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Treatment Settings
Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Guidance on Some of the Trickiest Decisions Therapists Have to Make
It’s a dilemma for all therapists and counsellors - how much to disclose about yourself. Another difficult decision is when to directly confront what is happening then and there in therapy. A review for the American Psychological...
The UN SDG Action Awards
The United Nations Development Programme is accepting nominations for the Sustainable Development Goal Action Awards.
Annual Report: Use of Narcotics in City of Lahore
The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & Youth Council for Anti Narcotics (YOCFAN) have published the latest annual report on the use of narcotics in Lahore.
The report gives an overview of the current situation in Lahore and outlines the...
Podcast: Effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Populations
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group specialises in reviews that assess, among other things, ways to reduce hazardous or harmful drinking of alcohol.
One of these reviews looks at the evidence on practitioner-delivered brief interventions...
Barriers in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
The US is experiencing a public health crisis. In the US in 2016 alone, there were over 63,000 drug poisoning deaths. Despite these concerning figures, it is estimated that fewer than 20% (3.8 million) receive treatment and for those who do...
Visit of Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, Meeting for Future Collaboration for UTC Training
Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, newly elected President, ISSUP Pakistan visited Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala Pakistan. He was warmly welcomed by Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Chair/Executive Director & other board of Directors, MATH, Mr...
Website: End of Life Care for People with Problematic Substance Use
This website offers resources developed from a two-year research programme on end of life care for people with alcohol and other drug problems. The research programme was the first of its kind to explore current practice and service...
Treatment Gap, Help-Seeking, Stigma and Magnitude of Alcohol Use Disorder in Rural Ethiopia
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Background
Although alcohol use disorders contribute a high proportion of population disease burden, the treatment gap is large, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To narrow this gap, contextually relevant evidence...
Meeting & Dinner Hosted by Unity Group for ISSUP Members in Islamabad, Pakistan
A meeting of ISSUP members Islamabad and KPK province with Candidates of Unity Group of Addiction professionals held at Ramada Hotel, Islamabad. During the meeting Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Ms. Saima and Ms. Shaista Naz...
Meeting with Mr. King Korean Coffee Owner on 19 January, 2019 at DFPF Office Karachi, Pakistan
Had a great meeting with Mr. King Korean Coffee owner on 19 January, 2019 at Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) office in Karachi, Pakistan. Mr. King really appreciated our substance use prevention, treatment, engaging young people and...
Useful Meeting with Colombo Plan Representative on 18 January, 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation staff had a great meeting with the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific-Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) representative Mr. Mohammad Ayub Senior Advisor/Treatment...
UNODC Global eLearning
UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and...
ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ran multiple sessions during the joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop and have produced a selection of videos of...
Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults
A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...
Psychiatric Comorbidity and Intimate Partner Violence among Women Who Inject Drugs in Europe
It is recognised that women who inject drugs are a highly vulnerable group of people and a section of the population who are at higher risk of showing comorbidities. This further impacts their well-being and can create a barrier to seeking...
Cognitive and Mindfulness‐Based Therapy for Adolescents with Co‐Occurring Post‐Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorder
Early life experiences of trauma are known to significantly increase the risk of substance use in adolescence and adulthood. It has been suggested that individuals may use alcohol or drugs as a means of temporarily relieving themselves from...
HIV Knowledge and Risk Behaviors among Drug Users in Three Vietnamese Mountainous Provinces
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Background
Globally, people who inject drugs are highly vulnerable to HIV transmission. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs are one of the most cost-effective mechanisms to substitute opioid use and improve the quality...
NIDA Resource: Opioid Facts for Teens
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a new resource to provide teenagers with accurate information about opioids.
The publication includes a selection of facts on opioids, a section on opioids and heroin, and a helpful list...
ICUDDR Conference: Call for Proposals
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) is soliciting proposals for presentations at its 4th Annual Conference.
Managing Alcohol-Related Attendances in Emergency Care: Can Diversion to Bespoke Services Lessen the Burden?
Abstract
Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) has a long history of burdening emergency care services. Healthcare systems around the world have explored a variety of different services that divert AAI away from EDs to better manage their...