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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.
Rizikové faktory ovlivňující recidivu legálního a nelegálního užívání drog u adolescentů léčených v Ústavu pro alkoholismus a drogové závislosti
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Cílem této studie bylo zjistit rizikové faktory spojené s relapsem užívání drog u dospívajících, kteří podstoupili léčbu v IAFA. Metodika: Kvantitativní studie s korelačním a průřezovým rozsahem. Nástroje: Rozhovor s relapsem pro...
Deterioro cognitivo y dependencia alcohólica, implicaciones clínicas
A modo de conclusión podría decirse que el daño cerebral producido por el consumo excesivo de alcohol (ARBD) es dimensional, desde un deterioro leve hasta un cuadro de demencia. En cualquier caso, el ARBD empeora la respuesta al tratamiento...
Using Adolescent Development to Inform Prevention Practice
Participants will review major social and biological factors of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention.
Objectives Include:
- Describe prevalence rates for adolescent...
Intentions and Attempts to Quit Smoking Among Sexual Minoritized Adult Smokers After Exposure to the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign
Abstract
Importance Significant disparities exist in smoking behaviors by sexual minority status in the US.
Objective To examine potential differences in the associations between exposure to the Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign...
Call for Papers- Drug Addiction Research in China
Drug addiction has been a major public health problem bringing a heavy burden to patients, families and society in China historically and contemporarily. In the recent two decades, animal and clinical research on mechanisms, trajectories...
Ecolink Institute successfully completes six batches for UTC full course
The Ecolink Institute based in India and an approved training provider of the Colombo Plan has successfully completed six (6) international batches for UTC Curriculum 1-8 and initiated to ICAP Credentialing Examination. The students draw...
Ecolink conducts special session on Relapse prevention
Ecolink Institute has conducted a special workshop on "Relapse prevention" on May 5 for over 40 therapists who are attached to Addiction Recovery Coach Online, a therapy wing of the Institute. Dr.Thirumagal V conducted the workshop on...
Implementing Adolescent SBIRT
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based approach to early intervention of substance use.
This mixed-methods evaluation assessed the implementation of an adolescent SBIRT change package across...
Peer-facilitated treatment access for hepatitis C: The Live Hep C Free project
This article explores the lessons learned during the implementation of a peer-facilitated hepatitis C virus hepatitis C testing and treatment access project called the Live Hep C Free project in contributing to micro-elimination efforts.
T...
Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program
Tato příručka je vytvořena s cílem usnadnit práci peer poradců při školení peer pedagogů v prevenci zneužívání návykových látek. Vychází ze zkušeností z peer to peer protidrogových preventivních programů prováděných UYDEL. Tato příručka...
Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: The role of injection-related tissue damage
Abstract
Background
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
Abstract
Background
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
Abstract
Background
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
Background
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...
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...
