Dream-Catchers: A Scalable Youth Mentoring Model for Substance Use Prevention in Nigeria
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The use of psychoactive substances by young people is a rising environmental health concern in many Nigerian communities. Prevention efforts have shown fragmentation across institutions, thus curtailing their impact. It has... |
“What good will it be for someone if they gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?”
— Matthew 16:26
What does it mean to “damage the soul,” and what might it mean to restore it?
The...
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Africa has the youngest population in the world, with over 60% of its population under the age of 25 (United Nations, 2022). At the same time, drug use is rising globally, with an estimated 296 million people using drugs in... |
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) pose significant challenges in academic environments, impacting students' health, academic performance, and campus well-being. This panel presentation outlines the collaborative efforts of Trinity... |
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical fragilities in drug rehabilitation systems worldwide, particularly in low-resource settings where continuity of care depends on coordination across health, social, and... |
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Introduction: Collaboration is a key strategy to enable organizations involved in drug rehabilitation to address the complex medical, mental, social, and legal problems confronting people who use drugs. One important... |
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Background: Traditional pharmacological and behavioral interventions for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) often struggle to address the persistent autonomic dysregulation and "allostatic load" that lead to relapse. Chronic... |
Scotland’s illicit drug market is becoming increasingly complex with the emergence of highly potent synthetic substances, including synthetic cannabinoids and opioids such as nitazenes. Some of these substances can be considerably more...