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Live Webinar on "Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) as a new storm for Mental Health and Addiction Professionals: Insight from Developing Countries" by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter on Dated February 22, 2023.

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter Conducted Live International webinar on "Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) as a new storm for Mental Health and Addiction Professionals: Insight from Developing Countries"

Gamma Hydroxybutyrate is a substance from the Depressants family. This Webinar will explore its mechanism of action, its abuse and addiction; understanding its effects both on the brain and on the body. The session will also discuss the hype of its abuse in low and middle income countries, like Pakistan. It will conclude with available information on its harmful effects and available guidelines on...

Training on UTC-1 "An Introduction to the Science of Addiction" Organized by ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Subhan Trust on Dated February 2-4, 2023 at Institute of Souther Punjab/University, Multan-Pakistan.

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Subhan Medical Trust (Approved Training Provider by CPDAP) jointly organized Training on Universal Treatment Curriculum-1 "Introduction to the Science of addiction" with the collaboration of Institute of Southern Punjab (ISP) Multan on Dated Date 02-04 February, 2023.

32 Participants from South Punjab successfully completed their training on UTC-1.

Training was facilitated by ICAP Certified National Trainers.

1. Muhammad Shafique

Clinical Psychology

CEO, Subhan Medical Centre Trust Islamabad

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter

Post Graduate Diploma in Addiction Sciences

C...

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter conducted Live Session on "SUCIDE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER" from ISSUP Pakistan Chapter's & Youth Forum Pakistan's Facebook Pages, YouTube Channels and Twitter with Guest Speaker Dr. Talat Habib Medical Doctor/MBBS, National Trainer by CPDAP & UNODC, Director ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, Addiction Certified Counselor from ICCE,
Internationally Certified Addiction Professional (ICAP-1 & ICAP-2) from NAADAC, USA which is was moderated by Ms. Saima Asghar Social Worker, Director ISSUP Pakistan, Executive Director New Life Rehab Center and General Secretary M A Jinnah...

Seminar on "Substance Use Prevention Among Youth" on Dated: 8-12-2022 at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter organized a Seminar on " Seminar on Substance Use Prevention Among Youth". By Following the theme "Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises" in Collaboration with TABA NUST SDG Student Hub NUST at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan.

The purpose of this seminar is to address the increasingly concerning issue of drug use among Youth by raising awareness and guiding those affected where to get help from. on Thursday, 8th December 2022 at NIT Seminar Hall, NUST H12 campus .

Presenters/Guest Speakers from various...

Drug addiction is now an intricate problem globally which affects people, families and communities across the globe. In Pakistan's capital territory, it is important to understand spatial epidemiology and related risk factors of drug addiction in order to develop targeted prevention and intervention...

Spatial_Epidemiology_of_Drug_Addiction_a.pdf

Once I read a quote that addiction is a disease that makes you too selfish to see the havoc you create or care about the people whose lives you shatter. Islamabad, presenting a view and serenity, silently battles an emerging crisis: drug addiction. Largely hidden beneath the polished streets and green landscapes, this crisis finds its way to the lives of youngsters who are students or residents. The drugs such as “Ice” (crystal meth), MDMA, Charas and Cocaine have alarmingly found their way into communities, in particular among students, where access has reached unprecedented levels. My recent...