substance use

The Role of Parents in Preventing Substance and Behavioral Addiction

News

The webinar prevention series on the role of parents in preventing substance and behavioral addiction, organized by ISSUP Indonesia and ITTC Indonesia, took place on Sunday, 16 April 2023, from 10.00-12.00 PM (GMT+7). The primary objectives...

Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities

News

Alcohol and other drug treatment are generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment aims to improve well-being and reduce the harms of substance use and families and communities can play a significant...

Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention

Scientific article

22 May 2023

Abstract Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and impact individuals' health, well-being, and social functioning. Long-lasting changes in brain networks involved in reward, executive function, stress reactivity, mood, and...

The Anti-Stigma Network

News

The Anti-Stigma Network has been launched! The Mission The Anti-Stigma Network has been created by a group of organisations coming together with a shared mission. Collectively they aim to improve understanding of the stigma and...

The Relationship Between Trauma and Substance Use Among Healthcare Workers: A Cross Sectional Analysis

Scientific article

NIH shared this abstract: Trauma exposure is prevalent in the general population, but healthcare workers may be at greater risks for additional work-related trauma. Trauma is a known risk factor for substance use, particularly tobacco and...

Training Report on Getting Candid: Framing the Conversation Around Youth Substance Use Prevention

News

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Foundation for Changing Lives Against Substance Abuse in response to addressing the urgent need for more addiction workforce that can deliver evidence-based prevention program in Nigeria, requested the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR...

Health Equity Urgently Needed for Females

Video and audio recordings

While females consume about half of the nonmedical use of substances, shockingly, less than 20% of people in treatment are females and this disparity is even larger in some countries. Explore why and the response needed in this new video.

Issues of Substance Conference 2023

20 November 2023

Vancouver

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is happy to announce that our Issues of Substance conference will return in 2023 as an in-person event during CCSA’s 35th anniversary.

ISAM Webinar Series on COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders: : A Global Perspective on Challenges and Solutions

Video and audio recordings

As you all know, the current COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected various populations globally. The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) believes that the impact of this pandemic on people struggling with Substance Use...

Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioural Health Services for People At Risk for or Experiencing Homelessness

Book

This guide highlights strategies for behavioural health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioural health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing and...