El vinculo con personas que consumen drogas, entiendo, que ha fortalecido mi experiencia como profesional , al punto que ha significado el reformular , esclarecer y deconstruir ciertos prejuicios e hipótesis .
Cuando atiendo pacientes de tabaquismo, encuentro que los pacientes, más que no pueden dejarlo, tienen gran temor a hacerlo. Enfrentarlos a esta dificultad se hace más posible cuando hemos formado grupos.
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This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles.
Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and personal traits, such as compassion and empathy. While these can be great assets, they can also be detrimental to us personally.
In this webinar, Cary explains how to identify healthy and unhealthy traits, how we can care for ourselves, and what authentic self-care looks like.
Cary has worked in the field of substance use disorders for 18 years. She...
Molina, Desirée, José Felix Ribas Foundation, Venezuela; Lopez, Susana, Instituto Nacional del Menor, Venezuela
Anxiety and mood disorders have been described as key symptoms of the abstinence syndrome experienced by cocaine users during abstinence. High levels of anxiety in any stage of treatment can increase the odds of early drop-outs from treatment (Hubbard et al., 1997). The aim of this study was to test the effect of an anxiety management program on the levels of anxiety in cocaine abusers in treatment. The design was quasi-experimental, with a pre- and post-test. The sample (n=40)...
This report belongs to the Mexican Drug Observatory and presents the increase in demand for treatment for phenciclidine use in Mexico during 2018. Until 2016 the demand for phenciclidine treatment was in the penultimate place by drug type and by 2018 it rose to sixth place. Which is a significant and attention-sathing increase.
Subjective networks are one of the central subjects of Community Treatment. This two-part brief presents some data on the structural characteristics of personal networks in order to have some benchmarks for describing the characteristics of subjective networks. The second part presents data from an exploratory study on the structural characteristics of subjective networks. The study has been conducted in countries in Asia, Latin America and Europe.
La Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (RIIAD), editada por Centros de Integración Juvenil A.C., tiene el propósito de desarrollar una plataforma para la publicación semestral bilingüe (español e inglés) de hallazgos científicos provenientes de la investigación de temas asociados con el consumo de sustancias de abuso, conductas adictivas y trastornos relacionados, así como con el tratamiento, prevención y políticas públicas en la materia.
El alcance de la RIIAD contempla investigaciones médicas, psicológicas, sociales y de neurociencias acerca de consumo de sustancias y...
Lamentablemente las drogas son una mal en la sociedad en donde destruyen familias enteras sin importar clase,etnia o distinción social, diría que es un cáncer en nuestra sociedad en la que erradicarla al 100 % es imposible, pero si es posible disminuir el consumo en los jóvenes inculcando valores morales, educando y concientizando a las familias, realizando talleres de promoción, prevención con intervención interinstitucional e intersectorial
Argentina es uno de los países que registran mayor consumo mundial de Psicofármacos. Estos son utilizados generalmente para tratar síntomas de trastornos depresivos, como también trastornos de ansiedad que afectan a millones de personas en el país. Según el ultimo informe sobre el perfil del consumo de drogas en la población general de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, alrededor del 5% de la población consumió tranquilizantes o estimulantes sin prescripción medica alguna vez en su vida.
En lo personal considero que es de vital importancia el recalcar la importancia de generar nuevas estrategias de...
En nuestro país Ecuador es muy complicado que un adolescente tenga o sea beneficiado por un tratamiento de internamiento, ya que no contamos con instituciones para adolescentes con esta problemática de salud directamente del estado, ademas de que se encuentran en una etapa de negación y piensan que ellos dominan a las drogas en la ciudad que vivo lo mas comun es que inicien con alcohol artesanal que es una puerta para incursionar en otras drogas mas fuertes como la base de cocaína, la negacion y la busqueda de poder encajar en grupos de pares de su edad hacen que no quieran aceptar su...
Introduction: The transfer and translation of programs with scientific evidence into clinical scenarios is often limited by a number of barriers to its application that complicates the realization of benefits for society that requires effective services.
Objective: To identify barriers to the adoption of short intervention programmes for treatment for abusive use of alcohol and other drugs.
Methods: It is a qualitative study with an intentional sample made up of 16 experts in transfer processes. In-depth interviews were conducted, transcribed and data were subjected to content...
The stigma associated with drug use and addictive behaviors affects in a transverse way in people's lives, making an impact on physical and mental health, the ability to find and maintain a job, to find and maintain a home, in their relationships social and self-concept. On the other hand, the stigma delays the search for adequate treatment and is in itself a barrier to access and stay in treatments.
The 6th Freemind International Congress provided its participants with much information of important and relevant content, based on scientific evidence. There were 40 national speakers and 10 international speakers, 20 hours of international training, 30 hours of lectures, 25 hours of thematic panels and 12 hours of playful activities.
In addition, the Freemind Congress hosted important meetings, such as the Latin American National Chapters Meeting. This meeting was led by the National Chapter of Brazil at ISSUP, through its General Coordinator - Paulo Martelli.
The 6th Freemind International Congress, organized by the Freemind Mobilization and ISSUP Brazil, was held in the city of Águas de Lindóia / SP, Brazil from December 4th to 7th, 2019.
The event was held at Hotel Majestic, which has one of the most complete and versatile event centers in the state of São Paulo, less than 160 kilometers from the capital. There are several lounges with different characteristics and capacities and support rooms distributed in four integrated segments, offering spaces that can comfortably accommodate up to 2,000 people.
De 4 a 7 de dezembro de 2019, na cidade de Águas de Lindóia/SP, Brasil, foi realizado o 6º Congresso Internacional Freemind.
O evento foi realizado no Hotel Majestic que possui um dos mais completos e versáteis centros de eventos do estado de São Paulo, a menos de 160 quilômetros da capital. São diversos salões com diferentes características e capacidades e salas de apoio distribuídas em quatro segmentos integrados, dispondo de espaços que comportam confortavelmente de 20 até 2.000 pessoas.
O Centro de Convenções do Hotel Majestic ficou pequeno para as mais de 2.000 pessoas presentes na...
The material promotes the development of intervention strategies for a comprehensive and networked approach to problematic substance use in areas of deprivation of liberty. Encouraging the participation of detainees, their families, prison service benchmarks and the community at large. It starts from a rights and health promotion approach, developing a comprehensive and articulated work with the different actors involved.
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) extiende una cordial invitación para que el jueves 31 de mayo, a las 12:00 pm (hora de Washington, DC) participen en el seminario virtual gratuito "Programa de intervención breve para...