SUD

Global Training on Universal Treatment Curriculum, Starting from Feb 8

8 February 2021

Mangalore, India

India

Ecolink Institute, India in Collaboration with the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme hosts 3rd International Online Course on Universal Treatment Curriculum on Substance Use Disorder Management from 8 February 2021. Applications invited from around the globe. We are making UTC available and affordable with good quality training online by our Global Master Trainers including Dr. Thirumagal and Aditi.

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Barriers, Facilitators, and Disparities in Retention for Adolescents in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Study with Treatment Providers

Scientific article

18 June 2020

Abstract Background Retention in substance use treatment is one of the strongest predictors of improved outcomes among adolescents, making retention an important goal of treatment. We examined treatment providers’ perspectives on barriers...

US National Treatment Plan for Substance Use Disorder 2020

Book

3 February 2020

"In 2018, nearly 89% of the estimated 20.2 million Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) did not receive specialized treatment for their condition—a disparity known as the “treatment gap”. Today, the White House Office of National...

Interventions to Integrate Care for People with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol

Scientific article

30 October 2019

Abstract Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUDs) have an elevated risk of premature mortality compared with the general population. This has been attributed to higher rates of chronic...

ADGRL3 (LPHN3) Variants Predict Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

29 January 2019

Abstract Genetic factors are strongly implicated in the susceptibility to develop externalizing syndromes such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and substance use disorder...

Planning and Designing the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT) for Hospitalized Adults with Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

1 May 2017

Abstract People with substance use disorders (SUD) have high rates of hospitalization and readmission, long lengths of stay, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Yet, models for improving care are extremely limited. We performed a needs...

Emergency Department Screening and Interventions for Substance Use Disorders

Scientific article

6 August 2018

Abstract The emergency department (ED) has long been recognized as providing critical access to the health care system for many, yet only in the past few decades has the ED visit been recognized as an opportunity to identify and link...

Implementing a Mobile Health System to Integrate the Treatment of Addiction into Primary Care

Scientific article

30 January 2018

A recent study carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examined the use of mobile health technology in the United States’ health care system. Published in the Journal of...