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DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
Summary
War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to safer...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Final Report for Public Consultation
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol...
Ευρωπαϊκή διαδικτυακή έρευνα για τα ναρκωτικά 2021: Αναδυόμενα ευρήματα στον Λίβανο
Η ευρωπαϊκή διαδικτυακή έρευνα για τα ναρκωτικά1 συγκέντρωσε στοιχεία τον Μάρτιο και τον Μάιο του 2021 από άτομα που κάνουν χρήση ναρκωτικών, είναι ηλικίας 18 ετών και άνω και ζουν σε 21 χώρες της ΕΕ και 9 τρίτες χώρες, συμπεριλαμβανομένου...
Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study
Background
In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...
Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa
Background
Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Στιγμιότυπα από την Παγκόσμια Έκθεση του UNODC για τα ναρκωτικά 2022: Επιπτώσεις στην πρόληψη των ναρκωτικών, τη θεραπεία και την αντιμετώπιση της περίθαλψης
Το ISSUP παρουσίασε ένα διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο την Πέμπτη 7 Ιουλίου 2022, με τη συμμετοχή της Giovanna Campello, Επικεφαλής του Τμήματος Πρόληψης, Θεραπείας και Αποκατάστασης του Γραφείου των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τα Ναρκωτικά και το Έγκλημα...
Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes
Background
Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...
Νευροανάδραση για ασθενείς που εξαρτώνται από οπιοειδή σε εξωτερικό περιβάλλον: πιλοτική μελέτη σκοπιμότητας
Φόντο
Όταν χρησιμοποιείται σε συνδυασμό με άλλες θεραπείες για διαταραχές χρήσης ναρκωτικών, η νευροανάδραση (NF) έχει ταξινομηθεί ως "πιθανώς αποτελεσματική", σύμφωνα με πρόσφατες έρευνες στην κοινότητα των ατόμων με διαταραχή χρήσης...
Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth
Background
The necessity of a gendered understanding of recovery is becoming increasingly evident. There have been reports of gender disparities in the character and amount of substance use, the paths to and through substance use disorder...
Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review (Report at a Glance)
To investigate how alcohol container labels can be used to build public awareness, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction commissioned Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review and developed a summary of the report...
HealthCare εκπαιδευτικές διαφορές στη διαχείριση του πόνου, δυσμενείς εμπειρίες της παιδικής ηλικίας και τη σχέση τους με την εκπαίδευση διαταραχών χρήσης ουσιών
Ο Γενικός Εισαγγελέας του Οχάιο επέλεξε εμπειρογνώμονες από διάφορους ακαδημαϊκούς τομείς στην Επιστημονική Επιτροπή για την Πρόληψη και την Εκπαίδευση στα Οπιοειδή (SCOPE) για να βοηθήσουν την Πολιτεία του Οχάιο στην αντιμετώπιση της...
The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis
Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from...
Πώς οι άνθρωποι που ζουν στον Καναδά καταναλώνουν και αποκτούν κάνναβη: Αξιολόγηση της προόδου στην ελαχιστοποίηση των βλαβών και δημιουργία ασφαλούς αλυσίδας εφοδιασμού
Περίληψη
Οι στάσεις και οι συμπεριφορές των ανθρώπων σχετικά με την κάνναβη έχουν αλλάξει από τότε που νομιμοποιήθηκε το 2018. Το Καναδικό Κέντρο για τη Χρήση Ουσιών και τον Εθισμό (CCSA) χρηματοδότησε έρευνα για να εξετάσει αυτές τις...
Risks and Harms Associated with the Nonmedical Use of Benzodiazepines in the Unregulated Drug Supply in Canada
Summary
Substance use risks are significantly higher for people who obtain drugs on the unregulated market as there is no quality control and drug contents are unpredictable. This lack of predictability has increased during the COVID-19...
