Addiction

“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives good response

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“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives global response. The students of the Ecolink Institute from 16 countries launched a campaign against drug abuse, in connection with the International Day against Drug...

Margarette Julius, student of UTC from Ecolink organized awareness programs in Nigeria

Disentangling substance use and related problems: urgency predicts substance-related problems beyond the degree of use

Scientific article

7 July 2021

Background: Substance use disorders are reliably associated with high impulsivity and sensation seeking. Importantly, both precede problematic substance use, implicating them as risk factors. Individuals with substance use disorders show...

Effectiveness of a digital alcohol moderation intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: study protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Scientific article

22 May 2021

Background: Depressive disorders and problematic drinking often co-occur, also among young adults. These co-occurring conditions are associated with various negative health outcomes compared to both conditions alone. Early intervention by...

Stigma towards people bereaved by drug-related death

Scientific article

Drug-related deaths can result in complex emotional turmoil for family members who are going through a grieving process at the same time as often experiencing a level of stigma. Despite the high frequency of drug-related deaths worldwide...

Online stakeholders engagement in commemoration of international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking - 25th June 2021 at 11.00am

25 June 2021

Kampala

Uganda

Dear All,

Greetings from ISSUP Uganda chapter.

A randomised, double-blind study investigating the relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine

Scientific article

21 June 2021

Experiences of childhood trauma (abuse and neglect) are disproportionately higher in those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Childhood trauma may affect the reinforcing and rewarding properties of opioid drugs and responses to pain, potentially via developmental changes to the endogenous opioid system.

Global launch of the 2021 World Drug Report

24 June 2021

Online

The World Drug Report 2021 provides an analysis of the latest supply and demand of cannabis, opioids, cocaine and amphetamine-type stimulants.

Prevención e intervención asistencial en adicción a las TICs en menores y adolescentes

1 July 2021

Online

Prevención e intervención asistencial en adicción a las tics en menores u adolescentes.

El próximo 1 de julio de 2021 a las 19:00h (UTC + 2) tendrá lugar la masterclass online "Prevención e intervención asistencial en adicción a las TICs en menores y adolescentes".

Inscripción necesaria. Recibirás el mismo día del evento un enlace para acceder a la masterclass online.

ISSUP Italy Launch

ISSUP Webinar

28 June 2021

ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Launch Event. The Launch will centre on the theme 'Challenges and Perspectives in Addictions'.

ISSUP Italy Launch

28 June 2021

Rome

Italy

ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Launch Event. The Launch will centre on the theme 'Challenges and Perspectives in Addictions'.