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Treatment Settings
Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
A Cross-Journal Call for Papers- Substance Use, Misuse and Dependence: Prevention and Treatment
Substance use and misuse affect people worldwide, of all ages and from all walks of life, resulting in a substantial burden of ill health and mortality, and presenting big challenges in prevention and treatment.
PLOS Medicine is planning...
Relevancia clínica de los receptores GABA-b en el tratamiento de la adicción a las drogas
Resumen
El ácido γ-aminobutírico (GABA) es el principal neurotransmisor inhibitorio del sistema nervioso central (SNC) de los mamíferos y ejerce su acción a partir de la activación de tres receptores distintos. El receptor GABAB es una...
The Effects of Oxytocin on Withdrawal, Craving and Stress Response in Heroin-Dependent Patients
According to the World Drug Report opioids are the most harmful drug type, accounting for 70% of the adverse health impacts associated with drug use disorders worldwide. Treatment typically focusses on controlling withdrawal, preventing...
United Nations Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs
The UN Synthetic Drugs Toolkit is a group of electronic resources carefully put together by organisations such as UNODC, WHO and INCB.
Call for Global Trainers
ISSUP and UNODC announce the formation of a pool of Global Trainers with the support of the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
TRAINING ON UNIVERSAL TREATMENT CURRICULUM (UTC 6, 7 & 8)
Course 6: Case Management for Addiction Professionals
This is a foundational and skills-based course that provides an overview of case management in SUD treatment and provide skills practice in case management functions.
Course 7: Crisis...
Informal Meeting of Newly Elected Board Members, ISSUP Pakistan Chapter
An informal meeting of newly elected Board of Directors ISSUP Pakistan Chapter has held at Masjide Nabwi, Madina, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz President Elect, Chair the meeting. Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Director Elect, Ms. Saima...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Emotions Thought to Drive Effective Therapy
Research findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association show that the outcomes of psychotherapy are substantially and significantly better the more the therapist or especially the client display emotional arousal during...
Hazardous Alcohol Use among Patients with Schizophrenia and Depression
Harmful alcohol use is known to increase the risk of alcohol dependence as well as physical conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cirrhosis.
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common co-occurring disorder in people with...
Utilization of Addiction Treatment among U.S. Adults with History of Incarceration and Substance Use Disorders
Abstract
Background
The high prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) among incarcerated adults in the U.S. is well-known, but there has been less examination of SUD treatment and rates of incarceration among the population of adults...
Invitation to Participate: How do we support people with intellectual disability and addictive behaviours?: An exploratory study of addiction counsellors
This study is concerned with the experiences of professionals in the field of intellectual or developmental disability, and professionals in the field of addiction in working with people with learning and developmental disability who...
Substance Use among Youth with Chronic Medical Conditions
Adolescence is generally associated with health, development and growth. However, a great number of adolescents are affected by chronic illness - defined as a disability interfering with normal life and/or demanding treatment. Substance use...
Treatment of Cannabis-related Problems in the Nordic Countries
After alcohol, cannabis is the second most common intoxicant in the Nordics.
In Denmark cannabis is by far the principle issue among newcomers to drug treatment, in Iceland, more than one-third of all addiction patients have cannabis as a...
Efficacy of Monthly Buprenorphine Injections for Opioid Use Disorders
Opioid use disorder is a chronic, relapsing disease and a global health burden. Treatment for OUD tends to involve a combination of medication and behavioural intervention. It is recognised that buprenorphine can alleviate opioid withdrawal...
Časopis Adiktologie
Adiktologie je mezinárodní časopis věnovaný publikování recenzovaných, interdisciplinárních a transdisciplinárních vědeckých zpráv o užívání psychoaktivních látek, behaviorálních závislostech a souvisejících otázkách.
A Promising Alternative to Opioid Pain Medications
There is a growing problem of misuse of prescription opioids, opioid addiction, and overdose. This highlights the crucial need for finding an addiction-free alternative medication that can be used to treat severe pain.
Researchers are...
Infografika a zpráva o komorbiditě
Termín "komorbidita" popisuje dvě nebo více poruch nebo nemocí vyskytujících se u stejné osoby. Mohou se objevit současně nebo jeden po druhém. Komorbidita také znamená interakce mezi nemocemi, které mohou zhoršit průběh obou.
Mnoho...
Účinnost nového vícesložkového balíčku služeb pro odvykání kouření pro pacienty s hypertenzí a diabetem v severním Thajsku
Abstraktní
Pozadí
Odvykání kouření je dosažitelná změna chování, která snižuje riziko kardiovaskulárních onemocnění, rakoviny a onemocnění souvisejících s tabákem. Je zapotřebí účinné služby odvykání kouření v zemích s nízkými a středními...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: UPDATED Long-Acting Buprenorphine an Advance on Daily Doses
*Updated with UK licensing information and advice released in February 2019 by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence*
What could prove a technical advance in the medication-based treatment of dependence on heroin and allied...
Prodloužený korigovaný QT interval vyvolaný léky u pacientů s předávkováním metadonem a opiem
Abstraktní
Pozadí
Írán je zemí s nejvyšší mírou závislosti na opiátech na světě. Nejčastěji používaným opioidem v Íránu je opium a metadon je na druhém místě. Trend užívání drog se od roku 2006 do roku 2011 změnil z opia na metadon...