The University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, is honored to award you with a full tuition scholarship to the virtual 49th Summer Clinical Institute in Addictions Studies 2020.

You will have a chance to interact and learn from the world leading experts , scientists, practitioners and policy makers in the area of Substance Use Disorders. We would like to thank the Scaife Family Foundation for their continues support of the institute, particularly scholarships for students and trainees.

The Institute will be held on June 2 & 3.

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The goal of treatment for opioid addiction or opioid use disorder (OUD) is remission of the disorder leading to lasting recovery.

Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential. 

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) reviews the use of the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used to treat OUD—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support recovery for people with OUD.

Fonte:

Payer, D.E., Young, M.M., Maloney-Hall, B., Mill, C., Leclerc, P., Buxton, J., the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use, & the National Drug Checking Working Group. (2020). Adulteranti, contaminanti e sostanze concomitanti nelle droghe sul mercato illegale in Canada: un'analisi dei dati provenienti da sequestri di droga, controllo della droga e tossicologia delle urine. Ottawa, Ontario: Centro canadese sull'uso di sostanze e la dipendenza.

Fornisce un'istantanea del contenuto delle droghe sul mercato illegale in Canada utilizzando i dati 2018-2019 provenienti da...

Health care professionals around the world are fighting tirelessly to reduce the harm that is being caused by COVID-19.

Several public health organisations are creating and updating resources so that people can be updated on the changing situation and can use the knowledge to inform and adjust their practice.

NAADAC has brought together a selection of resources that offer both a general overview of the current climate as well as specific advice for health care professionals working in the DDR field.

Resources are grouped under the following headings:

• General Information 
• SUD-Specific...

Education plays a critical role in preventing substance abuse.

Drugs of Abuse, a DEA Resource Guide, is designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States.

This comprehensive guide provides important information about the harms and consequences of drug use by describing a drug’s effects on the body and mind, overdose potential, origin, legal status, and other key facts.

As well as providing information on all the major drug classes, the resource guide describes the Controlled Substance Act and provides information on U.S. chemical control.

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

While many individuals with opioid use disorder seek treatment at residential facilities to initiate long-term recovery, the availability and use of MOUDs in these facilities are unclear.

A recent cross-sectional study, published in JAMA Network, has examined whether residential addiction treatment facilities in the United States use medications for...

This Strategy focuses on achieving one overarching strategic outcome:

Building a stronger, healthier, drug-free society today and in the years to come by drastically reducing the number of Americans losing their lives to drug addiction in today’s crisis, and preparing now to dominate the drug environment of the future. This will be done by preventing initiates to drug use, providing treatment services leading to long-term recovery for those suffering from addiction, and aggressively reducing the availability of illicit drugs in America’s communities.

Nel 2018, quasi l'89% dei circa 20,2 milioni di americani con un disturbo da uso di sostanze (SUD) non ha ricevuto un trattamento specializzato per la loro condizione, una disparità nota come "gap di trattamento". Oggi, l'Ufficio della Casa Bianca per la politica nazionale di controllo delle droghe è lieto di pubblicare la strategia nazionale di controllo della droga del Presidente e il relativo piano di trattamento nazionale, un quadro basato sull'evidenza per aumentare l'accesso degli americani al trattamento SUD di alta qualità e sostenere quelli in recupero a lungo termine.

Il piano di...

Join together with drug prevention professionals from across the U.S. at our 8th Annual Drug Prevention Summit on February 17th and 18th, in Tampa, Florida. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear from many influential leaders, including U.S. Surgeon General, VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H and Harvard Medical School Professor, Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D. To register and learn more about the summit, visit this link: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egiquch19a188507&llr=jqecsquab

There is growing concern about levels of opioid misuse amongst military veterans. Conditions, such as PTSD, brain injury, and chronic pain, elevate the risk among this population.

In a recent study, conducted by psychology professor Kaston Anderson-Carpenter- a behavioural and social scientist at Michigan State University, concerning trends became apparent amongst particular groups of veterans- namely bisexual veterans and veterans over the age of 50.

The research found that:

1. Bisexual women veterans are especially at risk for recent prescription opioid misuse.
2. Bisexual veterans have...