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The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
ISSUP Indonesia presents Webinar in order to meet the Launch of ISSUP National Chapter Indonesia:
"The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic"
Publishing Addiction Science
ICUDDR are pleased to announce that they are now opening applications for the second group of ICUDDR/ISAJE Learning Collaborative participants. ICUDDR and ISAJE began hosts this Learning Collaborative using the Publishing Addiction Science...
Quality standards in drug treatment: some ideas for incorporation into our country's services
ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar on quality standards in drug treatment and how to incorporate them into treatment services in Chile
The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (Chile time)
Disord...
Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Reading List
Here is a range of resources that discuss ways to support people with substance use issues who are in contact with the justice system.
World Situation with Regard to Drug Abuse
This report contains a summary of the information available to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the extent of drug use and its health consequences.
The report includes information on:
- Emerging drig trends
- Challen...
Comparison of Water Pipes vs Other Modes of Cannabis Consumption and Subsequent Illicit Drug Use in a Longitudinal Cohort of Young Swiss Men
Abstract
Importance: There are concerns that the use of water pipes to consume cannabis is associated with increased risks of engaging in more addictive behaviors.
Objective: To examine whether consuming cannabis with a water pipe was...
Alcohol: A Public Health Issue
The Journal of Public Health has put together a selection of papers that highlights some of the most cited alcohol-related research published in the Journal of Public Health in recent years.
The collection starts with articles examining...
Webinar: Accessibility, quality and equity in addiction treatment devices
ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar that will discuss accessibility, quality and equity in addiction treatment services. The webinar will take place on April 20, 2021 at 17:00 hrs (Argentina time).
This webinar will...
Consumption of psychoactive substances and gender perspective. In the week of the International Day of Action for Women's Health
ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar that will discuss psychoactive substance use and gender perspective - in the week of the International Day of Action for Women's Health.
Younger age of first cannabis use or prescription drug misuse is associated with faster development of substance use disorders
NIH analysis measures the prevalence of nine substance use disorders after first substance use or misuse in young people.
Tobacco Webinar Series: Tobacco Smoking Addiction - From Prevention to Treatment
ISSUP presents the final session in the series of three Webinars focusing on Tobacco Use. The third Webinar will be hosted by ISSUP Pakistan and explore the topic of 'Tobacco Smoking Addiction - From Prevention to Treatment'.
Tobacco Webinar Series: New Electronic Smoking Devices - What's the Difference?
ISSUP would like to present the second session in the three-part Webinar series focusing on Tobacco Use. This Webinar asks the question 'New Electronic Smoking Devices - What's the Difference?'
Tobacco Webinar Series: Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?
ISSUP are pleased to present the first of three Webinars on the topic of Tobacco Use. This first Webinar was organised in collaboration with ISSUP India and centres on 'Tobacco Use - Pleasure or Harm?'
Evidence Review of Drug Treatment Services for People who are Homeless and Use Drugs
People who are homeless have complex and challenging lives. They tend to have worse physical and mental health than the general population. Substance use is more prevalent among people who are homeless than in the general population, and...
Alternatives to Imprisonment for Drug Users
ISSUP India, in collaboration with ISSUP, organized a webinar on alternatives to incarceration for persons with substance use disorders and opportunities for interventions along the justice system.
Using Nutrition to Promote Addiction Recovery
In this article Khary Rigg, Ph.D and Kelly Miller, NTMC introduce us to the importance of nutrition in addiction recovery and highlight some practical, evidence-based actions to consider when advocating for nutritional interventions in recovery care.
Nutrition in Addiction Recovery: Reading List
It is not uncommon for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) to experience conditions which make healthy eating and proper nutrition more challenging.
Evidence and Implementation of family-based interventions in the addiction field
Dr Gallus Bischof presented AFINet’s second Webinar on “Evidence and Implementation of family-based interventions in the addiction field”.
Dr Bischof described and reported the results of a systematic review on the evidence of...
SALIS / AMHL CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE
5th Annual Joint SALIS/AMHL Conference
42nd Annual SALIS Conference
April 27 – 29, 2021 (Virtual)
Information Professionals:
Building Back Better in the Post Pandemic World
The current pandemic has shaken up the...
An Autophagy-Related Protein Becn2 Regulates Cocaine Reward Behaviors in the Dopaminergic System
Abstract
Drug abuse is a foremost public health problem. Cocaine is a widely abused drug worldwide that produces various reward-related behaviors. The mechanisms that underlie cocaine-induced disorders are unresolved, and effective...