All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Modeling the evolution of the US opioid crisis for national policy development

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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The opioid crisis is a major public health challenge in the United States, killing about 70,000 people in 2020 alone. Long delays and feedbacks between policy actions and their effects on drug-use behavior create dynamic...

Anticancer effects of disulfiram: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Addiction

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Background and objectives

Cancer morbidity and mortality rates remain high, and thus, at present, considerable efforts are focused on finding drugs with higher sensitivity against tumor cells and fewer side effects. Disulfiram...

The influence of poly-drug use patterns on the association between opioid agonist treatment engagement and injecting initiation assistance

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Evidence suggests people who inject drugs (PWID) prescribed opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are less likely to provide injection drug use (IDU) initiation assistance. We investigated the association between OAT...

Grants for private drug treatment and rehabilitation centers in Bangladesh

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

To improve the quality of drug treatment and rehabilitation services, for the third time, the Government of Bangladesh has provided grants to private drug treatment and rehabilitation centers across the country.

Moreover, the government...

Association Between Smoking History and Overall Survival in Patients Receiving Pembrolizumab for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health

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Importance  There is a need to tailor treatments to patients who are most likely to derive the greatest benefit from them to improve patient outcomes and enhance cost-effectiveness of cancer therapies.

Objective  To compare...

Comparison of Medical Cannabis Use Reported on a Confidential Survey vs Documented in the Electronic Health Record Among Primary Care Patients

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
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Importance  Patients who use cannabis for medical reasons may benefit from discussions with clinicians about health risks of cannabis and evidence-based treatment alternatives. However, little is known about the prevalence of...

Use Patterns, Flavors, Brands, and Ingredients of Nonnicotine e-Cigarettes Among Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults in the United States

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Importance  Nonnicotine e-cigarettes contain chemicals, flavorants, and solvents that have known health harms and/or have not been proven safe for inhalation.

Objective  To evaluate nonnicotine e-cigarette use patterns, including...

Drug treatment management and mental health care training manual review workshop held

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Proper guidelines for professionals are essential in providing quality services. With this in mind, Dhaka Ahsania Mission Health Sector organized a day-long consultation workshop on June 2, 2022, under the JPRPHRPC project supported by GIZ...

Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
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Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...

War - psychological skills for surviving and coping with traumatic events: Helping people who have become refugees or internally displaced

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ISSUP Webinar
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Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Mental Health
Law Enforcement
Emergency Resources
ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.