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Provision of addiction treatment services during the war in Ukraine
Addiction Nursing Competencies: A Comprehensive Toolkit for the Addictions Nurse
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With the increased role of nurses in caring for patients with substance addiction, there was a clear need to develop the Addiction Nursing Competencies to guide and support the nursing workforce.
A literature search revealed...
Los factores impulsores que facilitan el uso no médico del tramadol: un estudio cualitativo de jóvenes nigerianos
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Antecedentes: El documento explora las opiniones de los jóvenes nigerianos con respecto a sus razones detrás del uso de tramadol para fines no médicos y aprende sus preferencias al elegir tramadol. Métodos: Realizamos...
Vigilancia internacional de la capacidad de los sistemas de tratamiento de los trastornos por consumo de alcohol y drogas: Metodología del Índice de Capacidad de los Servicios para los Trastornos por Consumo de Sustancias
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Objetivos
Nuestro objetivo fue desarrollar un Índice de Capacidad de Servicio para los Trastornos por Consumo de Sustancias (SCI-SUD) que reflejara la capacidad de los sistemas nacionales de salud para proporcionar tratamien...
ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE
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...
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...
Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...
The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: In the favourable political climate of the mid-2010s, the standards for Assessment & Selection of Prevention programmes Issued from the Review of EDPQS (ASPIRE) were developed to support project planning in drug prevention.
...The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...
Estándares de calidad del tratamiento de los trastornos por consumo de sustancias en Lituania 1992-2022: de las iniciativas de base a las estrategias nacionales
ANTECEDENTES: La aplicación de normas de calidad en el tratamiento de los trastornos por consumo de sustancias en Lituania no está bien documentada en la bibliografía. OBJETIVOS: Describir el proceso de desarrollo de estándares de calidad...
Quality Assurance Policy in Harm Reduction Services in the Czech Republic: A Case Study of a National System
BACKGROUND: In the field of harm reduction (HR), an established quality assurance system with implemented quality standards is rather rare in practice. Together with limited evidence in this area, this leads to an imbalance in the basic...
Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project
INTRODUCTION: Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...
Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals
Sexual and gender minority individuals face marked disparities in substance use.
This narrative review explores research on substance use in sexual and gender minority communities. The authors define the sexual and gender minority...
Estrés, afrontamiento y contexto: Examinando el consumo de sustancias entre adultos jóvenes LGBTQ con probables trastornos por consumo de sustancias
En esta investigación, los autores exploraron cómo los adultos jóvenes lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero y queer (LGBTQ) con consumo problemático de sustancias daban sentido a su consumo de sustancias en relación con sus identidades...
Webinar: "People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention"
Association of Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis Use During Pregnancy With Cannabis Use Beliefs and Behaviors
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Importance As states have legalized recreational cannabis use, some have enacted policies mandating point-of-sale warning signs with information on harms of using cannabis during pregnancy. While research has found such warning...
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