All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Stop Overdose Safely: UNODC successfully trained Ukrainian CSOs on emergency management of opioid overdose

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

From 6th to 8th June 2023, the UNODC Programme Office for Ukraine (POUKR) and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), jointly with Ukrainian NGOs, “Club Eney” and “Conviktus”, organized an in-person “Stop Overdose...

Supporting displaced people from Afghanistan and host communities in neighbouring countries – UNODC regional workshop on drug use prevention, treatment and care

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Women
Partner Organisation

From 5th to 9th June, UNODC organized a hybrid regional workshop with a total of 42 participants from the government, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UN agencies, to assist the strengthening of evidence-based prevention, treatment...

Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Abstract

Importance  Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) (eg, buprenorphine and naltrexone) can be offered in primary care, but barriers to implementation exist.

Objective  To evaluate an implementation intervention over 2 years to...

Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Statistics

Abstract

Importance  Alcohol consumption rates have been increasing among women in the US, which may affect mortality rates and sex gaps. Therefore, conducting a comprehensive assessment of sex differences in alcohol-related deaths is...

Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults With Past-Year Opioid Use Disorder in the US, 2021

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Quality Assurance
Telehealth

Discussion

Despite guidelines recommending MOUD, approximately 1 in 5 adults with past-year OUD received any MOUD. Furthermore, some groups were substantially less likely to receive MOUD, in particular Black adults, women, those unemployed...

Alcohol Toxicology

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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Statistics

ISSUP Colombia invites you to its Webinar on Toxicology of drugs of abuse.

Clinical Supervision in Botswana

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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Women
Quality Assurance
ISSUP Botswana would like to invite you to their Webinar on Clinical Supervision in Botswana.

Pharmacological management of acute methamphetamine withdrawal

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction

About the webinar:

This seminar provided an overview of Liam’s PhD studies, beginning with a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously researched pharmacological treatments for methamphetamine withdrawal.

It then proposed a novel...

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