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The impact of COVID-19 on drug use and harm reduction programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a regional consultation of stakeholders and people who use drugs
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was classified a pandemic on March 11, 2020, with early reports of the disease occurring in the Middle East and North African (MENA) area. On January 2021, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional...
Opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A systematic review
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Background: Some countries have used opioid agonist medications other than methadone and buprenorphine as a strategy to increase treatment diversity. In Iran and other countries where opium use is common and culturally tolerated...
Advances in Addiction & Recovery- Latest Edition
Advances in Addiction & Recovery, the official publication of NAADAC, is a quarterly digital magazine focused on providing useful, innovative and timely information on trends and best practices in the profession that are beneficial for...
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction: Call for Papers
A special issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction will be devoted to empirical papers and related to Stigma, Mental Illness and Substance Use.
The special issue is intended to highlight a broad range of issues...
Addressing long overdue social and structural determinants of the opioid overdose crisis: Drug and Alcohol Dependence Special Issue
This special issue addresses a rapidly growing area of research with a pressing public health need, the social structure of opioid use.
Specifically, this issue compiles original articles that apply theoretical and empirical frameworks...
Prison and drugs in Europe - current and future challenges
Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers.
Invited Stakeholders: - Heino Stöver, Institute for Addiction Research Organization Frankfurt...
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020
In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.
This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.
Other key findings show:
- The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years –...
ایچ آئی وی کے ساتھ پاکستانی انجکشن منشیات استعمال کرنے والوں میں ایچ آئی وی بدنامی کے پیمانے کا اردو ترجمہ اور موافقت
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ہدف: ہیومن امیونو ڈیفیشینسی وائرس کے پیمانے کو اردو زبان میں ترجمہ کرنے اور اپنانے کے لئے،
اور اس کی نفسیاتی خصوصیات کا تعین کرنے کے لئے.
طریقہ: یہ مطالعہ فروری سے اپریل 2017 تک سول اسپتال، کراچی کے ہیومن امیونو ڈیفیشینسی وائرس /...
Risk and protective factors for mental health problems in patients with substance use disorder
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The present study aimed to assess the predictive association of self-esteem and perceived social support (family, friends & significant others) with mental wellbeing in patients with substance use disorder (SUD). Sample of the...
ISSUP UK Launch Event
We are pleased to announce that the ISSUP UK Chapter launch took place Thursday, 23rd. September at 2pm (GMT). The launch will be followed by a webinar on the topic of ‘Substance Use and Families’.
Gender disparities in opioid treatment progress in methadone versus counselling
The high dropout rate (75%) in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among women and racial/ethnic minorities in the United States necessitates a better knowledge of the factors that contribute to treatment success. While therapy and...
اوپیوئڈ کے استعمال کی خرابی کے علاج کے لئے ہنگامی شعبے میں ہائی ڈوز بوپرینورفین انڈکشن
غیر قانونی اوپیوئیڈ منشیات کی فراہمی کی بڑھتی ہوئی افادیت اور اکثر فالو اپ تھراپی تک رسائی میں تاخیر کے جواب میں ، ہنگامی محکمے (ای ڈی) کبھی کبھار اوپیوئیڈ استعمال کی خرابی (او او ڈی) کے علاج کے لئے اعلی خوراک والے بوپرینورفین انڈکشن طریقہ...
Biochemical mechanisms associating alcohol use disorders with cancers
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The World Health Organization identifies alcohol as a cause of several neoplasias of the oropharynx cavity, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, larynx, liver, or female breast. We review ethanol’s nonoxidative and oxidative...
Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centres with SBIRT services
Brief treatment (BT) or regular outpatient alcohol use or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a key element of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. It can be an effective, short-term, and low...
Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco
The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs in England
The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published. This report is the second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
The first part...
Addiction Neurobiology Reading List
Neuroscience and addiction research advances have been important for understanding the neurobiological changes that occur when a person transitions from recreational substance use to a substance use disorder or addiction. Addiction neurobiology is superbly situated to benefit from numerous developments in neuroscience.
Marco conceptual y evaluación de una experiencia de prevención con base en actividades deportivas
ISSUP Argentina presentó un webinar sobre el marco conceptual y evaluación de una experiencia de prevención basada en actividades deportivas.
El webinar tendrá lugar el lunes 13 de septiembre de 2021 a las 6:00 p.m. (Hora de Argentina).
...Seminario Web:Intervenciones Comunitarias basadas en evidencia
ISSUP Argentina te invita a participar de un webinar sobre intervenciones comunitarias basadas en evidencia.
El webinar tendrá lugar el jueves 19 de agosto de 2021 a las 6:00 p.m. (Hora de Argentina).
19 de agosto de 2021, 18:00 - 19...
The relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine
Research from the University of Exeter has highlighted how childhood trauma can make individuals more sensitive to the pleasurable and motivational effects of opioids and less sensitive to the negative consequence of the drugs.
The...
