UPC School and Family Pilot Examination
The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.
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Professionals of Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) receive training in Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC)
During 2022, the Training of Trainers for the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC), which is promoted by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS) and the International Society of...
ISSUP Poster for Lisbon Addictions 2022: Study on substance use and the role of families in Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Ukraine
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
Substance use in Gender Dysphoria (Transgenders) and their Mental Health
An event at a NGO in Lahore was organized to address the mental health and substance use among those living with gender dysphoria. They have complex challenges that vary from bullying, harassment, prejudice, discrimination in support and...
UNODC launched a Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advanced Courses 9-15 in Pakistan
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Ensuring continued learning and offering opportunities to substance use dependence treatment professionals to learn advanced and evidence-based treatment techniques and strategies is one of the important missions of UNODC. In...Training of trainers (TOT) on mental health for prison staffs
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and Bangladesh Prison Directorate jointly organized a four-day long ToT on mental health for prison officials from 22-25 August 2022, in the meeting room of Dhaka Central Jail. A total of 21 participants...
Ecolink Alumnis honor Global Trainers on Intl Women's Day
Ecolink Alumnis honor global trainers as outstanding Women of the Year on Women’s day.
Mangalore, India: Ecolink Alumni Association with over 200 students from 18 countries honored its Master trainers who trained over 250 addiction...
How People Living in Canada Consume and Acquire Cannabis: Assessing Progress in Minimizing Harms and Establishing a Safe Supply Chain
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People’s attitudes and behaviours about cannabis have shifted since it was legalized in 2018. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has funded research to examine these changes.
As we approach the three-year...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® will be held March 21-27, 2022.
Registration opens on November 1, 2021.
Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community. Sign up for the latest news...
Listen First- What the Experts are Saying
'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Listen First...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs in England
The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published. This report is the second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
The first part of...
Children's Rights in Drug Treatment Programmes Survey
Dianova International launched an online survey gathering information about how children's needs are being addressed in adult drug treatment programmes, and by identifying ways of promoting family-centred services respectful of the needs of...
Addiction and the Family International Network
The AFINet Webinars cover a range of topics related to Addiction and the Family. The programme for 2021 is below. Participation in each webinar is free, but to join, you MUST register beforehand. For each Webinar that you are interested in...
Discussion on Drug Abuse and Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Announcement!!! Announcement!!!
Youth Against Drug Abuse Foundation (YADAF) International In collaboration with SAIARD Council of World Youth Forum bring to you a Discussion about how drug abuse contribute to the increase rate of GBV...
Could a Telehealth Programme Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Women?
Evidence has shown that individuals released from prison are at greater risk of drug overdose in the first 2 weeks post-release compared to the general population. After a period of relative abstinence, the tolerance of people who use...
Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH) Reopens Treatment Services for Women and Children/Adolescents in New Block
Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala, Pakistan reopens treatment & rehabilitation services for women and children/adolescents in a new twenty bed block.
This project was previously supported by Colombo Plan and INL.
This project...
Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH) Reopens Treatment Services for Women and Children/Adolescents in New Block
Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala, Pakistan reopens treatment & rehabilitation services for women and children/adolescents in a new twenty bed block.
This project was previously supported by Colombo Plan and INL.
This project...
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...
Women and Children are the Emerging Face of Drug Addiction in Afghanistan
Q breaks into song, and the lyrics reflect something of himself: "My heart aches, my heart aches and my heart aches," he croons. The 10-year-old hopes to go professional one day, but his mother says that first, he has to break his addiction...
Lift Up! “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with People with Substance Use Disorder
Lift Up! “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with People with Substance Use Disorder”
Special thanks to the Institute of Clinical Psychology UoK, Pakistan US Alumni Network, Initiator Hdf SNYC, DFPF, Wajid Ali Rizwan Jaffar, Dr...
