July 2022

Addiction Practitioners Forum

Location: online

The ADDICTION Practitioners Forum 2022 will be held online.

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Virtual Zoom webinar to commemorate of the World Drug Day

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Virtual Zoom webinar to commemorate of the World Drug Day

Theme of the World drug day: Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises

Theme of the webinar: Interface of drug prevention and vulnerabilities of young people in Uganda

Prevention in the context of vulnerable young people (Evidence-based Family based interventions)

Presenter: Ms. Nabulya Anna, Deputy Executive Director UYDEL

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Submitted on Tuesday 28th June 2022 - 13:39
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The International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC)

Location: Valencia

The I.N.R.C. will resume its in person meetings from July 4th to 8th 2022 in Valencia, Spain.

The International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) is an international forum for pre-clinical and clinical researchers to strengthen our knowledge of opioid pharmacology and function.

The INRC meetings are a platform for the design of evidence-based guidance for constructive use of opioids for pain management, and understanding of opioid misuse and abuse.

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Webinar for Civil Society: The World Drug Report 2022

Location: Online

Learn more about the newest trends regarding the World Drug Situation in this webinar for civi society. UNODC experts will present this year's World Drug Report 2022, giving an overview about the latest developments and diving into the newest available global data.

In the second part two civil society representatives will explain how they use the World Drug Report in their day-to-day work.

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Submitted on Friday 17th June 2022 - 13:26
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New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region

Location: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

ISSUP NPS
ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.
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New psychoactive substances: what synthetic cannabinoids are, their mechanisms of action and health risks

Location: Washington, DC, United States

Thursday, July 7, 2022, 10:00 ET (Washington, DC time); 16:00 CET

There will be Spanish - English interpretation. Certificates of attendance will not be offered.

Opening remarks

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New Psychoactive Substances: What Are Synthetic Cannabinoids, Their Mechanisms of Action, and Health Risks?

Location: Washington DC, United States

Thursday, July 7, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Time (Washington, DC time)

The presenters will discuss synthetic cannabinoids' action mechanisms and health risks in this webinar. Spanish - English interpretation will be available. No certificates of attendance will be offered.

Presenters

Juan Carlos Araneda, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs (OID), CICAD “New Psychoactive Substances in the Americas

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Submitted on Tuesday 21st June 2022 - 23:13
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Highlights from the 2022 UNODC World Drug Report: Implications for drug prevention, treatment and care responses

Location: Vienna, Austria

ISSUP presented a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2014, featuring Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention,

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Submitted on Tuesday 21st June 2022 - 15:27
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Evento SONEPSYN / ISSUP Chile: Chemsex

Location: Santiago, Chile

ISSUP Chile
Este lunes 11 de julio, a las 20:00 hrs. se realizará la reunión académica del Grupo de Trabajo de Adicciones de Sonepsyn, junto a ISSUP-Chile.
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National Institutes of Health Digital Health Interventions Workshop

Location: Online

Workshop Dates and Times:

  • Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 12:00pm ‒ 5:30pm ET
  • Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 1:00pm ‒ 4:35pm ET

The goal of this workshop is to explore the issues around the design, development, and dissemination of digital health interventions. Digital interventions, accessed via mobile devices or personal computers, have been a growing part of the healthcare landscape over the last decade. The Covid pandemic has served to underscore the value of remotely delivered interventions.

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Submitted on Tuesday 28th June 2022 - 11:32
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CND / CCPCJ Briefing for Newcomers in the NGO Community

Location: Online

The UNODC Secretariat of the Governing Bodies is inviting all interested NGOs to attend a briefing about the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). 

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5th UK Implementation Science Research Conference

Location: Online

A multidisciplinary conference to improve health and care

Now in its fifth year, the 2022 conference will bring together online researchers, policymakers, clinicians, practitioners and service users from around the world. 

The conference will share the best ways to implement evidence-based health and social care research within services and systems to improve health and care outcomes. 

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Lanzamiento de Maestría en Consumo de Sustancias Psicoactivas desde una perspectiva Sociosanitaria

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Actualmente existe consenso en relación a que cuando un fenómeno se expande en forma epidémica, existen factores de causación social que lo determinan, razón por la cual, la magnitud poblacional del consumo de sustancias debe ser comprendida y abordada desde una perspectivas sociosanitaria que coordine la asistencia socia educativa y sanitaria incluyendo líneas de acción generales y específicas. 

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Impact of Comorbid COVID-19 and Substance Use During Pregnancy on Fetal and Infant Development Workshop

Location: Online

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 10:00am to 5:00pm

NIDA Brain Development Research Consortium

Numerous underlying medical conditions are associated with worse outcomes for those infected with SARS-CoV-2, including pregnancy and recent pregnancy (defined as at least 42 days following the end of pregnancy). In the short-term, SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant individuals increases the risk for severe illness for the individual leading to hospitalisation, caesarean birth, and death as well as risks for the foetus including stillbirth, pre-term birth, and poor foetal outcomes.

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Promoting family resilience to prevent emotional, mental, and behavioral problems in adolescence

Location: Washington, D.C.

ISSUP APSI Prevention

APSI presents the next in its series of Prevention Talks 

"Promoting family resilience to prevent emotional, mental, and behavioral problems in adolescence: A look at structural barriers and facilitators for intervention delivery".

Time & Location

Jul 21, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Zoom Meeting (Registration page)

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Substance Abuse Professional's U.S. DOT Alcohol and Drug Testing Regulation Qualification & Requalification Live Trainings

Location: Bethesda, US, United States

Bethesda, MD on Thursday, July 21, 2022 - Friday, July 22, 2022 from 8:30am - 4:00 pm ET

Join NAADAC President Mita M. Johnson, EdD, LPC, MAC, SAP, CTHP-II, for live two-day in-person or virtual U.S. DOT

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War - Psychological skills for surviving (coping with) traumatic events: Priority assistance to the military

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

ISSUP

ISSUP in collaboration with the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, International Technology Transfer Center - Ukraine, and ISSUP Ukraine National Chapter welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.

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HCV prevention, testing and treatment for people who inject drugs: A global and country perspective

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

ISSUP would like to invite you to attend an upcoming webinar on hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs.
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Submitted on Thursday 16th June 2022 - 09:49
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Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Thirteenth Session)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

ISSUP Nigeria flyer

ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders.

Time: 3PM Nigeria Time | 3PM UK Time

Register for the Webinar 

 

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War - Psychological skills for surviving (coping with) traumatic events: Overview of PTSD and PTSD Treatment

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.
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Submitted on Thursday 16th June 2022 - 11:06
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The 24th International AIDS Conference

Location: Montreal, Canada

The 24th International AIDS Conference will take place 29th July- 2nd of August.

Taking place in person in Montreal, Canada, as well as virtually, AIDS 2022 will call on the world to come together to re-engage and follow the science.

It will define future research agendas, shift latest evidence to action, and chart a new consensus on overcoming the HIV epidemic as a threat to public health and individual well-being.

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