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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.
Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: The role of injection-related tissue damage
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In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral...
Assessing the feasibility, usability and acceptability of the MySafeRx platform among individuals in outpatient buprenorphine treatment: Lessons learned from a pilot randomized controlled trial
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Increasing buprenorphine/naloxone (B/N) access for opioid use disorder (OUD) is essential yet ensuring adherence and preventing diversion remains challenging. This study examines the feasibility, usability, and...
Structural violence and the need for compassionate use of methadone in Mexico
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Epidemiological data from Mexico have documented an increase in heroin use in the last decade. However, there is no comprehensive care strategy for heroin users, especially those who have been accused of a crime. The...
Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study
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When used in combination with other therapies for drug use disorders, neurofeedback (NF) has been classified as "probably effective," according to recent research in the community of people with opioid use disorder. Despite...
Věznice a drogy: zdravotní a sociální reakce
Tento miniprůvodce je jedním z většího souboru, který dohromady zahrnuje zdravotní a sociální reakce na drogové problémy: evropský průvodce. Poskytuje přehled o tom, co je třeba vzít v úvahu při plánování nebo poskytování zdravotních a...
Úloha specializovaných adiktologických sester v léčbě alkoholu
Nedávná studie zjistila, že začlenění specializovaných sester pro závislosti do týmů praktických lékařů může pomoci řešit problémy s alkoholem ve znevýhodněných oblastech.
V tomto blogu hlavní autorka Dr. Andrea Mohan zkoumá, proč je role...
White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy del...
Školy a drogy: zdravotní a sociální reakce
Nový praktický miniprůvodce Evropského monitorovacího centra pro drogy a drogovou závislost (EMCDDA) o tvorbě politik založených na důkazech pro prevenci užívání drog ve školách a vzdělávacích zařízeních.
Introduction of new methods and tools for drug use disorders diagnostics and treatment discussed in Kazakhstan
On April 15, 2022, the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia in collaboration with the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health held a “National Round Table Discussion on the application of new methods and tools of drug...
UNODC Training for Albanian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders
UNODC organized a training for 19 Albanian policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders from 12-14 April 2022 in Tirana, Albania. Participants from the Ministries of Health and Social Protection, Education...
Introduction of new methods and tools for drug use disorders diagnostics and treatment discussed in Tajikistan
On 8 April 2022 UNODC conducted a national round table meeting on the introduction of new methods and tools for drug use disorders diagnostics and treatment in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The event brought together some 20 experts from the...
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...
Výzva pro hlavní školitele pro projekt řízení péče o případy
Stručný popis:
Výkonný sekretariát Meziamerické komise pro kontrolu zneužívání drog (ES-CICAD) hledá vyjádření zájmu odborníků v oblasti alternativ k uvěznění a sociální integraci, kteří by byli vyškoleni jako hlavní školitelé pro...
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...
Pokroky v oblasti závislosti a zotavení
Advances in Addiction & Recovery, oficiální publikace NAADAC, je čtvrtletní digitální časopis zaměřený na poskytování užitečných, inovativních a včasných informací o trendech a osvědčených postupech v profesi, které jsou přínosné pro...
Promoting sustainable responses to the US opioid epidemic with community-academic partnerships: qualitative outcomes from a statewide program
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Drug overdose deaths in the United States have continued to increase at an alarming rate. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) distributed more than $7 billion between January 2016 and...
DAM Report of Recovery Get-Together 2022
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) drug treatment centers celebrate Recovery Get-Together every year to support recoveries and help integration back into society. This year DAM arranged a “Recovery Get together” program on March 26, 2022, at Ahsania Mission Drug Treatment Center, Gazipur.
National Round Table Discussion on application of new methods and tools of drug use disorders diagnostics and treatment in Uzbekistan
On 25 March 2022 the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a National Round Table Discussion on application of new methods and tools of drug use disorders’ diagnostics and treatment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The meeting was attended by...
Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Substance Use Treatment Professionals: Role of Emotional Intelligence
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Objective: Present study aims to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence in CS, BO, and STS in counselors working in the field of substance use treatment facilities.
Method: A sample of 100 substance use...
Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Wellbeing among Substance Use Treatment Counselors
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Objective: Present study aims to investigate the role of CS, BO, and STS in the well-being of counselors working in the field of substance use treatment facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: A sample of 200 mental...
