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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
UNODC Conducts Training on Psychoactive Substance Use for Policymakers
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a training for high-level participants to address the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders from 22-24 October 2019, in Brasilia, Brazil. The meeting gathered about...
Vietnamese Policymakers Attend UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than thirty (30) Vietnamese high-level decision makers from the Department of Social Vice Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the Office of the Government (OOG), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of...
Formazione di sei giorni dei professionisti del trattamento delle dipendenze del Pakistan
La M A Jinnah Foundation (Regd), Sialkot organizzerà una formazione di sei giorni dei professionisti del trattamento delle dipendenze del Pakistan dall'1 al 6 novembre 2019 sul curriculum di trattamento universale 5 (assunzione, valutazione...
Recovery Month Celebration – “Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger”
Dhaka Ahsania Mission observed the Recovery Month on 22 September 2019 at Ahsnia Mission Female Drug Treatment Center (FDTC) first time in Bangladesh. The objective of celebrating the Recovery Month is to educate people that substance use...
Interventions to Integrate Care for People with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
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Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUDs) have an elevated risk of premature mortality compared with the general population. This has been attributed to higher rates of chronic...
Kenya Credentials 28 Candidates!
GCCC congratulates the 28 candidates in Kenya who passed their exams last month! 19 now hold an ICAP I, 8 now hold an ICAP II, and I passed the ICAP III exam!
Uno studio pilota e di fattibilità di un programma di prevenzione dell'ansia basato sulla terapia cognitivo-comportamentale per gli studenti delle scuole medie inferiori in Giappone: uno studio quasi sperimentale
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Ci sono molte prove che la terapia cognitivo-comportamentale è efficace per i bambini e gli adolescenti con problemi legati all'ansia. In Giappone è stato sviluppato un programma di prevenzione dell'ansia basato sulla...
UNODC TREATNET Training for Treatment and Care Providers in Senegal
The UNODC’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN), the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) and UNAIDS jointly organized a TREATNET training on drug use disorder treatment and care from July 30th to August...
UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Policymakers from Central Asia
Twenty-four (24) high-level decision makers from the Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are participating in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and...
Cerimonia di chiusura del workshop di formazione di 4 giorni di UTC 4 e 7 organizzato da MATH & ISSUP Pakistan
Presso la sala conferenze MATH si è tenuta la cerimonia di chiusura del workshop di formazione di 4 giorni di UTC 4 e 7 organizzato dal Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, Gujranwala Pakistan in collaborazione con ISSUP Pakistan Chapter. Bashir...
Dinner for ISSUP Members in Pakistan/Participants of 4 Days UTC Workshop
Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, President ISSUP Pakistan, hosted a dinner in Rachna Hotel, Gujranwala for participants of a 4 days UTC workshop organized by the Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala Pakistan and the ISSUP Pakistan Chapter. Mr...
UNODC realiza capacitación sobre el uso de sustancias psicoactivas para formuladores de políticas
La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC) llevó a cabo entre 22 y 24 octubre 2019, en Brasilia, un entrenamiento sobre la naturaleza, prevención y tratamiento de los trastornos relacionados con las drogas. El...
Intelligenza nella giovane età adulta e disturbi da uso di alcol in uno studio prospettico di coorte di uomini danesi: il ruolo dei disturbi psichiatrici e della storia psichiatrica dei genitori
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Obiettivi: Gli obiettivi erano di stimare l'associazione tra l'intelligenza misurata nella giovane età adulta e il rischio di disturbi da uso di alcol (AUD) negli uomini e di indagare la potenziale modifica di questa associazione...
Using the CONSORT Statement to Evaluate the Completeness of Reporting of Addiction Randomised Trials: A Cross-Sectional Review
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Objectives: Evaluate the completeness of reporting of addiction randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement.
Setting: Not applicable.
Participants: RCTs identified...
Serie sull'uso di droghe dalle riviste Lancet
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Il panorama del consumo di droga è dinamico e mutevole. Cambiamenti nell'atteggiamento pubblico e nelle leggi nei confronti del consumo di droga si sono verificati in un numero crescente di paesi.
La produzione e il consumo...
Serie di disturbi da uso di alcol dai Lancet Journals
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I disturbi da uso di alcol sono una delle principali cause di morbilità e mortalità in tutto il mondo e di immensa importanza per tutti i professionisti della salute mentale. Questa nuova serie colloca il disturbo da consumo...
Implementing the European Action Plan on Alcohol
Despite efforts to reduce concerning levels of alcohol consumption in Europe through adopting the WHO European Action Plan on Alcohol (EAPA), the region continues to have the highest prevalence of drinkers, heavy episodic drinking, alcohol...
Inaugural Ceremony of 4 Days Training Workshop of UTC 4 & 7 Organized by MATH & ISSUP Pakistan
The inaugural ceremony of a 4 days training workshop of UTC 4 & 7 was held on 24th October, 2019 at the Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, Gujranwala, Pakistan which was organized by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, (MATH) Gujranwala Pakistan in...
UNODC Training for Uruguayan Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
A policy maker training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders was organized for 50 participants in coordination with the National Board of Drugs (Uruguay), the UNODC Country Office in Peru and Ecuador, and the UNODC...
Experts from Côte d'Ivoire Attend a Study Tour in Morocco
From 6 to 12 October 2019, as part of the UNODC - PTRS / GLOK32 activities to guide the introduction of assisted pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence, 10 representatives, policy makers and treatment experts, and 2 psychiatrists...
