs before, or mixes drugs often...
Polysubstance Use Facts
What is polysubstance use? The use of more than one drug, also known as polysubstance use, is common. This includes when two or more are taken together or within a short time period, either intentionally or unintentionally. Intentional...
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)...