All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...

Preparing for the future — applying a foresight approach in the drugs field

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation

Objective: This webinar marks the official launch of the EMCDDA’s foresight toolkit for the drugs field entitled How to run a trends workshop in the drugs field. The event also aims to promote a foresight approach and increase foresight...

Training of Trainer (TOT) on Drug Treatment and Management for prison officers

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
As part of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) capacity building initiatives with prison staff for the better management of drug dependent prisoners, a four-day long Training of Trainers (ToT) on Drug Treatment and Management Training for prison staff was held on 25 July 2022.

Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Use from an Intercultural Approach

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention

ISSUP Chile presented a webinar focused on an intercultural approach to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and its implications for the development of public policies.

Reflection and understanding of the phenomenon of alcohol and...

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

Format
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

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
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...

International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD)

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Dear colleagues of ISSUP,

We invite you to consult the  International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD). In this edition you will find articles such as "A look at genetics and epigenetics in substance addiction", "Vision-construction...

Review of a decade of drug policy: Progress and Challenges

Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation
Introduction According to the latest World Drug Report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the year 2022, around 284 million people between the ages of 15 and 64 used drugs.

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