Olivia Woodrow

Disability mainstreaming and inclusion in accessing Mental Health & SUD treatment and care

Shared by Olivia Woodrow - 6 June 2022
Event Date
Location:
Nairobi
Kenya
ISSUP Kenya would like to invite you to their upcoming Webinar on disability mainstreaming and inclusion in accessing Mental Health and SUD treatment.
Rasha Abi Hana

Call for Master Trainers for the Case Care Management Project

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 14 April 2022

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant...

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Rasha Abi Hana

13th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting, 28th – 30th September 2022, Tallinn, Estonia

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 25 March 2022
Event Date
Location:
Tallinn
Estonia

EUSPR 2022 are pleased to announce that the 13th EUSPR Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on 29th and 30th September 2022, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the pre-conference day, September 28th.

The theme this...

Justus kigotho Mauti

Local brew abyse

Justus kigotho Mauti - 23 March 2022

Each and everyone of us is aware of the local brew that is prepared without any health standards commonly referred to as "changaa" and "busaa". Many people are into this drink which is prepared in a very questionable environment and procedures involved. Some end in coma when they take this brew, young and from average families are abusing this drug.

Persons responsible to curb this menace ain't working because it has been turned to cash for some few local government personel who collect few coins from those who make and sell this brew. Our young generation is being lured into this...

Rasha Abi Hana

Join us at the COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS this week!

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 14 March 2022

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

Rasha Abi Hana

Call for Papers: Hybrid Designs in Implementation Science

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 28 February 2022

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...

Rasha Abi Hana

The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 28 February 2022
Citation
Ngarachu, E.W., Kiburi, S.K., Owiti, F.R. et al. The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 12 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00437-7
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Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired neurodevelopment, an increased risk of addiction and other drug...

Olivia Woodrow

The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya: Possibilities for Mitigation

Shared by Olivia Woodrow - 22 February 2022
Format
ISSUP Webinars

ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya.
 

This Webinar will discuss:

  1. Nature of Substance Use Disorder
  2. Epidemiology of SUD with reference to Kenyan Youth and Educational Institutions
  3. Risk factors for SUD with reference to Kenyan cultural context
  4. Situational factors on SUD epidemiology – COVID-19 etc.
  5. Impact of SUD in Kenyan educational institutions
  6. Possible interventions – tapping into expanding research and changing sociodynamics
  7. Prevention and the role and practice of drug...
Joanna

Abstract submission deadline extended to 31st October!!

Shared by Joanna - 1 October 2021

Abstract submission deadline extended!The abstract submission deadline EXTENDED! Abstract submissions for our event taking place online and in person in Abu Dhabi: 11-16th May, 2022 has been extended to 31st October! Find out more about the event and submit your abstract: issup.net/event2022

Event partners: ICUDDR, INL and NRC

Watch our announcement here :) 

Rasha Abi Hana

Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 19 July 2021

The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months. A final decision about the meeting format (face-to-face hybrid virtual component vs. entirely virtual) will not be made for some time. In the meantime, attendees should not hesitate to submit for fear of being unable to travel. Rest assured that the meeting, no matter the...

Rasha Abi Hana

Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalization of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 19 July 2021
Citation
Manu, E., Douglas, M., Ntsaba, M.J. et al. Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalisation of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 16, 54 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00391-w
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Over the past era, there has been a call for legalizing marijuana cultivation and trading for commercial purposes in South Africa. Advocates of the call argue that the criminalization of commercial marijuana cultivation and trading has failed to stop illicit marijuana cultivation and trading...

James

Kenya Launches National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention

Shared by James - 6 July 2021
National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention, 2021 adopted and launched by the Kenyan Government on June 26, 2021

June 26, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya:- As the World commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) on June 26, 2021, Kenya has added another milestone in the journey towards a nation free from alcohol and drug abuse:-The National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention were launched!

Previously in Kenya, the approach to prevention has been single event activities, development and dissemination of information, education and communication (IEC) materials on myths and the negative effects of alcohol and drug abuse. Now, one of the greatest milestones is the...

James

World Drug Report 2021

Shared by James - 25 June 2021
Published by
UNODC
Publication Date
Consisting of five separate booklets, the World Drug Report 2021 provides an in-depth analysis of the global drug markets and paints a comprehensive picture of the measurable effects and potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the world drug problem.

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