All Resources for 'Community-Based Recovery and Treatment'

Posttraumatic growth following a drug-related death: A family perspective

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Scientific article
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Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Public Health

This paper explores the experience of posttraumatic growth in families who have lost a family member to a drug-related death.

Seven family units (17 participants) were interviewed, and interviews were analysed.

Analyses revealed themes...

Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...

Effect of a Peer-Led Behavioral Intervention for Emergency Department Patients at High Risk of Fatal Opioid Overdose A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Abstract

Importance  Fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses are at record levels, and emergency department (ED) visits may be an opportune time to intervene. Peer-led models of care are increasingly common; however, little is known about...

Reorganisation of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted people with substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide, and healthcare systems have reorganized their services in response to the pandemic.

Methods: One week after the...

Effectiveness of Varenicline and Cytisine for Alcohol Use Reduction Among People With HIV and Substance Use A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men
Abstract

Importance  Cigarette smoking and risky alcohol consumption co-occur and are undertreated. Nicotine receptor partial agonists and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) treat smoking but are unproven for alcohol, and clinical trials...

The Impact of Drug Treatment on Parenting Skills Development: An Underrated Intervention Potential?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Summary

Substance use disorder (SUD) affects the relationship and care of children, leading to abusive behaviors. The parent-child relationship may improve with the development of parental skills (PC) in users of TUS treatment programs...

‘I Was Present but I Was Absent’: Perceptions and Experiences of the Non-Medical Use of Prescription or over the Counter Medication among Employed South African Women

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women

Abstract: Background: The need for workplace substance use prevention programmes globally and in South Africa is driven by the growing problem of substance use and the associated burden on the health and welfare of employees, their families...

Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women
Statistics
Mental Health

Background

Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study will...

Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.

The UNODC Programme Office in Indonesia in collaboration with the National Narcotics Board (BNN) conducted a National Training for Government Officials and Practitioners on the UNODC Family United programme (Family-based prevention programme).

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News
Themes
Populations
Family

Family is a strategic institution to encourage fundamental changes in the process of child development. A family has risk or protective factors that influences the physical and psychosocial development of a child. This is proof of how...

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