All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature.

AIMS:

To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...

The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study

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Format
Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In the favourable political climate of the mid-2010s, the standards for Assessment & Selection of Prevention programmes Issued from the Review of EDPQS (ASPIRE) were developed to support project planning in drug prevention.

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Relación entre el trastorno de depresión y la adicción a Internet en jóvenes del Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires.

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Format
Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Mental Health

The present work seeks to analyse whether there is a relationship between the development of depression disorder and Internet addiction. For its development, the results of the Beck Depression Inventory were evaluated in a group of 60...

Electronic Cigarettes and Vapes: A Prevention Perspective

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
ISSUP Colombia presents its webinar on Electronic Cigarettes and Vapes: A view from prevention.

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (22nd Session)

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 22nd session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic of 'Therapeutic Community as a model in the Management of Substance Use Disorders.'

Understanding Substance Use: Educator's Guide

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Guide
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Partner Organisation

The guide, co-developed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and several school boards, aims to equip educators with knowledge and resources to promote well-being and reduce substance-related harms among youth.


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Trauma exposure across the lifespan among individuals engaged in treatment with medication for opioid use disorder: differences by gender, PTSD status, and chronic pain

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Format
Scientific article
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Treatment
Psychoactive Substances
Men
Women

Background

There is little research on lifetime trauma exposure among individuals undergoing medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). A multisite study examined the prevalence of lifetime trauma and explored differences based...

Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances

Background:

People who have problems with using opioids or other drugs and inject them have shorter lives than most people. Liver diseases, especially, contribute to this. Checking liver stiffness might help find liver problems early. This...

Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Law Enforcement

Background:

In Ghana, substance use among adolescents poses significant risks to their health, wellbeing, and development. However, little is known about the outlets and reasons for substance use among Ghanaian adolescents. This study...

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