treatment

Barriers and facilitators to accessing substance use treatment for people who use drugs in the Muslim communities

Citation
Al Ghafri, Q., Gilchrist, G., & Radcliffe, P. (2023). Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Inpatient and Community Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services for People Who Use Drugs in the Muslim Communities: A Systematic Narrative Review of Studies on the Experiences of People Who Receive Services and Service Providers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 109790.
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This systematic review, published in drug and alcohol dependence explores the barriers and facilitators to accessing inpatient and community substance use treatment and harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Muslim communities.

ISSUP Kenya meeting with Women In Mental Health Interventions and Treatment (WIMIT)

ISSUP Kenya President Dr. Pamela Kaithuru represented us in a successful meeting with Women In Mental Health Interventions and Treatment (WIMIT). WIMT is made up of women who run facilities dealing with SUD's prevention and treatment, most of them aimed at supporting women. Deliberations included strengthening professionalism through trainings, capacity enhancement and networking. There was an opportunity for their members who had not enrolled as members with ISSUP  to do so.

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

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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 retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.

Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder

Citation
Mills, L., Dunlop, A., Montebello, M. et al. Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 67 (2022).
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Introduction 

There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment.

World Drug Report at a glance

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ISSUP Mexico
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In the framework of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, several activities took place, including the publication of the World Drug Report elaborated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

This article takes up some of the most important ideas of this publication for the Mexican National Chapter.