Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Experiences of UTC-Trained Addiction Professionals
INTRODUCTION: In response to the emerging recognition of the need for Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) for treating PSUDs, the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) was conceptualised as a training series that is being conducted globally...
The Intentional SUD Clinical Supervisor
The purpose of this webinar is to provide substance use disorder (SUD) clinical supervisors with specialized training so that they may effectively meet the demands of today’s SUD clinical supervisor. This webinar will explore the discrimination model, a process supervision model, and its place in SUD clinical supervision.
Technology and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
In this article, Dr Goodman Sibeko considers how the SBIRT package might need to evolve in order to respond to an ever-changing landscape of technological influences.
Light Therapy as an optogenetic tool for addictive behaviors: Posing the Novel Technique
Abstract Introduction: Addictive behaviors are continuously taking countless forms that significantly contribute to the global burden of mental health illnesses and strain care facilities. Achieving stability through the monoamine model...
How Trauma and Crisis may lead to Substance Use Disorder/Addiction. Conversely; How Addiction may lead to Trauma and Crisis.
Trauma can be defined as the psychological distress following exposure to a traumatic or stressful event (Westhuizen, 2019). The way in which people respond to such an event is variable and can present in many different ways. Trauma is an...
ATI Basics: SUD Treatment for Persons in the Justice System
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICATI, presents its ATI webinar on SUD Treatment for Persons in the Justice System.
ATI Basics: SUD Treatment for Persons in the Justice System
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICATI, cordially invites you to its next ATI webinar on SUD Treatment for Persons in the Justice System.
Time: 9:00 AM EST | 2:00 PM London
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15th Biennial International Conference on Drugs, Alcohol and Society in Africa
The Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA) hereby announces its 15th Biennial International Conference on Drugs, Alcohol and Society in Africa. The conference will hold in Abuja on 7 and 8 August 2024.
The Resurgence of Hallucinogen Drugs in Clinical Research
ABSTRACT Since the dawn of civilization, ancient cultures have utilized hallucinogens from plants and fungi in the context of religious and healing practices. Recently, their use has expanded to other cultures. Hallucinogens are natural or...
Attitudes & Knowledge on Substance Use in displaced communities in Lebanon
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Working with Vulnerable Populations, on the 27th of June, 2024.