Treatment Settings

Background Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been found to be effective for treating a variety of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). This webinar will review the CBT model of substance use, as well as practical treatment strategies and tools in...

During this webinar you will learn how to: -Discuss research findings related to brain recovery following the use of stimulants. -Recall evidence-based behavioural interventions found to be effective in treating people with a stimulant use...

During this webinar you will learn how to: Discuss the foundations for incorporating neuroscience into clinical practice Describe a neuroscience informed model of SUD treatment Apply a model of stress, relationship, and SUD

This workshop is Part 2 of a set of presentations on the integration of neuroscience with SUD treatment. Part 1 laid a foundation for ethical practice. Part 2 describes the application of a metaphoric model of neuroscience-informed...

Abstract Aim To investigate the real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments (buprenorphine, methadone) of opioid use disorder (OUD). Design A nation-wide, register-based cohort study. Setting Sweden. Participants All residents...

Abstract The widely-disseminated clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI) arose through a convergence of science and practice. Beyond a large base of clinical trials, advances have been made toward “looking under the hood” of MI to...

Effective substance use disorder (SUD) treatment requires providers to understand what an individual genuinely needs to do to change substance use behaviours. An essential element in motivational SUD interventions is helping people who...

Within the framework of UNODC global project GLOJ71”Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet II” UNODC ROCA in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) HQ supported participation of 19...

Motivational interviewing is a counselling approach that aims to harness an individual’s motivation to change and promote autonomy in decision making.