Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol use and physical, mental and social harms has been completed. Many countries have updated their guidance on drinking to reflect these advancements in what is known about the risks and benefits associated with alcohol consumption.

The report is composed of three documents: the Public Summary, the Technical Summary and the Technical Report. 

• The Public...

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...

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Penggunaan narkoba di kalangan remaja (usia 12-24) menyusahkan mengingat meningkatnya risiko bahaya yang terkait. Terlebih lagi, layanan penggunaan narkoba sebagian besar kurang dimanfaatkan di kalangan pemuda, sebagian besar hanya mengakses dukungan ketika dalam krisis. Beberapa penelitian telah mengeksplorasi perilaku mencari bantuan kaum muda untuk mengatasi masalah penggunaan narkoba. Untuk mengatasi kesenjangan ini, penelitian ini mengeksplorasi bagaimana kaum muda memandang dan mengalami layanan penggunaan narkoba di British Columbia (BC), Kanada.

Metode

Metode penelitian...

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Ketika digunakan dalam kombinasi dengan terapi lain untuk gangguan penggunaan narkoba, neurofeedback (NF) telah diklasifikasikan sebagai "mungkin efektif," menurut penelitian terbaru di komunitas orang dengan gangguan penggunaan opioid. Terlepas dari hasil yang menggembirakan ini, tingkat keparahan krisis opioid, dan risiko tinggi kambuh bahkan dengan terapi pemeliharaan dengan bantuan obat yang paling efektif, NF tetap menjadi pilihan terapi yang sedikit dipelajari. Kemungkinan menggabungkan Alpha / Theta Neurofeedback ke dalam terapi kecanduan opioid standar di fasilitas perawatan...

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The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

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Epidemi opioid yang telah berlangsung lama dan pandemi COVID-19 yang lebih baru adalah dua peristiwa yang saling terkait dengan implikasi kesehatan masyarakat utama bagi orang yang menggunakan opioid (OUD). Sebagian besar penelitian tentang interaksi kedua masalah kesehatan masyarakat ini telah menggunakan data yang sudah ada sebelumnya untuk fokus pada pola komunitas, negara bagian, atau nasional. Penelitian kualitatif komplementer diperlukan untuk menentukan bagaimana orang dengan gangguan penggunaan opioid (OUD) memahami, mengalami, dan menavigasi periode unik ini. Studi saat ini...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of SCOPE is the application of scientific principles in the development of prevention and educational strategies for reducing substance use disorder (SUD). SUD education for healthcare workers was one of SCOPE's main areas of interest. The objective of the present was to identify the content and extent to which future healthcare professionals are trained in pain...