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Addiction Debates: Hot Topics from Policy to Practice
Addiction Debates explores the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice. Covering all the 'hot topics' of the day in a balanced and informative manner, Comiskey provides international perspectives on each topic...
Attitudes towards Cough Syrup Abuse: A Study of Adolescents in Southwest, Nigeria
One area of substance misuse among adolescents that is currently a problem, and has not been fully understood in the Nigerian context is the attitudes of adolescents towards cough syrup abuse. Thus, to inform policy actions for reducing...
COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations for a Comprehensive Healthcare Response
The coronavirus pandemic has become a sudden public health issue that has affected all communities around the world. Everyone has had to make adjustments to their lifestyles in a united effort to slow the spread of disease and prevent as...
AATOD Guidance to Opioid Treatment Programmes (OTPs) in Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As the COVID-19 global crisis continues, it is vital that Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) remain stable sources of treatment for patients receiving support for opioid use disorders.
The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid...
Resources for Addiction Treatment Providers
It is not always straight forward to find information and reliable resources on telehealth, state policies on OTP operation during this crisis, and insurance guidance.
To support treatment provides, Shatterproof has gathered a list of...
Video: Seri Ringkas 2 Menit tentang Kecanduan dengan Kevin Alderson, PhD, R. Psych.
Daftar putar YouTube yang berisi video singkat berdurasi tiga puluh dua menit tentang kecanduan. Penomoran seri ini didasarkan pada nomor bab untuk buku teks pemenang penghargaan, "Konseling Kecanduan Hari Ini: Zat dan Perilaku Adiktif"...
Kesehatan Mental, Penggunaan Zat & Kimia Otak
Banyak orang yang mengembangkan gangguan penggunaan zat memiliki kondisi kesehatan mental, dan, juga, banyak individu yang menderita masalah kesehatan mental juga menggunakan zat dengan cara yang berbahaya.
Hubungan antara kesehatan mental...
Adolescent Brain Development, Substance Use, and Psychotherapeutic Change
Adolescence involves dramatic biologic, psychological, and behavioural changes.
Adolescents respond, learn and explore their environment, forming new relationships and further developing their identity.
It is often a time where...
Saran tentang Pengobatan, Perawatan dan Rehabilitasi Orang dengan Gangguan Penggunaan Narkoba dalam Konteks Pandemi COVID-19
Di masa-masa sulit pandemi COVID-19 ini, UNODC terus fokus untuk memberikan bantuan penting kepada mereka yang membutuhkan, termasuk kepada orang-orang yang menggunakan narkoba dan dengan gangguan penggunaan narkoba, yang berada di penjara...
Exploring Opioid Overdose Incidence in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs
This seminar provides a preliminary examination of the range of information available on opioid overdose in Australia’s largest and only active cohort study of people who use drugs.
Penny Hill from the Burnet Institute explores a range of...
COVID-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed new guidelines for professionals and organisations delivering substance use treatment in the US.
The guidelines cover.
- Guidance on pharmacotherapy for...
WEBINAR: Cary Hopkins Eyles on Authentic Self-Care for Addiction Professionals
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...
Penjangkauan untuk Orang-Orang yang Bertahan Overdosis Opioid
Seringkali dibutuhkan saat-saat kritis, seperti ketika seseorang selamat dari overdosis, untuk memotivasi perubahan perilaku.
Sangat penting bahwa pada saat-saat ini orang memiliki akses ke perawatan yang tepat.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini...
Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder
Abstract
Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...
Mengapa otak kita kecanduan?
Ahli saraf Nora Volkow, direktur Institut Nasional Penyalahgunaan Narkoba di NIH, menerapkan lensa kecanduan pada epidemi obesitas.
Differences in Availability and Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Residential Treatment Settings in the United States
Opioid use and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States.
Several medications for OUD (MOUDs) are now considered by the medical community to be the criterion standard in OUD recovery...
Konseling Kecanduan Hari Ini: Zat dan Perilaku Adiktif (Edisi Suplemen Kanada Tahunan 2020)
Suplemen Kanada dimaksudkan untuk sirkulasi umum, tetapi juga bertindak sebagai tambahan untuk buku teks Amerika yang disebut Konseling Kecanduan Hari Ini: Zat dan Perilaku Adiktif, juga ditulis oleh Dr. Alderson.
Jika Anda memiliki saran...
Drug Related Deaths in Finland Increase by 25% in One Year
According to data published by Statistics Finland, the number of drug-related deaths in one year has increased by 25% in 2018.
Causes of death included accidental poisonings from multiple substances, deaths caused by long-term drug use...
Merokok Sangat Meningkatkan Risiko Komplikasi setelah Operasi
Sebuah studi bersama yang dilakukan oleh Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia dan University of Newcastle di Australia telah menemukan bahwa orang yang berhenti merokok tembakau setidaknya empat minggu sebelum mereka menjalani operasi memiliki risiko...
Should Cigarette Pack Sizes be Capped?
In an attempt to prevent harmful tobacco use, countries have introduced policies such as the minimum number of cigarettes. This increases the cost of buying a packet of tobacco and it is hoped it will deter young people from buying.
In...
