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Treatment
The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org
The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...
The impact of COVID-19 on drug use and harm reduction programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a regional consultation of stakeholders and people who use drugs
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was classified a pandemic on March 11, 2020, with early reports of the disease occurring in the Middle East and North African (MENA) area. On January 2021, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional...
Opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A systematic review
Abstract
Background: Some countries have used opioid agonist medications other than methadone and buprenorphine as a strategy to increase treatment diversity. In Iran and other countries where opium use is common and culturally tolerated...
Convocatoria para Artículos - Revista Científica
Revista Latino Americana de Saúde Mental e Comunidades Terapêuticas
A Revista Latino Americana de Saúde Mental e Comunidades Terapêuticas – RELASMECT é uma iniciativa que congrega profissionais de toda América Latina, Caribe, Europa e...
افزایش دسترسی به تست هپاتیت سی (HCV) و مراقبت در خدمات دارویی- یک لوازم جانبی
افرادی که مواد مخدر تزریق (PWID) یک جمعیت کلیدی برای از بین بردن هپاتیت سی در اروپا هستند، و افزایش دسترسی خود را به آزمایش و مراقبت HCV یک هدف در سیاست های اروپایی و ملی هپاتیت سی است. با وجود این, آزمایش HCV پایین باقی می ماند در میان...
Advances in Addiction & Recovery- Latest Edition
Advances in Addiction & Recovery, the official publication of NAADAC, is a quarterly digital magazine focused on providing useful, innovative and timely information on trends and best practices in the profession that are beneficial for...
Listen First- What the Experts are Saying
'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Listen First...
پرداختن به عوامل تعیین کننده اجتماعی و ساختاری طولانی مدت بحران مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر: ویژه وابستگی به مواد مخدر و الکل
این ویژه شماره به یک منطقه به سرعت در حال رشد از تحقیقات با نیاز به سلامت عمومی با فشار، ساختار اجتماعی استفاده از مواد مخدر است.
به طور خاص، این موضوع مقالات اصلی را که چارچوب های فنی و عملی را برای درک بهتر شرایط ساختاری که الگوهای...
Prevention Science Journal, Volume 22, issue 6, August 2021
Special Issue: Optimizing the Implementation and Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions through Motivational Interviewing
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020
In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.
This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.
Other key findings show:
- The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there...
Manual: increasing access to hepatitis C testing and care for people who inject drugs
This manual provides a step-by-step guide for those involved in planning and managing infectious diseases and drug services, focusing on how to identify barriers to and opportunities for improving provision of HCV testing and access to treatment for people who use drugs.
Massive open online course for Brazilian healthcare providers working with substance use disorders: Curriculum design
Abstract
Background:
Interpersonal and technical skills are required for the care of people living with substance use disorders. Considering the applicability and usability of online courses as continuing professional education...
Gender disparities in opioid treatment progress in methadone versus counselling
The high dropout rate (75%) in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among women and racial/ethnic minorities in the United States necessitates a better knowledge of the factors that contribute to treatment success. While therapy and...
High-dose buprenorphine induction in the emergency department for treatment of opioid use disorder
In response to the rising efficacy of the illicit opioid drug supply and often observed delays in access to follow-up therapy, emergency departments (EDs) occasionally utilize a high-dose buprenorphine induction method for the treatment of...
رهبران ان آی اچ می گویند: زبان می تواند سلامت روانی و ننگ اعتیاد را کاهش دهد
در دیدگاهی که در مجله Neuropsychopharmacology منتشر شده است، رهبران موسسه ملی بهداشت به چگونگی استفاده از زبان مناسب برای توصیف بیماری های روانی و اعتیاد می توانند به کاهش ننگ و بهبود نحوه درمان افراد مبتلا به این شرایط در تنظیمات مراقبت های بهداشتی و در سراسر جامعه کمک کنند.
Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centres with SBIRT services
Brief treatment (BT) or regular outpatient alcohol use or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a key element of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. It can be an effective, short-term, and low...
Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. In 2020, 182 nations joined the FCTC, approving to implement the recommended...
High-dose buprenorphine induction in the emergency department for treatment of opioid use disorder
Abstract
Importance: Emergency departments (EDs) sporadically use a high-dose buprenorphine induction strategy for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in response to the increasing potency of the illicit opioid drug supply and...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs in England
The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published. This report is the second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
The first part of...
Substance Use Treatment and Stigma in Afghanistan: Challenges and Solutions
ISSUP Afghanistan are pleased to present their next Webinar which will include an introduction and basic information on the concept of stigma related to substance use treatment and recovery.