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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
One in Three: Adfam’s Manifesto for 2020 and beyond
Following the concerning findings that one in three adults in Great Britain have been negatively affected by the substance use of someone we know, Adfam has launched their 2020 manifesto.
Adfam's five asks are:
- Make funding available...
Viet Nam - UNODC Discussing Cooperation in Drug Prevention and Treatment
Currently, relevant ministries and agencies in Vietnam are studying, supplementing and amending the Law on Drug Prevention and Control to meet the current situation and practical requirements, including the section on drug prevention and...
Newsletter SPYM
October Newsletter - SPYM
Look at the activities that were undertaken by SPYM in the month of October.
Six Days Training Workshop of UTC 5 & 8 for Addiction Professionals of Pakistan Organized by M A Jinnah Foundation, Nishan Rehab & ISSUP Pakistan
M A Jinnah Foundation(Regd), Sialkot in collaboration with Nishan Rehab Pakistan (an approved Education Provider by Colombo Plan DAP) organized six days training workshop on Universal Treatment Curriculum for Addiction Professional UTC 5...
Position of the European Society for Prevention Research on Ineffective and Potentially Harmful Approaches in Substance Use Prevention
"Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention...
Readiness to Change among Involuntarily and Voluntarily Admitted Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Abstract
Background
Health care workers in the addiction field have long emphasised the importance of a patient’s motivation on the outcome of treatments for substance use disorders (SUDs). Many patients entering treatment are not yet...
Sexual Risky Behavior, Cocaine and Alcohol Use among Substance Users in an Outpatient Facility: A Cross Section Study
Abstract
Background
Substance dependence is considered an international health issue and studies that access the characteristic of this population are required to develop public health programs for harm reduction. To this aim, we purpose...
International Drug Abuse Research Training Opportunities
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has put together a list of research and training opportunities for available for the U.S. and International scientists.
Find out more about the different opportunities below.
O léčbě psychostimulancií a komorbidních psychiatrických a zdravotních poruch diskutují odborníci ze států Střední Asie
Ve dnech 4. a 8. listopadu 2019 se v uzbeckém Taškentu zúčastnilo 24 specialistů z center pro léčbu drogové závislosti, narcologických klinik a institucí Kazachstánu, Kyrgyzstánu, Tádžikistánu, Turkmenistánu a Uzbekistánu regionálního...
Cannabis Use and Associated Health Problems – What’s the Harm?
Abstract
Aim
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Ireland. We sought to describe the changing pattern of cannabis use and cannabis related health harms.
Methods
Data was collated from two national population surveys and...
UNODC pořádá školení o užívání psychoaktivních látek pro tvůrce politik
Úřad OSN pro drogy a kriminalitu (UNODC) uspořádal ve dnech 22. až 24. října 2019 v brazilské Brazílii školení pro účastníky na vysoké úrovni zaměřené na povahu a prevenci a léčbu poruch spojených s užíváním drog. Setkání se zúčastnilo asi...
Vietnamští politici se zúčastnili školení UNODC o povaze, prevenci a léčbě poruch spojených s užíváním drog
Více než třicet (30) vietnamských osob s rozhodovací pravomocí na vysoké úrovni z odboru prevence sociálních náměstků, ministerstva práce, invalidů a sociálních věcí (MOLISA), úřadu vlády (OOG), ministerstva zdravotnictví (MOH)...
Six Days Training of Pakistan's Addiction Treatment Professionals
The M A Jinnah Foundation ( Regd ), Sialkot is going to organize a six days Training of Pakistan's Addiction Treatment Professionals from 1-6 November, 2019 on Universal Treatment Curriculum 5 (Intake, Assessment, Screening, Treatment...
Recovery Month Celebration – “Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger”
Dhaka Ahsania Mission observed the Recovery Month on 22 September 2019 at Ahsnia Mission Female Drug Treatment Center (FDTC) first time in Bangladesh. The objective of celebrating the Recovery Month is to educate people that substance use...
Interventions to Integrate Care for People with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
Abstract
Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUDs) have an elevated risk of premature mortality compared with the general population. This has been attributed to higher rates of chronic...
Keňa Pověření 28 kandidátů!
GCCC blahopřeje 28 kandidátům v Keni, kteří minulý měsíc složili zkoušky! 19 nyní drží ICAP I, 8 nyní drží ICAP II a složil jsem zkoušku ICAP III!
Pilotní studie a studie proveditelnosti programu prevence úzkosti založeného na kognitivně behaviorální terapii pro studenty středních škol v Japonsku: kvazi-experimentální studie
Abstraktní
Pozadí
Existuje mnoho důkazů, že kognitivně behaviorální terapie je účinná u dětí a dospívajících s problémy souvisejícími s úzkostí. V Japonsku byl vyvinut program prevence úzkosti založený na kognitivně behaviorální terapii...
UNODC TREATNET Training for Treatment and Care Providers in Senegal
The UNODC’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN), the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) and UNAIDS jointly organized a TREATNET training on drug use disorder treatment and care from July 30th to August...
UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Policymakers from Central Asia
Twenty-four (24) high-level decision makers from the Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are participating in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and...
Závěrečný ceremoniál 4denního školicího workshopu UTC 4 a 7 pořádaného MATH & ISSUP Pákistán
Závěrečný ceremoniál 4denního školicího workshopu UTC 4 a 7 pořádaného mian Afzal Trust Hospital, Gujranwala Pákistán ve spolupráci s ISSUP Pakistan Chapter se konal v konferenčním sále MATH. Pan Bashir Ahmad Naz byl hlavním hostem a pan...
