Introduction to Forensic Substance Use Evaluation
ISSUP and the National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE) are pleased to present their collaborative Webinar on conducting a Quality Forensic Substance Use Evaluations.
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Nova coalizão global é lançada para enfrentar ameaças de drogas sintéticas
Em 7 de julho de 2023, o secretário de Estado dos EUA, Antony Blinken, organizou uma reunião virtual de nível ministerial para lançar uma Coalizão Global para enfrentar as ameaças às drogas sintéticas.
World Drug Report 2023
For the first time since its conception, this year the World Drug Report consists of two products, a web-based element and a set of booklets.
Psychosocial and Cultural Coping Strategies for Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention and Treatment
American College of Science and Humanities initiated activities to fulfill the ISSUP mission in Sri Lanka. On June 11th 2023, the college held the inaugural psychology research conference with special focus on substance use prevention and...
The effects of the cost of living crisis on families and friends of someone with a substance use problem
The impact of addiction on family finances is multiple.
It is therefore no surprise to find that the cost of living crisis is causing additional difficulty and strain to families affected by substance use, adding further complexity to the...
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...
Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.
Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...
ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Projeto Espanhol do Portal de Melhores Práticas em Redução da Demanda de Drogas e Vícios Comportamentais
INTRODUÇÃO: Na Espanha, a oferta de programas de prevenção é muito variada e estruturada, mas hoje o desafio continua sendo como colocar evidências em prática. A Comissão Europeia define uma boa prática como "uma política ou intervenção...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
O processo de aplicação de normas de qualidade na prevenção da toxicodependência na Croácia: um estudo de caso
INTRODUÇÃO: A ciência da prevenção e as normas de qualidade da prevenção da toxicodependência na UE e no mundo desenvolveram-se nas últimas décadas. Registaram-se progressos no desenvolvimento da qualidade na Croácia, mas a experiência do...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
A Implementação de Padrões de Qualidade (QS) na Comunidade Terapêutica Coolmine
CONTEXTO: A implementação de padrões de qualidade pela Coolmine envolve um período de gestão de mudanças, planejamento estratégico e desenvolvimento de políticas nacionais.
MÉTODOS: Estudo de caso narrativo com foco na política nacional e...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies
BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals
Sexual and gender minority individuals face marked disparities in substance use.
This narrative review explores research on substance use in sexual and gender minority communities. The authors define the sexual and gender minority...
The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people
Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.
Relatório Europeu sobre a Droga 2023: Tendências e Desenvolvimentos
O Relatório Europeu sobre a Droga 2023: Tendências e Desenvolvimentos apresenta a mais recente análise do OEDT sobre a situação da droga na Europa. Centrando-se no consumo de drogas ilícitas, nos danos conexos e no fornecimento de droga, o...
Webinar: "Pessoas em primeiro lugar: pare o estigma e a discriminação, fortaleça a prevenção"
O Capítulo do ISSUP Bahamas está se preparando para o webinar do Dia Mundial das Drogas em 26 de junho de 2023. Tema 2023: "Pessoas em primeiro lugar: parem o estigma e a discriminação, fortaleçam a prevenção".
Destaques do Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2023 do UNODC
A ISSUP tem o prazer de apresentar nosso Webinar sobre os destaques da edição de 2023 do Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas do UNODC.
Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and substance use service access among women who inject drugs: a qualitative study
Abstract
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and substance use services engagement, including primary and mental health services as well as residential and outpatient drug treatment. Women who inject drugs (WWID) face...