Saima Asghar

Live Webinar on "Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) as a new storm for Mental Health and Addiction Professionals: Insight from Developing Countries" by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter on Dated February 22, 2023.

Saima Asghar - Lun, 27/02/2023 - 20:16
Live Webinar on "Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) as a new storm for Mental Health and Addiction Professionals: Insight from Developing Countries" by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter on Dated February 22, 2023.

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter Conducted Live International webinar on "Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) as a new storm for Mental Health and Addiction Professionals: Insight from Developing Countries"

Gamma Hydroxybutyrate is a substance from the Depressants family. This Webinar will explore its mechanism of action, its abuse and addiction; understanding its effects both on the brain and on the body. The session will also discuss the hype of its abuse in low and middle income countries, like Pakistan. It will conclude with available information on its harmful effects and available guidelines on...

Saima Asghar

Training on UTC-1 "An Introduction to the Science of Addiction" Organized by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Subhan Trust on Dated February 2-4, 2023 at Institute of Souther Punjab/University, Multan-Pakistan.

Saima Asghar - Lun, 27/02/2023 - 20:08
Training on UTC-1 "An Introduction to the Science of Addiction" Organized by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Subhan Trust on Dated February 2-4, 2023 at Institute of Souther Punjab/University, Multan-Pakistan.

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Subhan Medical Trust (Approved Training Provider by CPDAP) jointly organized Training on Universal Treatment Curriculum-1 "Introduction to the Science of addiction" with the collaboration of Institute of Southern Punjab (ISP) Multan on Dated Date 02-04 February, 2023.

32 Participants from South Punjab successfully completed their training on UTC-1.

Training was facilitated by ICAP Certified National Trainers.

1. Muhammad Shafique

Clinical Psychology

CEO, Subhan Medical Centre Trust Islamabad

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter

Post Graduate Diploma in...

Saima Asghar

Live Session on " SUCIDE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER" Conducted by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter on Dated 21-01-2023

Saima Asghar - Mié, 25/01/2023 - 12:15
SUCIDE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter conducted Live Session on "SUCIDE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER" from ISSUP Pakistan Chapter's & Youth Forum Pakistan's Facebook Pages, YouTube Channels and Twitter with Guest Speaker Dr. Talat Habib Medical Doctor/MBBS, National Trainer by CPDAP & UNODC, Director ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, Addiction Certified Counselor from ICCE,
Internationally Certified Addiction Professional (ICAP-1 & ICAP-2) from NAADAC, USA which is was moderated by Ms. Saima Asghar Social Worker, Director ISSUP Pakistan, Executive Director New Life Rehab Center and General Secretary M A Jinnah...

Saima Asghar

Seminar on "Substance Use Prevention Among Youth" on Dated: 8-12-2022 at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan

Saima Asghar - Sáb, 10/12/2022 - 19:15
Seminar on "Substance Use Prevention Among Youth" on Dated: 8-12-2022 at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter organized a Seminar on " Seminar on Substance Use Prevention Among Youth". By Following the theme "Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises" in Collaboration with TABA NUST SDG Student Hub NUST at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan.

The purpose of this seminar is to address the increasingly concerning issue of drug use among Youth by raising awareness and guiding those affected where to get help from. on Thursday, 8th December 2022 at NIT Seminar Hall, NUST H12 campus .

Presenters/Guest Speakers from various...

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WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

Shared by James - Lun, 05/06/2023 - 10:12
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository
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On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.
Rasha Abi Hana

The Influence of Persuasive Messages to Quit Smoking by Media Advertisements

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - Jue, 30/03/2023 - 10:53
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Chaudhary, N. I. (2022). The influence of persuasive messages to quit smoking by media advertisements. Adiktologie, 22(4), 228–233. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-004-0001
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INTRODUCTION: The high rate of substance use highlights the need to intervene in the initial use prevention of smoking tobacco. The aim was to determine the efficacy of anti-smoking messages to motivate smoking cessation.

METHODS: It was hypothesised that the messages would reduce the frequency...

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Saima Asghar

MONTHLY FREE PSYCHIATRY CLINIC/CAMP BY ISSUP PAKISTAN, PAKISTAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY ON DATED 25TH MARCH, 2023 AT RAWALAKOT-AJK

Saima Asghar - Lun, 27/03/2023 - 13:30

Dr. Syed Azhar Ali Kazmi: Consultant Psychiatrist Member Executive Committee ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, Chapter Chief Pakistan Psychiatric Society- AJK), HOD Department of Psychiatry Poonch Medical College CHM Rawalakot-AJK with ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Pakistan Psychiatric Society going to conduct Free Psychiatry Clinic/Camp on Dated 25th March, 2023 a Rawalakot-AJK. Patients will be provided Free consultation/Medical Check-up and free medication.

Rasha Abi Hana

ISSUP Poster for Lisbon Addictions 2022: Study on substance use and the role of families in Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Ukraine

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - Mié, 11/01/2023 - 07:54

The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.

Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive behaviours today. 

ISSUP Team participated in an oral poster highlighting the lessons learned from a Study on substance use and the role of families in three different countries. 

In partnership with its National Chapters in Pakistan, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine, ISSUP undertook a research project on...

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Edie

Call for Speakers: side event at the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

Shared by Edie - Mié, 04/01/2023 - 15:50

The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in drug policies, COVID-19 and achieving the 2030 Agenda

VNGOC are looking for 3-4 civil society speakers from different regions wishing to present at the event, focusing on concrete examples of actions towards the 2030 targets and effective, evidence-based drug policies.

The side event will highlight the important role of civil society in...

Ahmed Nawaz

UNODC lanzó un Programa de Capacitación de Capacitadores (ToT) sobre el Currículo de Tratamiento Universal (UTC) Cursos Avanzados 9-15 en Pakistán

Shared by Ahmed Nawaz - Mié, 02/11/2022 - 08:53

5Ensuring continued learning and offering opportunities to substance use dependence treatment professionals to learn advanced and evidence-based treatment techniques and strategies is one of the important missions of UNODC. In this regard, UNODC Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control and with the generous support from Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State, has initiated a training of trainers’ (ToT) programme on the Advanced Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) courses 9 -15 for UTC national trainers to be...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Substance Use and the Role of Families. Results of a Cross-Country Study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - Jue, 06/10/2022 - 12:04
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Lee, J., Myshakivska, O., Filimonova, N., Pinchuk, I., Yachnik, Y., Chumak, S., Altynbekov, K., Muzafarov, R., Cherchenko, N., Asghar, S., Ali, S. A., & Alyana, S. I. (2022). Substance use and the role of families. Results of a cross-country study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Adiktologie, 22(2), 68–81. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-002-0007
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BACKGROUND:

In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on users’ family members and to evaluate what and if any...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Conferencia Internacional sobre Desafíos de Salud Mental y Uso de Sustancias

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Conferencia Internacional sobre Desafíos de Salud Mental y Uso de Sustancias 

10 de octubre de 2022, de 9:00 a 16:00

Organiza:
Departamento de Psicología Hazara - Universidad Mansehra en colaboración con el Centro Médico Hosla (Centro...

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Rafi Khawar

Unclaimed Emotions. By..Rafi khawar..

Rafi Khawar - Jue, 29/09/2022 - 18:34

Unclaimed Emotions.
By..Rafi khawar..
(Pakistan)
30_09_2022.
Our emotions drive us.we can not enjoy our lives without them..actually we need them for our good survival.
Some emotions enjoy our ownership.we express them with recognition,identification and acceptance .we express love ,anger or any other through words ,acts and body language.
By expressing our emotion we make ourself emotionally honest .and we hide few too.we can not claim them but we have them inside.
This non acceptance challenge our mental wellness .because we have them inside wether we claim them or not,these emotion...

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Rafi Khawar

Evidence Based practice v Evidence Biased Practice

Rafi Khawar - Dom, 25/09/2022 - 08:41
  1. Evidence Based Practice vs Evidence Biased Practice ...
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    By...... Rafi khawar.
    Director 
    Umeed e Nua 
    Addiction Counselling Center ..
    Sargodha.Pakistan.
     Addiction Globe  (AG)is running  swiftly and telling us on its each Rotation about it's panic condition just as a fired man running here and there crying for help for life .
    Substance use is prevailing instead of prevention and disease is getting worse despite treatment facilities and methodology.
    Where is the problem???
    This is the vital question which can set the impetus for discussion .
    Let's start...
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Rafi Khawar

Práctica basada en la evidencia v Práctica sesgada por la evidencia

Rafi Khawar - Dom, 25/09/2022 - 08:39
  1. Práctica basada en la evidencia vs práctica sesgada por la evidencia ...
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    Por...... Rafi Khawar.
    Director 
    Umeed e Nua 
    Centro de Asesoramiento en Adicciones..
    Sargodha.Pakistán.
     Addiction Globe  (AG) está corriendo rápidamente y nos dice en cada rotación sobre su condición de pánico al igual que un hombre despedido corriendo  aquí y allá pidiendo ayuda para la vida.
    El uso de sustancias prevalece en lugar de la prevención y la enfermedad está empeorando a pesar de las instalaciones de tratamiento y la metodología.
    ¿Dónde está el problema???
    Esta es la cuestión vital que puede dar...
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Saima Asghar

ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON “MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT FOR WOMEN IN SHELTER HOME” BY ISSUP PAKISTAN.

Saima Asghar - Sáb, 03/09/2022 - 21:29
ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON “MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT FOR WOMEN IN SHELTER HOME” BY ISSUP PAKISTAN.

Date: 31st Aug, 2022

Organizer: ISSUP Pakistan  

Venue: Women Shelter Home/ Govt. Social Welfare Complex, Sialkot                                      

 Presenters:

Ms. Saima Asghar (Social Worker, Director ISSUP Pakistan) and Ms. Ayesha Bashir (Clinical Psychologist New Life Rehab Center, Sialkot)

Guests:

Mr. Muhammad Sharif Deputy Director Social Welfare & Bait-Ul- Maal Sialkot, Ms. Asma Head/In charge Women Shelter Home, Mr. Ashfaq Nazar Ghumman President District NGOs Committee. 

 

Shelter homes are places of temporary sanctuary provided to victims of domestic...

Rasha Abi Hana

Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - Mar, 16/08/2022 - 11:24
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Mpanza, D.M., Govender, P. & Voce, A. Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 60 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00471-5
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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, service providers in South Africa are obligated to offer...

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