In partnership with ISSUP Global, ISSUP South Africa presented a webinar on COVID-19: What can be done through us

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Presenter: David Bayever

David Bayever serves on the SAPharmacy Council as an Assessor, Examiner and Researcher. He is currently the Chairperson of South Africa's Central Drug Authority, and he also serves as a Member of SAHPRA Cannabis Working Committee and Member of Technical Task Team on Public Health     Dimensions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Problems. David is a member of DoH Ministerial Advisory Committee on Cannabis. He is...

La Sezione prevenzione, trattamento e riabilitazione (PTRS) dell'UNODC ha sviluppato un questionario per raccogliere informazioni sulle attuali sfide e risposte al COVID-19 e sulla continuità dei servizi di trattamento della tossicodipendenza.

Il questionario è destinato ai fornitori di servizi di trattamento e esamina l'impatto della fornitura di servizi di trattamento e le misure di adattamento alla crisi COVID-19, in particolare ciò che è stato fatto in diversi luoghi che si sono dimostrati utili per la continuità del servizio.

PTRS sta raccogliendo le risposte a questo questionario per...

This document provides guidance to African Union Member States on key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

It contains useful guidance on MHPSS for the community, healthcare workers, caregivers of vulnerable populations and people in quarantine, isolation or treatment centres.

This guidance aims to provide practical steps to reduce stress, anxiety, stigma and psychological disorders associated with COVID-19 and improve overall mental health and well being.

The document is designed to be used for...

Webinar on Good Practices in Mental Health Care in Residential Centers in Context of COVID-19

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On 22 May 2020, ISSUP Argentina collaborated with ISSUP Global to present a webinar on quarantined working conditions, pandemics and addictions.

Exhibitors: Dres. Roberto Canay and Ernesto Eduardo González
University of the Argentine Social Museum (UMSA)

In the early 2020s, with the COVID 19 pandemic and mandatory quarantine, there has been a large proliferation of workplace consequences and its new adaptation schemes, such as telework. This presentation documented the consequences and effects of these realities and how they affect workers, from an analysis perspective, with the aim of...

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.

However, those with underlying medical problems are more likely to develop serious illness.

In this article Dr. Volkow discusses how the serious health risks of COVID-19 pose unique challenges to people who smoke or vape, are already struggling with substance use disorders (SUD), or are in recovery from addiction.