All Resources for 'Community-Based Recovery and Treatment'

Fake News and Brief Counseling

Format
News
Themes
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

Brazil and the world are experiencing an epidemic of fake news on various subjects, but especially on drugs. And this number of Fake News has been increasing, year by year.

And why is this so important in the case of drugs? Because the...

Integrating Mindfulness into Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Addiction

This virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on supporting the education and skill development of providers who work with people with substance use disorders (SUDS) by integrating mindfulness...

International Recovery Month Celebrated

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) celebrates Recovery Month

International Recovery Month Celebrated

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family

Director General of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) Mr Abdul Wahab Bhuya has said that family and society's negative attitude towards substance users hinders the process of treatment and rehabilitation. He said this while addressing...

Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings and Forensic Hospitals

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Women
Mental Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Partner Organisation

This discussion paper was prepared by UNODC following various requests from the Member States for technical assistance on the treatment of drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in prison settings.

This effort is related...

Formal mindfulness practice predicts reductions in PTSD symptom severity following a mindfulness-based intervention for women with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Abstract

Background

Women with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) experience systemic barriers that place them in danger of poorer treatment outcomes. Some mindfulness-based interventions...

Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Men
Women
Statistics
Policy
Abstract

Importance  Prior research suggests that the legalization of recreational cannabis is associated with increases in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but it is unclear how cannabis commercialization (ie, greater retail store...

Training of trainers (TOT) on mental health for prison staffs

Format
News
Themes
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and Bangladesh Prison Directorate jointly organized a four-day long ToT on mental health for prison officials from 22-25 August 2022, in the meeting room of Dhaka Central Jail. A total of 21 participants...