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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.
Purging to Cleanse: A Qualitative Study of Ayahuasca Healing at a Drug Treatment Center in Peru
Objective: Ayahuasca, a plant-based substance from the Amazon, is gaining attention for its potential in treating addiction. However, there is little research on the role of purging (mainly vomiting), which is a key part of the healing...
Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder
A study funded by the NIH found that adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) who take higher doses of buprenorphine, an opioid addiction treatment medication, have a lower risk of emergency department or inpatient visits related to behavioral...
Annual ISAM Global Congress 2025: Abstract Submission
Abstract submission now open until November 15, 2024
Useful information: How to submit an abstract in ConfTool
Submission Guidelines:
- Lead author must be attending ISAM 2025.
- Abstracts must be written in English.
- The study presented...
56th ASAM Annual Conference: Call for Abstracts & Proposals
Open September 4 - October 11, 2024
Goals & Objectives
ASAM members and non-members are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations, focus sessions, and workshop sessions. ASAM encourages investigators, researchers, clinicians...
IntNSA Annual Conference 2025: Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline: Extended to October 31, 2024 at 11:59pm Central Time
The International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) invites you to submit an abstract for oral and/or poster session at the Annual Educational Conference!
The...
Hospital Readmissions Among Infants With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Abstract
Importance Although cases of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) increased 5-fold in recent years, no study has examined national hospital readmission rates for these infants.
Objective To examine hospital readmissions...
Clinician Willingness to Prescribe Medications for Opioid Use Disorder to Adolescents in Indiana
Abstract
Importance Prescribing medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD), including buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone, to adolescents remains an underused evidence-based strategy for reducing harms associated with opioid use.
O...
Factors Associated With the Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails
Abstract
Importance In 2023, more than 80 000 individuals died from an overdose involving opioids. With almost two-thirds of the US jail population experiencing a substance use disorder, jails present a key opportunity for providing...
Submit Your Plenary Session Proposal for the 2025 NIDA International Forum
Submit Your Plenary Session Proposal for the 2025 NIDA International Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana
Deadline: October 31, 2024
Save the date! The 2025 NIDA International Forum will take place as an in-person meeting in New Orleans...
Building Bridges: Enhancing Global Recovery Systems for International Recovery Day
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with the Recovered Users Network (RUN), presents a joint webinar titled "Building Bridges: Enhancing Global Recovery Systems for International Recovery Day " to celebrate International Recovery Day.
ATI Basics: Models of Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI)
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICATI, presents the final episode of its ATI Basics webinar series, titled 'Models of Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI).
Rompiendo el cristal: percepciones de los usuarios de metanfetamina sobre los desafíos para acceder y permanecer en un tratamiento
Resumen
Introducción. La demanda de oferta terapéutica por consumo de metanfetamina (cristal) en el estado de Aguasca- lientes, México se ha incrementado en los últimos años. El cristal se ha convertido en la principal droga de impacto en...
Strategies for Overcoming Stigma: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the United Kingdom
ISSUP UK presents its webinar on Strategies for Overcoming Stigma: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the United Kingdom.
ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (24th Session): Cannabis Use Disorder - Changing Trends and Treatment Approaches
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 24th session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic of 'Cannabis Use Disorder - Changing Trends and Treatment Approaches'.
Day 3, 14:00 - 15:30, ICUDDR, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Substance Use and Co-Occuring Disorders
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Moderator: Mr. Stelios Gkiouzepas (⚑ Greece) - ARGO Alternative Therapeutic Program for Drug Dependend Individuals
Presentations:
Caroline Pereira - Interpersonal Theory for...
Day 3, 14:00 - 15:30, ICUDDR, Global Approaches in Substance Use Prevention , Treatment and Recovery: Insights from Vietnam, East Africa and the Madives
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Moderator: Dr. Rehana Kader (⚑ South Africa) - SA ICUDDR
Presentations:
Duc Nguyen - Evolution of Vietnam's Strategies in Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: A Two-Decade...
Day 3, 14:00 - 15.30, ISSUP, Breaking Barriers: Understanding and Adressing Stigma
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Day 3, 11:00 - 12.30, ISSUP, Healing Pathways: Exploring Treatment Approaches in Substance Use Disorder
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Moderator: Goodman Sibeko (⚑ South Africa) - ISSUP
Presentations:
Olga Katsiokali - Receptive group music therapy “Guided Imagery and Music” in the Therapeutic Community KETHEA...
Epidemic consumption in childhood: Psychoactive substances, Gambling and new technologies
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel "Healing Pathways: Exploring Treatment Approaches in Substance Use Disorder", on the 28th of June, 2024.
Authors
Dr. MARÍA VERONICA BRASESCO (⚑ Argentina) 1
1. Universidad del Museo Social...
Day 3, 14:00 - 15.30, ISSUP, Workforce Development: Global Perspectives and Future Directions
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Moderator: Prof. Michal Miovsky (⚑ Czech Republic) - Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Presentations:
Terrence Walton - Best and Promising...