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UNODC Ensuring Continuum of Care for People Who Use and Inject Drugs, Including Those in Prisons During COVID-19 in Coastal Kenya

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) supports Kenyan counties in COVID-19 prevention efforts for key and most vulnerable populations. In the spirit of leaving no one behind, acknowledging the increased infection risks of people who use and inject drugs, including those in prison settings, an in an effort to be COVID-19 responsive, UNODC focused its technical and financial support to expand the range existing and new services offered by UNODC to these populations. 

UNODC provided prevention equipment and commodities to ensure that both...

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Livia

Better Knowledge for Better Care: Changing Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Narratives in Nigeria

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                                 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

                                                        Better Knowledge for Better Care

                        Changing Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Narratives in Nigeria

The United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989. Part of the purpose is to raise awareness of the major problems that illicit drugs represent to the society. This day is supported by individuals, communities and various organizations all over...

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Michael Brobbey

Motivational Interviewing Discussion

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Hi all, I hope you have had a chance to listen or join our webinar on Motivational Interviewing yesterday. This was given by Professor Igor Koutsenok this being the second session of the Motivational Interviewing Session. I want to start a discussion within the network. I want to find out your thoughts on the webinar. What did you learn from it and how will it influence and affect the way you engage in drug demand prevention, treatment and recovery. 

James Harvey

Akses ke Layanan Perawatan Narkoba di Nigeria: Tantangan Tenaga Kerja Kecanduan

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Presentasi oleh Drs. Chia Francis dan Mashika Esther

Webinar ini akan menjelaskan tingkat penggunaan narkoba di Nigeria, upaya yang dilakukan sejauh ini untuk mengatasi akses ke layanan perawatan penyalahgunaan narkoba di Nigeria, dan rincian studi mengenai akses ke perawatan.

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Livia

Drug Use and COVID-19 in Prisons: First Clinic Dedicated to the Treatment of People Living in Prisons with Opioid Use Disorders in Kenya

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In 2018, Mombasa planned to set up a methadone programme for heroin injecting drug users living in prisons. As a follow up, UNODC worked together with the County of Mombasa and the Kenya Prison Service in 2019, to support and expand Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) service provision to the prison population. 

Understanding that people in prison settings who use MAT services in the public-dedicated clinic could be unnecessarily put at risk of infection, and in the context of the COVID-19 mitigation and prevention measures implemented country-wise, UNODC collaborated with the Kenya Prison...

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Livia

Webinar: ISSUP Afrika Selatan – Ganja dan Pemuda di Afrika Selatan

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Dalam kemitraan dengan ISSUP Global, ISSUP Afrika Selatan mengundang Anda untuk berpartisipasi dalam webinar tentang Ganja dan pemuda di Afrika Selatan. Webinar akan disajikan pada hari Rabu, 3 Juni 2020 pukul 10:00 pagi (waktu Afrika Selatan).

3 Juni 2020, 10:00 pagi - 11:00 pagi (waktu Afrika Selatan) Siphokazi

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Presenter: Siphokazi Dada

Siphokazi Dada adalah Ilmuwan Senior di Unit Penelitian Alkohol, Tembakau dan Obat Lainnya dari Dewan Penelitian Medis Afrika Selatan.

Dia memiliki gelar Master of Public Health Degree (MPH) dari University of London. Dia...

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Livia

Webinar: ISSUP Afrika Selatan - COVID-19 ~ Apa yang bisa dilakukan melalui kami

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Dalam kemitraan dengan ISSUP Global, ISSUP Afrika Selatan mengundang Anda untuk berpartisipasi dalam webinar tentang COVID-19 - apa yang dapat dilakukan melalui kami. Webinar akan dipresentasikan pada Rabu, 3 Juni 2020 pukul 9:00 pagi (waktu Afrika Selatan).

3 Juni 2020, 9:00 am - 10:00 am (Waktu Afrika Selatan) 

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Presenter: David Bayever

David BayeverDavid Bayever melayani di Dewan SAPharmacy sebagai Penilai, Pemeriksa dan Peneliti. Dia saat ini adalah Ketua Otoritas Obat Pusat Afrika Selatan, dan dia juga menjabat sebagai Anggota Komite Kerja Ganja SAHPRA dan...

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James Koryor

LDPC Wants support for At-Risk Youths, as Liberian Government Prepares Economic Stimulus

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The Liberia Drug Policy Coalition (LDPC), a national umbrella organization and the lead campaigner for Drug Policy Reform in Liberia has made the latest call on the Liberian Government to ensure that Substance users also referred to as at-risk youth be earmarked in the distribution of food and other relief activities during this health emergency period.

 

Speaking at the I-Campus in Monrovia when he served as a guest on the Accountability Lab live video broadcast, the Coordinator of LDPC and 2019 Accountapreneur, James Koryor stated that the action by the Liberian Government to provide free...

James Harvey

Motivational Interviewing Course: Assisting Patients in Making Sustainable Positive Lifestyle Changes

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This free webinar-based training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) is presented by Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry.

Igor Koutsenok ISSUP Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing is an essential, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this skills-building opportunity presented by a recognized expert in the field of MI.

The course consists of four sessions (originally held during June 2020).

Course Description

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Livia

Buletin ISSUP Nigeria - Edisi ke-2

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ISSUP Nigeria telah merilis buletin keduanya!

Dalam edisi ini, Ketua Dewan Pengawas menjelaskan rencana ISSUP bab Nigeria di antara inisiatif lain dari bab tersebut.

Buletin ini juga memberikan laporan terperinci tentang peluncuran ISSUP Nigeria Chapter dan mitra kolaboratif.

Publikasi ini juga mencakup daftar kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung oleh anggota serta acara mendatang di bawah kolom berita.

Selamat datang!

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Livia

Alcohol Sales Ban in South Africa

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Countries around the world have been introducing measures to reduce the harm of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most countries are calling on individuals to avoid public gatherings and be mindful of social distancing, several countries have introduced tighter restrictions on other aspects of life.

Soon after there were signs of COVID-19 in South African, the government implemented an alcohol sales ban as part of its public health response.

Alcohol has a heavy burden on public health services and the intention of the ban is to relieve the pressure so that energy can be better focussed on...

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James Koryor

COVID-19 Substance Users Care & Support Initiative Launched in Liberia

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Substance users receiving meal

The Global Action for Sustainable Development (GASD) in partnership with the Association of Progressive Youth of Liberia (APYL) have launched a social welfare and protection initiative for substance users in Liberia.

 

Speaking at the launch event in West Point on Sunday, May 10, 2020, the Executive Director of the Global Action for Sustainable Development, James Koryor stated that the Initiative seeks to provide feeding, increase advocacy especially for females substance users against SGBV and unwarranted brutality against substance users by state security officers, enhance psychosocial...

James Harvey

Access to Drug Treatment Services in Nigeria: The Challenge of Addiction Workforce

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Presenters: Drs. Chia Francis and Mashika Esther

This webinar will illuminate the level of drug use in Nigeria, efforts made so far to address access to drug abuse treatment services in Nigeria, and details of a study regarding access to...

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Livia

Official Ceremony to Hand Over Certificates to 18 Treatment Professionals that Successfully Passed the UTC ICAP 1 Examination in Côte d'Ivoire

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As part of efforts to professionalize the treatment and care of drug use disorders and the dissemination of effective evidence-based interventions, 18 out of 23 treatment professionals successfully passed the accreditation examination (78% passing rate) of the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) ICAP 1 and were presented with a certificate at the National Police Academy in Abidjan, on 12th March 2020. The official certificate ceremony was supported by the UNODC Mentor of Côte d ‘Ivoire. The opening of the second cycle of UTC trainings to cover modules UTC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 was also...

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James Harvey

Attitudes towards Cough Syrup Abuse: A Study of Adolescents in Southwest, Nigeria

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Delroy CS, Ifeanyichukwu AO, Rachel BA (2020) Attitudes towards Cough Syrup Abuse: A Study of Adolescents in Southwest, Nigeria. J Addict Behav Ther Rehabil 9:188. doi: 10.37532/jabtr.2020.9(1).188

One area of substance misuse among adolescents that is currently a problem, and has not been fully understood in the Nigerian context is the attitudes of adolescents towards cough syrup abuse. Thus, to inform policy actions for reducing cough syrup abuse among Nigerian adolescents, this study explored the attitudes of adolescents towards cough syrup abuse in two Southwest states of Nigeria, where substance abuse is rampant.

By a stratified sampling method, 302 adolescents (152 males, 150 females; mean age = 13.61 years, SD = 2.09) were selected from secondary schools in Lagos and Oyo states...

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Livia

UNODC Nigeria launches DrugHelpNet: A Network of Nigerian Health Professionals to Provide over-the-phone Assistance to Drug Users in Need

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Based on the 2019 Drug Use Survey in Nigeria, UNODC estimates that there are more than three million Nigerians living with some of a drug use disorder. Government imposed lockdowns, implemented across most Nigerian States, weigh particularly heavy on people with drug use disorders. While access to drugs has become more difficult, the same challenges apply to accessing treatment and counselling services. The self-imposed isolation can indeed be burdensome for those suffering from drug use disorders as well as their families.

In order to provide immediate and practical relief, UNODC Nigeria...

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Livia

Report de la formation UTC

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Le Comité National Anti Drogue (CNAD) en collaboration avec ISSUP-TOGO lance une série de formations sur le programme UTC.

Compte tenu des restrictions nationales liées à la pandémie du covid-19, le delai de soumission des candidatures sera relativement revu et prolongé. Les nouvelles dates de debut des formations seront communiquées ultérieurement.

Ci joint l'appel à pencalonan.

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Covid-19

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Social distancing is a privilege that drug and substance abusers cant afford.

In the fight against C.O.V.I.D -19 virus governments across the world are passing strict positions to the effect that public gatherings are now prohibited and social distancing must be prioritized. As an organisation implementing among and working with drug and substance abusers we have seen that social distancing is not working among the youths addicted to drugs. As the fight against the virus intensifies we are of the view that the fight needs to be segmented and focus on different parts of society because society...

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