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Stimulants: Understanding Use, Impact, and Responses Reading List
Stimulants are a class of drugs that act on the central nervous system, increasing alertness, energy, and attention while elevating mood. They achieve these effects by enhancing the activity of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and...
New draft guidance on harmful gambling
The new draft guideline on harmful gambling recommends health professionals should ask people about gambling if they attend a health check or GP appointment about a mental health condition.
These guideline aims to ensure that those...
Synthetic Opioids: Navigating a Changing Landscape in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Approaches for First Responders
Abstract
During their day-to-day work, first responders such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel often encounter people who use drugs (PWUD), including alcohol, opioids, stimulants...
Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ Community: Reading List
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride month is celebrated each year during the month of June. Here you can find a list of resources and research on the topic of substance use among the LGBTQ+ community.
1) This rep...
Cocaine Reading List
Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug that originates from the leaves of the coca plant, which is indigenous to South America. The drug's effects include heightened alertness, attention, and energy, as well as feelings of euphoria and...
SSA Podcast- Relapse: what is it and what does it mean to people who experience it?
In the latest episode of the Addictions Edited podcast, Rob Calder talks to Dr Maike Klein from the University of Bath about her qualitative research into relapse.
They discuss how relapse can be perceived as part of recovery or...
HIV and Substance Use: Reading List
World AIDS Day takes place in December each year. This reading list contains a list of research, publications and resources for practitioners relating to HIV/Aids. We also have a network dedicated to HIV and HCV where you can find a...
Travaux de l’ONUDC relatifs à la toxicomanie et au VIH
L’ONUDC a rassemblé des résumés des travaux qu’ils accomplissent dans le domaine de la consommation de drogues et du VIH.
Ici, vous pouvez en savoir plus sur le travail accompli par l’ONUDC dans le domaine de la
Bulletin du Réseau communautaire canadien d’épidémiologie sur l’usage de drogues (RCENJ) : Mise à jour sur l’usage de stimulants et les méfaits connexes au Canada et aux États-Unis
Le Réseau communautaire canadien d’épidémiologie contre l’usage de drogues (CCENDU) est un réseau pancanadien de partenaires communautaires coordonné par le Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS). Le réseau a...
Families of people who use drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide.
It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and...
مجموعة أدوات الأمم المتحدة بشأن المخدرات الاصطناعية
تدعم مجموعة أدوات الأمم المتحدة بشأن المخدرات الاصطناعية المجتمع الدولي في تنفيذ تدابير استجابة شاملة لمواجهة مشكلة المخدرات الاصطناعية.
وضعت مجموعة الأدوات استجابة لقراري لجنة المخدرات 8/61 (2018) و4/62 (2019) اللذين دعيا مكتب...
Drugs of Abuse
Drugs of Abuse delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way.
With the information in this guide, parents and caregivers can help their children make smart choices and avoid the consequences of drug...
Mental Health and Substance Use: Reading List
Mental health and substance use issues are commonly linked, and it is important that practitioners are skilled and knowledgeable in identifying and working with the potential challenges an individual may be facing. For World Mental Health...
Comorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders
Overview
Mental health problems are very common in those with a substance use disorder, and these patients have more clinically and psychosocially severe problems than patients with substance use disorders without comorbid mental health...
Offrir un traitement de l’alcoolisme et d’autres drogues en milieu résidentiel
Les travailleurs qui fournissent un traitement AOD aux personnes en milieu résidentiel doivent avoir à portée de main les approches de pratique les plus récentes et fondées sur des données probantes.
Dans cette ressource complète, vous...
Nouvelles substances psychoactives : liste de lecture
Project NEPTUNE training modules
In partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Project NEPTUNE has developed training modules to improve clinical practice in the management of harms resulting from the use of club drugs and novel psychoactive substances.
These...
Avis d’alerte précoce de l’ONUDC sur les nouvelles substances psychoactives
L’émergence rapide d’un grand nombre de nouvelles substances psychoactives sur le marché mondial des drogues pose un risque important pour la santé publique et un défi pour la politique en matière de drogues. Souvent, on sait peu de choses...
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