All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Evaluation of Prevention Programs in Colombia: Evidence, Results, and Lessons for the Prevention of Substance Use in Young People.

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Media-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
ISSUP Colombia presents its webinar on Evaluation of Prevention Programs in Colombia: Evidence, Results, and Lessons for Youth Substance Use Prevention.

Guidance for Police Response to Drug-Related Mental Health Crises

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being
Regulatory Control of Substances
ISSUP Argentina presents its webinar on Guide for Police Response in Mental Health Crises Related to Drug Use.

Call for Nominations: Youth Representatives for ISSUP National Chapters Advisory Committee

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Children, Adolescents & Youth 

ISSUP is pleased to announce the call for nominations for four (4) Youth Representatives to serve on the National Chapters Advisory Committee (NCAC). These positions will represent Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, ensuring that young...

Building a Global Home: The Birth and Growth of ISSUP Pt.2

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ISSUP Podcast
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

Building the Future Together: Joanna Travis-Roberts on 10 Years of ISSUP

A special three-part series celebrating 10 years of of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).  

In this second episode, host Associate...

Reimagining Prevention: The Role of Generative AI

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, present a webinar on Reimagining Prevention: The Role of Generative AI.

Effectiveness of a computerized motivational intervention on treatment initiation and substance use: Results from a randomized trial

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Probation & Parole
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Highlights

  • Motivational computer intervention (MAPIT) increased treatment initiation at 2-month follow-up.
  • The significance of MAPIT diminished by the 6-month follow-up.
  • Motivational interviewing (MI) was not significant in any model.
  • ...

Substance use treatment services utilization and outcomes among probationers in drug courts compared to a matched cohort of probationers in traditional courts

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Background and objectives: Drug courts provide an array of substance use treatments and community-based services for probationers struggling with substance use disorders. We assessed substance use treatment services utilization...

Electronic-Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (e-SBIRT) for Addictive Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Background: Addictive disorders are significant global public health burdens. Treatment uptake with these disorders is low and outcomes can be mixed. Electronic screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (e-SBIRT)...

Substance use profile, treatment compliance, treatment outcomes and related factors in probation: a retrospective file review

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Objective

In this study, we aimed to investigate the sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals who mandated to the probation unit as the substances they use, their compliance with the programs, treatment outcomes and...

A randomized study of the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for drug and alcohol use with jail inmates

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Background

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice that has been shown to reduce alcohol and drug use in healthcare, educational, and other settings, but research on the...

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