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The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic held a web-based listening session that focused on the perspectives and experiences of clinicians caring for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain.

This is a recording of...

Presentation by Drs. Chia Francis and Mashika Esther

This webinar will illuminate the level of drug use in Nigeria, efforts made so far to address access to drug abuse treatment services in Nigeria, and details of a study regarding access...

De acordo com Botvin (2004) e Sloboda (2004) há evidências empíricas que os programas de prevenção, como o de Habilidades de Vida, baseados no conhecimento, identificação dos fatores de risco e desenvolvimento de habilidades psicossociais...

ISSUP Global and ISSUP South Africa brought Siphokazi Dada, to present on the subject of Cannabis Use amongst South African use. The trends, the policy changes and data on the impact of the decriminalisation to review the changes in demand and cannabis related problems.

This first webinar from ISSUP South Africa focusses upon the toll of Covid-19 upon social factors, which can thereby affect substance use disorders.

People who have been incarcerated are approximately 100 times more likely to die by overdose in the first two weeks after their release than the general public. Despite high rates of opioid use disorder among justice-involved individuals...

Utilising the spirit of motivational interviewing in delivering SBIRT services is a crucial component in improving outcomes. This session will focus on some concreate skills that can be utilised in delivering these services.

Participants...

In this presentation, Dr. Valerie Earnshaw provides a cross-cutting conceptual overview of stigma, identifies targets for stigma measurement, recommends methodological approaches for stigma research, and reviews the intervention toolkit to...

 

This webinar provided information about the nature of trauma (including post-traumatic stress disorder) and its effects. As well as discussing the link between trauma and the use of alcohol and other drugs (including methamphetamine).
 

Description: Drugs of abuse target discrete collections of nerve cells—called circuits—in the brain that normally regulate responses to natural rewards in the environment, like food, sex, and social interactions. The areas of brain involved...

Explore the first ISSUP virtual training course on Motivational Interviewing presented by Dr. Igor Koutsenok MD, MS.

Mindfulness is a concept that has gained significant popularity over the past few years that involves the practice of being fully present.

Mindfulness involves the nonjudgmental awareness of thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.

Mindfulne...

Basic Level Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC)

The Basic Level UTC consists of eight courses that cover the broad spectrum of addiction treatment. Each course consists of a Trainer and Participant Manual. The...

In response to the global pandemic, people around the world have adjusted their ways of life. 

Governments have imposed restrictions on the time people can spend with one another, forcing people to find alternative means of communication...

We are witnessing, arguably, the greatest public health issue of our time. However, that is not to say the public health concerns that were present before the pandemic have disappeared.

Opioid addiction and opioid-related deaths continue...

Ref: ISSUPNC/01/ADM/VOL.1/004  May 11, 2020

PRESS RELEASE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

We are an umbrella group of professionals dedicated to the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders among...