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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.
The influence of poly-drug use patterns on the association between opioid agonist treatment engagement and injecting initiation assistance
Abstract
Background
Evidence suggests people who inject drugs (PWID) prescribed opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are less likely to provide injection drug use (IDU) initiation assistance. We investigated the association between OAT...
Anticancer effects of disulfiram: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies
Abstract
Background and objectives
Cancer morbidity and mortality rates remain high, and thus, at present, considerable efforts are focused on finding drugs with higher sensitivity against tumor cells and fewer side effects. Disulfiram...
Modellare l'evoluzione della crisi degli oppioidi negli Stati Uniti per lo sviluppo di politiche nazionali
Astratto
La crisi degli oppioidi è una delle principali sfide per la salute pubblica negli Stati Uniti, uccidendo circa 70.000 persone solo nel 2020. I lunghi ritardi e i feedback tra le azioni politiche e i loro effetti sul comportamento...
Grants for private drug treatment and rehabilitation centers in Bangladesh
To improve the quality of drug treatment and rehabilitation services, for the third time, the Government of Bangladesh has provided grants to private drug treatment and rehabilitation centers across the country.
Moreover, the government...
Drug treatment management and mental health care training manual review workshop held
Proper guidelines for professionals are essential in providing quality services. With this in mind, Dhaka Ahsania Mission Health Sector organized a day-long consultation workshop on June 2, 2022, under the JPRPHRPC project supported by GIZ...
Confronto tra l'uso di cannabis medica riportato in un sondaggio confidenziale e documentato nella cartella clinica elettronica tra i pazienti di assistenza primaria
Astratto
Importanza I pazienti che usano la cannabis per motivi medici possono trarre beneficio dalle discussioni con i medici sui rischi per la salute della cannabis e sulle alternative di trattamento basate sull'evidenza. Tuttavia, si...
Association Between Smoking History and Overall Survival in Patients Receiving Pembrolizumab for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Abstract
Importance There is a need to tailor treatments to patients who are most likely to derive the greatest benefit from them to improve patient outcomes and enhance cost-effectiveness of cancer therapies.
Objective To compare...
Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes
Background
Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...
Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study
Background
Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patients perceive this...
A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada
Background
Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
This report presents the latest clinical evidence on how cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding can affect a developing fetus and infant.
Key points include: the effects of cannabis can be passed onto the fetus through the...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Use Disorders: From Theory to Practice
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been found to be effective for treating a variety of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). This webinar will review the CBT model of substance use, as well as practical treatment strategies and tools in...
Stimolanti Un focus su interventi di trattamento efficaci e supporti di recupero
Durante questo webinar imparerai come:
-Discutere i risultati della ricerca relativi al recupero del cervello a seguito dell'uso di stimolanti.
-Ricordare interventi comportamentali basati sull'evidenza che si sono rivelati efficaci nel...
Stress, relazioni e disturbi da uso di sostanze: un'introduzione al counseling informato sulle neuroscienze
Durante questo webinar imparerai come:
- Discutere le basi per incorporare le neuroscienze nella pratica clinica
- Descrivere un modello di trattamento della SUD basato sulle neuroscienze
- Applicare un modello di stress, relazione e SUD...
Stress, Relationships, and Substance Use Disorders Clinical Applications
This workshop is Part 2 of a set of presentations on the integration of neuroscience with SUD treatment. Part 1 laid a foundation for ethical practice. Part 2 describes the application of a metaphoric model of neuroscience-informed...
Real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments of opioid use disorder in a national cohort
Abstract
Aim
To investigate the real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments (buprenorphine, methadone) of opioid use disorder (OUD).
Design
A nation-wide, register-based cohort study.
Setting
Sweden.
Participants
All...
Toward a Theory of Motivational Interviewing
Abstract
The widely-disseminated clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI) arose through a convergence of science and practice. Beyond a large base of clinical trials, advances have been made toward “looking under the hood” of MI...
Using motivational interviewing in substance use disorder treatment
Effective substance use disorder (SUD) treatment requires providers to understand what an individual genuinely needs to do to change substance use behaviours. An essential element in motivational SUD interventions is helping people who...
L'UNODC promuove il dialogo sulla riduzione della domanda di droga in tutta l'Asia centrale alla Conferenza ISSUP Abu Dhabi 2022
Nell'ambito del progetto globale DELL'UNODC GLOJ71"Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet II" UNODC ROCA in collaborazione con la Sezione Prevenzione, Trattamento e Riabilitazione (PTRS) HQ ha sostenuto la...
Motivational Interviewing: Reading List
Motivational interviewing is a counselling approach that aims to harness an individual’s motivation to change and promote autonomy in decision making.
