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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Project Khanya: A Randomized, Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Peer-Delivered Behavioral Intervention for ART Adherence and Substance Use in Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract
Background
Substance use is prevalent in South Africa and associated with poor HIV treatment outcomes, yet, it is largely unaddressed in HIV care. Implementing an evidence-based, task-shared intervention for antiretroviral...
WEBINAR: Cary Hopkins Eyles on Authentic Self-Care for Addiction Professionals
This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles.
Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and...
Outreach to People Who Survive Opioid Overdose
Often it takes a critical moment, such as when someone survives an overdose, to motivate behavioural change.
It is particularly important that at these times people have access to the appropriate treatment.
The objective of this study was...
Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder
Abstract
Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...
Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Observes International Women’s Day 2020
Reflecting the theme - “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights”, Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center organized a human chain formation followed by a discussion meeting in collaboration with Dhaka...
Celebration of 30 Years of Drug Prevention & Treatment Activities of Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said that the society will lose proactive capable manpower if we cannot eradicate drug related problems from our country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strictly directed to make the dope tests mandatory for...
The Eighth Recovery Get-Together at Ahsania Mission Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center
Ahsania Mission Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Gazipur, Bangladesh organized the 8th Recovery Get-Together on 28 February 2020 at its premises, to celebrate the healthy drug-free lives of 170 recovered Substance Use Disorder...
Methodologies Mini-Course: Mobile Health Tobacco Interventions Among Low-Income Smokers
In this SRNT-U Methodologies Mini-Course, you'll hear about Dr. Monica Webb Hooper's work with the use of mHealth for smoking cessation among low income African Americans. You'll learn about:
- some key health disparities issues that serve...
SEXUAL RISK AND DRUG USE IN WOMEN
Authors: Desiree MolinaMSc,Greysi Rivero, Sandra Colina
The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between sexual risk behavior and drug use in women participating in an outpatient treatment program at the José Félix Ribas...
Effect of an Anxiety Management Program in Cocaine Abusers in Maracaibo, Venezuela
Molina, Desirée, José Felix Ribas Foundation, Venezuela; Lopez, Susana, Instituto Nacional del Menor, Venezuela
Anxiety and mood disorders have been described as key symptoms of the abstinence syndrome experienced by cocaine users during...
ASAP Training Project
For a number of years, different measures have been taken in Europe to improve the quality of drug prevention through developing and implementing quality standards, training sessions and analysis of drug prevention systems.
Based on the...
Health Matters: Smoking and Mental Health
It is well documented that people with severe mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. Smoking reduces physical wellbeing and is a key modifiable risk factor for health inequality.
Despite this...
EUSPR 2020 Call for Abstracts
EUSPR 2020 is being held in Lisbon, Portugal (at EMCDDA) on 8th and 9th October 2020, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the pre-conference day, October 7th.
The theme this year is ‘Make prevention science relevant for all...
Reward Circuitry and Motivational Deficits in Social Anxiety Disorder: What Can Be Learned From Mouse Models?
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common and serious psychiatric condition that typically emerges during adolescence and persists into adulthood if left untreated. Prevailing interventions focus on modulating threat and arousal systems but...
Urdu Translation and Adaptation of the HIV Stigma Scale in Pakistani Injectable Drug Users with HIV
Abstract
Objective: To translate and adapt the human immunodeficiency virus stigma scale into Urdu language, and to determine its psychometric properties.
Method: The study was conducted at the Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired...
Alcohol, Pregnancy and Infant Health – A Shared Responsibility
"Of all the lifestyle choices we make in conjunction with pregnancy, none are of greater importance to the child’s future health and development than the ones we make in relation to alcohol."
Alcohol, pregnancy and infant health – a shared...
How Does Parental Supply of Alcohol Affect Risk of Alcohol‐Related Harms in Early Adulthood?
There is evidence to suggest that adolescents who receive alcohol from their parents are at higher risk of developing harmful drinking patterns later on in life.
Despite the concerning link, the knowledge around this subject remains...
EMCDDA 25 Years of Monitoring
In 2020, the EMCDDA celebrates 25 years of monitoring the drug situation in Europe.
SPR Early Career Prevention Scientists Training Programme Call for Applications
Programme Description: The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) is launching a new 2-year programme to support early-career prevention scientists with a focus on increasing underrepresented populations in prevention science research...
18 National Trainers from Central Asia Trained on Advance UTC Courses 14 and 17 in Uzbekistan
24-29 February 2020 - A team of national trainers from Central Asia attended the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Regional Training of Trainers held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The training was organized by the UNODC Regional Office for...
