National Chapter Botswana, Day 4, 18:56-19:17
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 15th May, 2022
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National Chapter Kenya, Day 4, 08:12-08:35
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 15th May, 2022
National Chapter -Italy, Day 4, 07:26-07:50
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 15th May, 2022
National Chapter Lebanon, Day 3, 08:12-08:27
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 14th May 2022
Ecolink Institute opens UTC training in Hindi
Ecolink Institute starts UTC training in Hindi
Mangalore: The Mangalore based Ecolink Institute of well-being, an approved training provider of the Colombo Plan has started a special training on “Understanding addiction and its treatment...
Νέες ψυχοδραστικές ουσίες (NPS) - η κατάσταση στην Ιρλανδία.
Το παρόν ενημερωτικό δελτίο συνοψίζει πληροφορίες και στατιστικά στοιχεία σχετικά με τις νέες ψυχοτρόπους ουσίες που συγκεντρώθηκαν από πρόσφατες εκθέσεις σχετικά με τον επιπολασμό, τη θεραπεία, τη θνησιμότητα και τη νομοθεσία στην Ιρλανδία...
Αλκοόλ & Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα
Το Ινστιτούτο Μελετών για το Αλκοόλ παρουσιάζει το Τέταρτο Σεμινάριο στη σειρά τεσσάρων μερών για το αλκοόλ και τη βιωσιμότητα. Το τέταρτο σεμινάριο διερεύνησε τα δικαιώματα των εργαζομένων στη βιομηχανία αλκοολούχων ποτών στον...
World Drug Report 2022
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.
Αναπνευστικά συμβάματα που σχετίζονται με ταυτόχρονη χρήση οπιοειδών και ηρεμιστικών στους δικαιούχους του Medicare με χρόνια αποφρακτική πνευμονοπάθεια
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Ιστορικό Τα οπιοειδή και τα ηρεμιστικά συνταγογραφούνται συνήθως σε ασθενείς με χρόνια αποφρακτική πνευμονοπάθεια (ΧΑΠ) για συμπτώματα δύσπνοιας, πόνου, αϋπνίας, κατάθλιψης και άγχους. Συνιστάται στους ηλικιωμένους ενήλικες να...
Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders
According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...
Homelessness and Substance use: a disturbing link around the world: an ISSUP Webinar Series
The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
From Face-to-Face to Online Delivery: Training of Professionals in Evidence-Based Prevention
BACKGROUND:
By disseminating the Universal Prevention Curriculums (UPC), the Colombo Plan (CP) seeks to narrow the gap between scientific knowledge on effective prevention of substance use and its application in the field. In 2020 CP...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Development of the Addiction Treatment Workforce in Ukraine by the Ukraine Addiction Technology Transfer Center
BACKGROUND:
The high prevalence of HIV and substance use disorders (SUD) in Ukraine remains a significant public health problem. A well-trained, recovery-oriented national workforce to enhance SUD treatment associated with HIV care is...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
UNODC supports introduction of Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders in Central Asia
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (UNODC ROCA) organized a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 18 – “Clinical Supervision” of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC...
Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Importance Evidence of effective smoking cessation interventions in patients with diabetes is limited. The unique behavioral and metabolic characteristics of smokers with type 2 diabetes warrants a randomized clinical trial of...
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Webinar Series
Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...
Oxytocin as an adolescent treatment for methamphetamine addiction after early life stress in male and female rats
Abstract
Early life stress (ELS) is associated with perturbed neural development and augmented vulnerability to mental health disorders, including addiction. How ELS changes the brain to increase addiction risk is poorly understood, and...
Στιγμιότυπα από την Παγκόσμια Έκθεση του UNODC για τα ναρκωτικά 2022: Επιπτώσεις στην πρόληψη των ναρκωτικών, τη θεραπεία και την αντιμετώπιση της περίθαλψης
Το ISSUP παρουσίασε ένα διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο την Πέμπτη 7 Ιουλίου 2022, με τη συμμετοχή της Giovanna Campello, Επικεφαλής του Τμήματος Πρόληψης, Θεραπείας και Αποκατάστασης του Γραφείου των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τα Ναρκωτικά και το Έγκλημα...