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Rasha Abi Hana

Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 17 April 2023
Published by
SAMHSA
Publication Date
2023

The report provides behavioural health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other audiences with a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.

This report...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 March 2023
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ALOK AGRAWAL, MD

 

Availability of safe and comfortable shelter is one of the elementary human needs essential for both an individual’s survival as well as social development. However, even in the 21st century, about one fifth of the world’s population lives in inadequate housing conditions and more than 100...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Analysis of the Media Image and Presentation of Direct and Hidden Advertising of Alcohol in Selected Czech Mass Communication Media. Study Protocol

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 March 2023
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Kočvarová, L., & Barták, M. (2022). Analysis of the media image and presentation of direct and hidden advertising of alcohol in selected Czech mass communication media. Study protocol. Adiktologie, 22(4), 264–271. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-004-0006
Publication Date
2023

INTRODUCTION: The study protocol is focused on qualitative and quantitative analysis and reflection of the media image and presentation of direct and hidden alcohol advertising in the Czech mass media, with an emphasis on social network platforms with a high degree of influence on young people. It...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Psychoactive Prescription Drug Abuse: Selected Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Addiction Treatment. Study Protocol

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 March 2023
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Rychlá, K., & Šťastná, L. (2022). Psychoactive prescription drug abuse: Selected psychological symptoms and quality of life in addiction treatment. Study protocol. Adiktologie, 22(4), 258–263. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-004-0002
Publication Date
2022

BACKGROUND: The abuse of psychoactive prescription drugs has become increasingly common in the Czech Republic. These drugs include sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics (benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics), and opioids. Patients with an addiction to these prescription drugs exhibit symptoms associated with...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Bion’s Basic Assumption Groups in the Regimen Treatment of Addictions: Clinical Implications

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 March 2023
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Riegel, K. D. (2022). Bion’s basic assumption groups in the regimen treatment of addictions: Clinical implications. Adiktologie, 22(4), 250–256. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-004-0004
Publication Date
2022

This article provides reflection on the potential application of Bion’s model of basic assumption groups in patients undergoing midterm inpatient addiction treatment. The clinical implications are discussed in terms of the usability of Bion’s model and its possible benefits for patients in regimen...

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Marijuana Use and Its Impact | Fact Check

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 31 January 2023
Partnership to End Addiction What is marijuana? What are the impacts of early marijuana use? Carleah Summers, recovery advocate and mother in recovery gives you all of the facts you need to know about marijuana and its negative affects. Subscribe to Partnership to End Addiction: https://bit.ly...
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Rasha Abi Hana

Risk Behaviour of Adolescents Aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to Sex, Age, and Body Mass Index

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 27 January 2023
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Čerešník, M., & Čerešníková, M. (2022). Risk behaviour of adolescents aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to sex, age, and body mass index. Adiktologie, 22(3), 162–170. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-003-0001
Publication Date
2022

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image.

AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the self-schema, specifically the physical proportions...

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Rasha Abi Hana

No Good Time Without Drugs: Qualitative Study Among Nightlife Attendees in Tbilisi, Georgia

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 27 January 2023
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Kirtadze, I., Mgebrishvili, T., Beselia, A., Gvasalia, T., Chokheli, M., Ompad, D. C., & Otiashvili, D. (2022). No good time without drugs: Qualitative study among nightlife attendees in Tbilisi, Georgia. Adiktologie, 22(3), 152–160. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-003-0003
Publication Date
2023

INTRODUCTION: Individuals who visit nightclubs and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals tend to use psychoactive substances, often multiple substances, in this setting and are at risk of serious negative health effects. This paper aims to explore respondents’ experiences and perceptions in order...

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Rasha Abi Hana

ISSUP Poster for Lisbon Addictions 2022: Study on substance use and the role of families in Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Ukraine

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 11 January 2023

The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.

Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive behaviours today. 

ISSUP Team participated in an oral poster highlighting the lessons learned from a Study on substance use and the role of families in three different countries. 

In partnership with its National Chapters in Pakistan, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine, ISSUP undertook a research project on...

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Rasha Abi Hana

The Neuroscience of Mood Disorders, Shame, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 23 December 2022
Event Date
26 January 2023
Location:
Online

Thursday, January 26, 2023 - Friday, January 27, 2023

Presenter:  Dr. Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., CMAC

This a new series of presentations on the latest neuroscientific discoveries of Anxiety, Depression, Fear, Shame, Trauma, and ...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 22 December 2022
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Foreman-Mackey, A., Pauly, B., Ivsins, A. et al. Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 66 (2022).
Publication Date
2022

Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 22 December 2022
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Foreman-Mackey, A., Pauly, B., Ivsins, A. et al. Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 66 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00494-y
Publication Date
2022

Background

There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment services. Prior research suggests that certain minoritised...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 21 December 2022
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Hall, K., Higgins, F., Beach, K.F. et al. Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 73 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00499-7
Publication Date
2022

Background

COVID-19 dramatically limited the scale and scope of local health department (LHD) work, redirecting resources to the response. However, the need for essential public health services—including substance use prevention—was not reduced.

Methods

Six quantitative data sources were...

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Rasha Abi Hana

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) Bulletin: An Update on Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada and the United States

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 21 December 2022
CCSA
Format
Booklets
Created by
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) is a pan-Canadian network of community partners co-ordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). The network has sites in British Columbia, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

In April 2019, CCENDU published a bulletin on changes in stimulant use and related harms, which focused on methamphetamine and cocaine* based on data collected by CCENDU sites in November 2018: Changes in Stimulant Use and Related Harms: Focus on Methamphetamine and Cocaine.1 The...

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Edie

Families of people who use drugs: health and social responses

Shared by Edie - 20 December 2022
Format
Booklets
Created by
EMCDDA

This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide.

It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses for families of people who use drugs and reviews the availability and effectiveness of the responses.

It also considers implications for policy and practice.

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Edie

Parent Guide- The Improving Treatment Together (ITT) Project

Shared by Edie - 26 November 2022
Format
Booklets
Created by
Foundry

This handbook is a collection of shared experiences and stories to help other parents and caregivers find refuge, support and courage to reach out for help.

Whether your young person is experimenting with substances or has developed a substance use disorder, this handbook may help you feel connected with other parents and caregivers going through similar experiences.

This journey is a marathon, not a sprint, and knowing that there are others who understand what you are going through can be a lifesaver. 

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Rasha Abi Hana

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 17 November 2022
Citation
Foreman-Mackey, A., Pauly, B., Ivsins, A. et al. Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 66 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00494-y
Publication Date
2022

Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer...

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Diana Crossan

Dois Paises e um mesmo Problema: Prevenção na Pediatria

Shared by Diana Crossan - 25 October 2022
Brazil Flyer
Event Date
22 November 2022
Location:
Sao Paulo
Brazil

ISSUP Brasil invites you to participate in a webinar with pediatricians discussing ways of prevention and how problems caused by substance use work.

The webinar will take place on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 19h (Sao Paulo/Argentina...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Avoidance, Anxiety Towards Parents, and Self-Acceptance of Adolescents in the System of Higher Secondary Education

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 6 October 2022
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Banárová, K., Čerešník, M., & Pipová, H. (2022). Avoidance, anxiety towards parents, and self-acceptance of adolescents in the system of higher secondary education. Adiktologie, 22(2), 82–93. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-002-0001
Publication Date
2022

BACKGROUND:

A close relationship between a parent and a child and parental acceptance can mediate the appropriate self-acceptance of an adolescent, which is an important variable related to personality and a pillar of emotional health. In the paper we present the conclusions of a research study...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Substance Use and the Role of Families. Results of a Cross-Country Study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 6 October 2022
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Lee, J., Myshakivska, O., Filimonova, N., Pinchuk, I., Yachnik, Y., Chumak, S., Altynbekov, K., Muzafarov, R., Cherchenko, N., Asghar, S., Ali, S. A., & Alyana, S. I. (2022). Substance use and the role of families. Results of a cross-country study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Adiktologie, 22(2), 68–81. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-002-0007
Publication Date
2022

BACKGROUND:

In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on users’ family members and to evaluate what and if any...

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