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Treatment Settings
Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
Ostacoli al trasferimento tecnologico: uno studio qualitativo degli interventi brevi e dell'attenzione alle dipendenze
Sommario
Introduzione: Il trasferimento e la traduzione di programmi con evidenze scientifiche in scenari clinici è spesso limitato da una serie di ostacoli alla sua applicazione che complicano la realizzazione di benefici per la società...
Opioid Use Disorder: A Nature Reviews Primer
Abstract | Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that drive adverse emotional states and relapse...
Abuso di sostanze stupefacenti e giovani: criticità
Abuso di sostanze e giovani: problemi critici è una fonte completa di informazioni sulle esigenze dei giovani per la valutazione, il trattamento e altri interventi a causa del loro uso improprio di sostanze. Evidenzia gli approcci che...
ICUDDR Conference 2020: Call for Proposals & Save the Date!
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) will be holding its annual conference at the Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok Thailand, July 13-15, 2020. Conference registration will begin March 1st.
ICUDDR is now...
Scaife Medical Student Fellowship in Substance Use Disorders
With the generous support of the Scaife Family Foundation, the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) is able to conduct this specialised program.
The program offers medical students an intensive learning...
Lisbon Addictions: Presentations & Posters
Following their 2019 conference, the Lisbon Addictions team have gathered posters and information about the presentations from the event.
The co-producers have built coherent packages of topical strands, sessions and guided poster tours.
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Commission on Alcohol Harm
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting a Commission on Alcohol Harm, consisting of a panel of varied experts.
The Commission on Alcohol Harm has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in...
UTC 6 and UTC 7 Training Report
The Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) organised training on “UTC 06- Case Management for Addiction Professionals and UTC 07- Crisis Intervention for Addiction Professionals” for 28 staff...
Goal Commitment Predicts Cannabis Use for Adolescents in Treatment
Background: Commitment to change is an innovative potential mediator and mechanism of behaviour change (MOBC) that has not been examined in adolescents with cannabis use. The Adolescent Substance Abuse Goal Commitment (ASAGC) questionnaire...
National Addiction-Specific Institutional Infrastructure – Fundamental Prerequisite for Successful Implementation of Specialized Academic Degree Study Programmes: A Case Study in Historical Perspective
Objective: Human resources are crucial for addiction treatment and prevention services, as well as for science and research. The aim of this historical case study is to explain and demonstrate the role of specialized university academic...
Incorporation of Universal Prevention Curriculum into Established Academic Degree Study Programme: Qualitative Process Evaluation
Comprehensive bachelor's, master's, and doctorate-level curricula of Addiction Studies (Addictology) were developed and implemented at Charles University between 2003 and 2012.
Estigma Consumo de Drogas y Adicciones
El estigma asociado al uso de drogas y las conductas adictivas afecta de manera transversal en la vida de las personas, generando un impacto en la salud física y mental, la capacidad de encontrar y mantener un trabajo, de encontrar y...
Alcohol and Cancer Risks: A Guide for Health Professionals
Drinking alcohol increases the risk of mouth cancer, pharyngeal (upper throat) cancer, oesophageal (food pipe) cancer, laryngeal (voice box) cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer and liver cancer.
Having conversations with patients about the...
Opening Ceremony of the 6th Freemind International Congress
The 6th Freemind International Congress, organized by the Freemind Mobilization and ISSUP Brazil, was held in the city of Águas de Lindóia / SP, Brazil from December 4th to 7th, 2019.
The event was held at Hotel Majestic, which has one of...
Outcomes of a Novel Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program in an Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Practice
Abstract
Background
The integration of opioid use disorder (OUD) care and competencies in graduate medical education training is needed. Previous research shows improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and practices after exposure to OUD...
Care for Hospitalized Patients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Narrative Review
Abstract
There is increasing emphasis on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for unhealthy alcohol use in the general hospital, as highlighted by new Joint Commission recommendations on SBIRT. However, the...
How Many Tries Does it Take to Resolve a Substance Use Problem? Lessons from a National Study of Recovering Adults in the U.S.
This retrospective cohort study asks people who are in recovery or have not used alcohol or drugs for at least two years following meeting diagnostic criteria for having a SUD how many quit attempts they had made prior to success. The range...
UNODC and WHO Organize International Training on Substance Use Treatment and Care during Pregnancy
Kyiv (Ukraine), 18 December 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, organized an...
UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Intersectoral Group of Panama Policymakers
Thirty-four (34) high-level decision makers from CONAPRED, the Ministries of Health, Education and Social Development, NGOs and other entities are participating in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug...
Associazione delle politiche statali punitive e di segnalazione relative all'uso di sostanze in gravidanza con i tassi di sindrome da astinenza neonatale
Punti chiave
Domanda: Le politiche punitive o di segnalazione statali relative all'uso di sostanze durante la gravidanza sono associate a tassi di sindrome da astinenza neonatale (NAS)?
In questo ripetuto studio trasversale su quasi 4,6...