SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduction and access to treatment are essential...
Stimulants are a class of drugs that act on the central nervous system, increasing alertness, energy, and attention while elevating mood. They achieve these effects by enhancing the activity of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and...
The ASSIST package, which consists of a brief questionnaire, a guide for health professionals on how to use the questionnaire in detecting and responding to substance use and also a self-help manual for cutting down or stopping substance...
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride month is celebrated each year during the month of June. Here you can find a list of resources and research on the topic of substance use among the LGBTQ+ community.
1) This repor...
Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug that originates from the leaves of the coca plant, which is indigenous to South America. The drug's effects include heightened alertness, attention, and energy, as well as feelings of euphoria and...
Η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα κατά του AIDS λαμβάνει χώρα τον Δεκέμβριο κάθε έτους. Αυτή η λίστα ανάγνωσης περιέχει έναν κατάλογο ερευνών, δημοσιεύσεων και πόρων για επαγγελματίες σχετικά με το HIV / AIDS. Έχουμε επίσης ένα δίκτυο αφιερωμένο στον ιό...
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, the focus on HIV prevention, treatment and care among people who use drugs has concentrated on the needs of people who inject drugs, and mainly on those who inject opioids. However, data show that...
Τα ζητήματα ψυχικής υγείας και χρήσης ουσιών συνδέονται συνήθως και είναι σημαντικό οι επαγγελματίες να είναι εξειδικευμένοι και γνώστες στον εντοπισμό και την εργασία με τις πιθανές προκλήσεις που μπορεί να αντιμετωπίζει ένα άτομο. Για την...
The second webinar in our series on homelessness and substances use was presented by Dr Hannah Carver who focused on the different barriers that people experience when trying to access support and the evidence base for different...
According to the World Health Organisation, around half a million deaths each year are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose. Signs, symptoms...
World No Tobacco Day takes place each year at the end of May. To link with the worldwide campaign, ISSUP is hosting a series of online events throughout May that investigate the topic of tobacco use. This reading list highlights additional...
Σε όλο τον κόσμο, οι άνθρωποι ζουν περισσότερο, πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι ο παγκόσμιος πληθυσμός των ηλικιωμένων ενηλίκων αυξάνεται.
Οι ηλικιωμένοι ενήλικες αντιμετωπίζουν συχνά πολλαπλές δυσκολίες στην υγεία και είναι ιδιαίτερα ευάλωτοι...
