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Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022

Presentations:

• CBD for Treating Neuropsychiatric Complications of COVID-19 and Role of Addiction Physician - Dr...

Seminar on Role of Students against Drugs

GC University Lahore organized a special program on drugs, Major General Ghulam Shabbir Narejo DG ANF Pakistan was chief guest and Brig Rashid Minhas RD ANF Punjab was special guest. Principal Prof...

Drug Awareness Campaign through Motivational Speaker

Syed Zulfiqar Husain, Director, Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) along with Mr. Adeel Rashid and Syed Mohsin met with Mr. Qasim Ali Shah Motivational Speaker regarding Drug Demand...

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Introduction. Impaired control over drinking has been frequently cited in diverse theoretical descriptions regarding harmful alcohol use and is considered a DSM criterion for alcohol use disorder. Differences in the frequency of...

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...

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Introduction: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy responses to COVID-19 affected social and economic life and the availability of alcohol. Previous research has shown an overall small decrease in alcohol use...

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Children are increasingly affected by sexual exploitation (SEC), and the subsequent hardships arising out threaten their lives. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of trauma or other significant sources of...

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Background and Aims

Research has shown that alcohol use and common mental disorders co-occur; however, little is known about how the global prevalence of alcohol use compares across different common mental disorders. The aim of...

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Importance  While some studies have found an association between marijuana use and adverse neonatal outcomes, results have not been consistent across all trials.

Objective  To assess available data on neonatal outcomes in...

May the 8th-14th is National Prevention Week!

Every day APSI will be highlighting one of their Prevention Nuggets, Prevention Talks and Prevention Portraits, all focused on one specific prevention theme.

Head on over to APSI website to...

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based approach to early intervention of substance use.

This mixed-methods evaluation assessed the implementation of an adolescent SBIRT change package across...

Есiрткiнi қолданатын адамдарға қатысты тiлдi өзгерту қажеттiлiгi тiлдiң үдемелi тақырыбына айналды, бiрақ әлi де ұзақ жол бар. Есірткі қолданатын адамдар сан алуан және олардың есірткі тұтынумен қарым-қатынасы көптеген түрлі формаларды...

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Background

In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral...