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ISSUP Staff Team June Meeting
The ISSUP staff team met in June to discuss the coming months and updates to the website. The ISSUP team work remotely in various different locations internationally so it is great to come together face to face to work on big developments...
June Student Membership Update
In our third Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
One great way to be more active in this field is to join ISSUP as a member and to...
Website Launched to Teach Youth about Risks of Cannabis
With legalization of recreational cannabis looming, The Schizophrenia Society of Canada wants young people to understand the risks of using the drug.
The society has launched a new website to increase awareness.
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Facebook reindirizzerà le ricerche sugli oppiacei ai servizi di supporto SAMHSA
Come la crisi degli oppioidi sta deprimendo la forza lavoro americana
È passato un decennio da quando la crisi finanziaria ha fatto salire il tasso di disoccupazione negli Stati Uniti e ha costretto le persone nel pieno della loro carriera a rinunciare a cercare lavoro.
Ancora oggi, mentre i datori di...
Come lo svapo adolescenziale mette in atto la struttura per la dipendenza da eroina e cocaina
La rapida adozione delle sigarette elettroniche è stata guidata, almeno in parte, da un enorme salto nella potenza degli e-liquid.
Il fumo di sigaretta tra gli adolescenti è in declino. Mentre i dati mostrano che il fumo tra gli...
NIDA Fatti di droga facili da leggere
Se stai cercando un formato semplice per comunicare le questioni chiave relative alle droghe, il sito Web del National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) può offrire una soluzione multimediale.
La sezione Drug Facts di facile lettura del...
Auditor General Slams 'Unacceptable' Lack of Treatment for Mentally Ill Inmates
New Brunswick jails aren't offering any addiction treatment or therapy for mentally ill inmates, according to the province's auditor general.
Kim MacPherson's investigation into treatment in jails revealed a patchwork system where no one...
SAMHSA Announces $930 Million Funding Opportunity to Combat the Opioid Crisis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is now accepting applications for $930 million in State Opioid Response Grants. SAMHSA will...
Más de la mitad de los jóvenes tienen una relación de dependencia con los móviles
Los resultados de un estudio en el que han participado 1.276 personas de 80 países diferentes, todas ellas residentes en España o en países hispanohablantes, apuntan a que más de la mitad de los menores de 18 años experimentan problemas...
Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Humphrey Fellowship Program, sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a US government international exchange program supported by the people of the United States. Fellowships are granted...
Fentanil e altri oppioidi sintetici Decessi per overdose da droghe
Una risorsa infografica del National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) che esplora le statistiche sulla morte correlate alla droga relative al fentanil e ad altri oppioidi sintetici riportate negli Stati Uniti.
Con quasi il 50% dei decessi...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
Lessdrugs : an e-health approach to lifestyle management
Lessdrugs is an project supported by the EIT Health initiative. Bringing together Imperial College London, Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and the University of Copenhagen the pilot project implements microlearning to explore choices...
Sideal Spanish Language App for Alcohol Use
Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence.
The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or...
Pennsylvania Hospital Becomes OUD Treatment Model after Working with PCSS during Pilot Program
Hanover Hospital and its affiliated healthcare clinics has become a model for how a healthcare system that is fully engaged in embracing evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorders can make significant change.
A little more than a...
Treat Addiction Like Cancer
Likewise cancer, addiction is a complex disease that requires being addressed by an integral, balanced and multidisciplinary approach. Currently, within the healthcare systems, there are available treatment options for cancer that are...
There’s an Opioid Abuse Problem Unfolding in African Cities and It’s Not Getting the Attention It Needs
An opioid crisis is spreading throughout Africa. This comprehensive article traces consumption of tramadol across the continent, focusing on the scenario in various African countries in addition to the complexities of deciding on how to...
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