Exploring ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub
In conjunction with the launch of ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub, ISSUP, The Colombo Plan and CICAD are pleased to invite you to attend an introductory webinar.
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The Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
ISSUP are pleased to present the Final Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.
Ecolink Alumnis honor Global Trainers on Intl Women's Day
Ecolink Alumnis honor global trainers as outstanding Women of the Year on Women’s day.
Mangalore, India: Ecolink Alumni Association with over 200 students from 18 countries honored its Master trainers who trained over 250 addiction...
Integrating Tobacco Use Disorder Interventions in Addiction Treatment: A guide for addiction treatment clinicians and programs
Background
Between 65-87% of patients in addiction treatment smoke tobacco, compared to about 21% of the general population. These high rates of tobacco use contribute to significant patient suffering and early death. Over 53% of people...
Factors associated with retention on medications for opioid use disorder among a cohort of adults seeking treatment in the community
Abstract
Background
Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) (MOUD; buprenorphine and methadone) reduces opioid use and overdose. Discontinuation of MOUD can quickly lead to relapse, overdose and death. Few persons who initiate...
Sex Trafficking and Substance Use Identifying High-Priority Needs Within the Criminal Justice System
Substance use disorder (SUD) is common among victims of sex trafficking. Traffickers may exploit individuals' existing opioid use or other SUDs to coerce them into sex trafficking, or they may facilitate substance use to keep trafficking...
Effect of Combination Treatment With Varenicline and Nicotine Patch on Smoking Cessation Among Smokers Who Drink Heavily A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Importance The concurrent use of both tobacco and alcohol causes substantial disease and early mortality, and smokers who drink heavily tend to be less successful in smoking cessation than smokers who do not. Although varenicline...
Final Evaluation Report of Capacity Building for Effective Implementation of UPC Core Course in NDDCB Preventive Staff, Sri Lanka
Report of the Universal Prevention Curriculum Core training conducted at NDDCB Auditorium on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th February 2022.
People with tobacco use disorder exhibit more prefrontal activity during preparatory control but reduced anterior cingulate activity during reactive control
Abstract
Reduced inhibitory control and a hypersensitivity to reward are key deficits in drug dependents; however, they tend to be studied in isolation. Here, we seek to understand the neural processes underlying control over reward and...
Effects of family history of substance use disorder on reward processing in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Abstract
Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often develop early onset substance use disorder (SUD) and show poor treatment outcomes. Both disorders show similar reward-processing alterations, but it is unclear...
Τα επίπεδα θειικής δεϋδροεπιανδροστερόνης στον ορό μειώνονται σε γυναίκες με διαταραχή χρήσης αλκοόλ και συσχετίζονται αρνητικά με την επιθυμία: Μια συγχρονική και διαχρονική μελέτη διαχωρισμένη από το φύλο
Αφηρημένος
Προηγούμενες μελέτες έχουν αποδείξει ένα ρόλο των ορμονών φύλου στη διαταραχή χρήσης αλκοόλ (AUD). Μόνο λίγες κλινικές έρευνες με χαμηλό αριθμό ασθενών με AUD έχουν επικεντρωθεί στη θειική μορφή της δεϋδροεπιανδροστερόνης (DHEA...
UTC-2 Training for Addiction Treatment Professionals of South Punjab, Pakistan.
“Training of Addiction Professionals for Pakistan Addiction Treatment Practitioners”
February 22-25, 2022 (8 am to 6pm)
Multan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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- Training Name: Training of Addiction Professionals for...
Law Enforcement in Prevention Programming
An APSI Prevention Talk on how to appropriately engage law enforcement in the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, with specific reference to the prevention of substance use.
Μελέτη οροεπικράτησης sars-CoV-2 σε ασθενείς που υποβάλλονται σε θεραπεία για εθισμούς στη Μαδρίτη
Περίληψη
Ιστορικό: Οι ασθενείς με εθισμό είναι μια ευάλωτη ομάδα στην οποία δεν υπάρχουν σχεδόν καθόλου δεδομένα σχετικά με τη λοίμωξη και τη σοβαρότητα του COVID-19. Ο στόχος αυτής της μελέτης ήταν να αναλύσει την οροεπικράτηση κατά του...
HealthCare εκπαιδευτικές διαφορές στη διαχείριση του πόνου, δυσμενείς εμπειρίες της παιδικής ηλικίας και τη σχέση τους με την εκπαίδευση διαταραχών χρήσης ουσιών
Ο Γενικός Εισαγγελέας του Οχάιο επέλεξε εμπειρογνώμονες από διάφορους ακαδημαϊκούς τομείς στην Επιστημονική Επιτροπή για την Πρόληψη και την Εκπαίδευση στα Οπιοειδή (SCOPE) για να βοηθήσουν την Πολιτεία του Οχάιο στην αντιμετώπιση της...
The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis
Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from...
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired...
Προτιμήσεις του προσωπικού για την ηλεκτρονική συλλογή δεδομένων από ένα εθνικό πρόγραμμα ναλοξόνης: μια συγχρονική μελέτη
Στη Νορβηγία, η θνησιμότητα από υπερβολική δόση είναι πάνω από 260 ετησίως, με τα οπιοειδή να εμπλέκονται στην πλειονότητα των περιπτώσεων. Το 2014, η νορβηγική κυβέρνηση ανακοίνωσε μια χρηματοδοτούμενη από την κυβέρνηση πρωτοβουλία...
Barriers to support for people experiencing problem substance use and homelessness: Reading list
The second webinar in our series on homelessness and substances use was presented by Dr Hannah Carver who focused on the different barriers that people experience when trying to access support and the evidence base for different...
An overview of global homelessness and strategies for systemic change
The Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) drives a global movement to end street homelessness. Their vision is a world where everyone has a home that offers security, safety, autonomy, and opportunity.
This paper, published by IGH...