The University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, is honored to award you with a full tuition scholarship to the virtual 49th Summer Clinical Institute in Addictions Studies 2020.

You will have a chance to interact and learn from the world leading experts , scientists, practitioners and policy makers in the area of Substance Use Disorders. We would like to thank the Scaife Family Foundation for their continues support of the institute, particularly scholarships for students and trainees.

The Institute will be held on June 2 & 3.

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هدف از درمان اعتیاد به مواد مخدر یا اختلال استفاده از مواد مخدر بهبودی این اختلال است که منجر به بهبودی طولانی مدت می شود.

بهبودی یک فرایند تغییر است که از طریق آن افراد بهبود سلامت و سلامتی خود را, زندگی خود هدایت, و تلاش برای رسیدن به پتانسیل کامل خود را. 

این روش بهبود درمان (TIP) استفاده از سه داروی مورد تایید سازمان غذا و دارو (FDA) را که برای درمان OUD استفاده می شود- متادون، نالترکسون، و بوفرنرفین- و دیگر استراتژی ها و خدمات مورد نیاز برای حمایت از بهبودی برای افراد مبتلا به OUD بررسی می کند.

Source:

Payer, D.E., Young, M.M., Maloney-Hall, B., Mill, C., Leclerc, P., Buxton, J., the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use, & the National Drug Checking Working Group. (2020). Adulterants, contaminants and co-occurring substances in drugs on the illegal market in Canada: An analysis of data from drug seizures, drug checking and urine toxicology. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Provides a snapshot of the contents of drugs on the illegal market in Canada using 2018–2019 data from drug seizures, drug checking services and a drug monitoring...

Health care professionals around the world are fighting tirelessly to reduce the harm that is being caused by COVID-19.

Several public health organisations are creating and updating resources so that people can be updated on the changing situation and can use the knowledge to inform and adjust their practice.

NAADAC has brought together a selection of resources that offer both a general overview of the current climate as well as specific advice for health care professionals working in the DDR field.

Resources are grouped under the following headings:

• General Information 
• SUD-Specific...

Education plays a critical role in preventing substance abuse.

Drugs of Abuse, a DEA Resource Guide, is designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States.

This comprehensive guide provides important information about the harms and consequences of drug use by describing a drug’s effects on the body and mind, overdose potential, origin, legal status, and other key facts.

As well as providing information on all the major drug classes, the resource guide describes the Controlled Substance Act and provides information on U.S. chemical control.

Opioid use and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States.

Several medications for OUD (MOUDs) are now considered by the medical community to be the criterion standard in OUD recovery

While many individuals with opioid use disorder seek treatment at residential facilities to initiate long-term recovery, the availability and use of MOUDs in these facilities are unclear.

A recent cross-sectional study, published in JAMA Network, has examined whether residential addiction treatment facilities in the United States use medications for...

This Strategy focuses on achieving one overarching strategic outcome:

Building a stronger, healthier, drug-free society today and in the years to come by drastically reducing the number of Americans losing their lives to drug addiction in today’s crisis, and preparing now to dominate the drug environment of the future. This will be done by preventing initiates to drug use, providing treatment services leading to long-term recovery for those suffering from addiction, and aggressively reducing the availability of illicit drugs in America’s communities.

"در سال 2018، نزدیک به 89 درصد از تخمین زده می شود 20.2 میلیون آمریکایی مبتلا به اختلال مصرف مواد (SUD) درمان تخصصی برای وضعیت خود را دریافت نمی کند— اختلاف شناخته شده به عنوان "شکاف درمان".     امروز، دفتر کاخ سفید از سیاست ملی کنترل مواد مخدر خوشحال است که استراتژی ملی کنترل مواد مخدر رئیس جمهور و طرح درمان ملی همراه را منتشر کند، چارچوبی مبتنی بر شواهد برای افزایش دسترسی آمریکایی ها به درمان با کیفیت بالا SUD و حمایت از کسانی که در بهبودی طولانی مدت هستند.

طرح درمان آدرس دلایل بسیاری برای این شکاف درمان. بسیاری از آمریکایی ها نمی توانند به دلیل کمبود ارائه دهنده و موانع مالی به درمان...

Join together with drug prevention professionals from across the U.S. at our 8th Annual Drug Prevention Summit on February 17th and 18th, in Tampa, Florida. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear from many influential leaders, including U.S. Surgeon General, VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H and Harvard Medical School Professor, Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D. To register and learn more about the summit, visit this link: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egiquch19a188507&llr=jqecsquab

There is growing concern about levels of opioid misuse amongst military veterans. Conditions, such as PTSD, brain injury, and chronic pain, elevate the risk among this population.

In a recent study, conducted by psychology professor Kaston Anderson-Carpenter- a behavioural and social scientist at Michigan State University, concerning trends became apparent amongst particular groups of veterans- namely bisexual veterans and veterans over the age of 50.

The research found that:

1. Bisexual women veterans are especially at risk for recent prescription opioid misuse.
2. Bisexual veterans have...