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Integrating Wellness in the Addiction Recovery Process
Kenya Substance Use Prevention Shaping Up
In 2021, Kenya through the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) developed the National Guidelines on Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention. The goal of the Guidelines was to establish minimum requirements...
Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma
Treatment and Prevention of Substance Use Disorders in the Workplace
A Study of an Evidence-Based Prevention Intervention (keepin’ it REAL) for Early Adolescents in Kenyan Schools
Objective:
Although many primary school students in Kenya report use of alcohol and other drugs, evidence-based prevention interventions for schools are generally unavailable. Globally, there are growing opportunities to conduct research...
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Worlds Aids Day Panel Discussion - Hosted by ISSUP Kenya
Alcohol Use Disorder and its Treatment with Medications and Nutrition
Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines
The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.
The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in the...
National Chapter Kenya, Day 4, 08:12-08:35
Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders
According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...
Country Report - Kenya, Day 5, 19:30-00:01
Effectiveness of Mindfulness Cognitive Behaviour on Relapse Prevention Across Socio-Demographic Patterns of Participants: Insights from Kenya - Jacqueline A. Anundo, Day 5, 11:00-12:31
Začleňování problematiky zdravotního postižení a začlenění do přístupu k léčbě a péči o duševní zdraví a SUD
Congratulations to the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Family (For Managers & Supervisors ISSUP 2022 Cohort
From 10th to 16th May 2022, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) gave an opportunity to its members to connect, unite and share evidence-based knowledge on substance use prevention, treatment and recovery support...
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Báseň jako shrnutí jsem napsala po absolvování kurzu Posílení dovedností motivačního rozhovoru (UTC 11) v roce 2018, aby mi pomohla zapamatovat si klíčové součásti kurzu.
Jen jsem si myslel, že to mohou považovat za užitečné i kolegy...
Průnik mezi poruchou užívání návykových látek a obchodováním s lidmi
ISSUP Keňa by ráda představila svůj příští dvouměsíční webinář o průsečíku mezi poruchou užívání návykových látek a obchodováním s lidmi.
Tento webinář bude diskutovat o:
- Povaha poruchy užívání návykových látek
- Souvislost mezi...
Kenya introduces tax on alcohol advertising
A 15% tax on fees charged by television stations, print media, billboards, and radio stations for advertisements of alcohol products, gaming, and gambling has been proposed in the 2022/23 budget.
Here you can read the news article...
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired...
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