New psychoactive substances (NPS) - the Irish situation.
This factsheet summarises information and statistics on new psychoactive substances gathered from recent reports on prevalence, treatment, mortality and legislation in Ireland.
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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.
Respiratory events associated with concomitant opioid and sedative use among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
Background Opioids and sedatives are commonly prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients for symptoms of dyspnoea, pain, insomnia, depression and anxiety. Older adults are advised to avoid these...
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...
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
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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...
Sorotan dari Laporan Obat Dunia UNODC 2022: Implikasi untuk pencegahan, pengobatan, dan respons perawatan obat
ISSUP mempresentasikan webinar pada hari Kamis, 7 Juli 2022, menampilkan Giovanna Campello, Kepala Bagian Pencegahan, Perawatan dan Rehabilitasi, Kantor PBB untuk Narkoba dan Kejahatan (UNODC) yang menyajikan sorotan dari Laporan Obat...
Involvement of the ghrelin system in the maintenance and reinstatement of cocaine-motivated behaviors: a role of adrenergic action at peripheral β1 receptors
Abstract
Cocaine addiction is a significant medical and public concern. Despite decades of research effort, development of pharmacotherapy for cocaine use disorder remains largely unsuccessful. This may be partially due to insufficient...
Wawancara Penilaian Indeks Keparahan Kecanduan (ASI) Bagian IV
Wawancara Penilaian Indeks Keparahan Kecanduan (ASI) Bagian IV
Video ini dimaksudkan sebagai alat pembelajaran untuk melatih keterampilan wawancara penilaian dengan menggunakan ASI yang diadaptasi dari UTC pada kursus 5: Asupan, Penilaian...
Prevalensi penyakit mental serius komorbid dan gangguan penggunaan zat dalam populasi penjara: tinjauan sistematis dan meta-analisis
Penyakit mental komorbid dan gangguan penggunaan zat dikaitkan dengan hasil kriminal, sosial, dan kesehatan yang merugikan. Namun, beban mereka tidak dapat diketahui secara andal di kalangan populasi penjara. Oleh karena itu, kami bertujuan untuk memperkirakan prevalensi penyakit mental serius komorbid dan gangguan penggunaan zat (gangguan ganda) di antara orang-orang di penjara di seluruh dunia.
Memperkenalkan Training of Trainers (ToT) tentang Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Kursus lanjutan 9-15 di Pakistan
Kantor negara Pakistan dari "United Nation Office on Drug &; Crime" (UNODC) dengan senang hati menawarkan Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. Kami mengundang aplikasi untuk ToT mengikuti...
Jamaica to update national drug policy
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control
Training on UTC 01 - Sri Lanka
At the start of may 2022 the Preventive Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has conducted training on Universal Treatment Curriculum, Course 01 (UTC - 01) for 32 staff members in NDDCB.
The training...
New Psychoactive Substances: Reading List
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances designed to replicate the effects of substances like cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy.
Guidance on the Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Harms of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances
This document provides guidance on the clinical management of harms resulting from acute intoxication and from the harmful and dependent use of club drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS).
This is an extensive and comprehensive...
Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances: What Clinicians Should Know about NPS
Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges that clinicians face when dealing with NPS and discusses how the profile of patients and their socio-demographic characteristics frame the...
Peringatan Dini UNODC Penasihat tentang Zat Psikoaktif Baru
Munculnya sejumlah besar Zat Psikoaktif Baru yang cepat di pasar obat global menimbulkan risiko yang signifikan bagi kesehatan masyarakat dan tantangan bagi kebijakan narkoba. Seringkali, sedikit yang diketahui tentang efek kesehatan yang...
War - Psychological skills for surviving (coping with) traumatic events: Priority assistance to the military
ISSUP in collaboration with the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, International Technology Transfer Center - Ukraine, and ISSUP Ukraine National Chapter welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the...