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Website: End of Life Care for People with Problematic Substance Use
This website offers resources developed from a two-year research programme on end of life care for people with alcohol and other drug problems. The research programme was the first of its kind to explore current practice and service...
#StigmaMakesMeFeel - Adfam's Campaign to Raise Awareness of Stigma Experienced by Families Affected by Substance Use
Adfam is launching a new campaign #StigmaMakesMeFeel, to tackle the stigma experienced by families affected by drugs and alcohol.
From societal attitudes about substance use to unhelpful remarks from friends, stigma is rife and causes...
قیمت گذاری محصولات دخانیات در طول، و پس از آن، معرفی بسته بندی ساده
در سال 2016 دولت بریتانیا سیاستی را معرفی کرد که نیاز به سیگار کارخانه سازی و رول تنباکو خود را در بسته بندی ساده با هشدارهای تصویری و متنی به فروش می رسد.
با این حال ، عدم تمایل از شرکت های دخانیات به "بسته قهرمان" وجود دارد. شرکت های دخ...
استفاده از ماری جوانا قبل از بارداری: دیدگاه زنان باردار
ماری جوانا دارویی است که بیشتر توسط زنان باردار استفاده می شود. درک باورها، نگرش ها و تجربه مصرف ماری جوانا در دوران بارداری به دست اندر کاران در طراحی مداخله انگیزش برای زنان کمک خواهد کرد.
در یک مطالعه کمیبی اخیر که در مجله وابستگی به...
نقشه تعاملی: حشیش پزشکی در اتحادیه اروپا
اکثریت قریب به اتفاق کشورهای اتحادیه اروپا تولید، فروش، در اختیار داشتن، و استفاده از حشیش دارویی درجه دارویی را ممنوع می کنند. با این حال، اکثر کشورهای اتحادیه اروپا اجازه می دهد تا طب مبتنی بر حشیش، مانند Sativex، در شرایط خاصی تجویز شود...
Treatment Gap, Help-Seeking, Stigma and Magnitude of Alcohol Use Disorder in Rural Ethiopia
Abstract
Background
Although alcohol use disorders contribute a high proportion of population disease burden, the treatment gap is large, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To narrow this gap, contextually relevant evidence...
Meeting & Dinner Hosted by Unity Group for ISSUP Members in Islamabad, Pakistan
A meeting of ISSUP members Islamabad and KPK province with Candidates of Unity Group of Addiction professionals held at Ramada Hotel, Islamabad. During the meeting Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz, Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Ms. Saima and Ms. Shaista Naz...
Meeting with Mr. King Korean Coffee Owner on 19 January, 2019 at DFPF Office Karachi, Pakistan
Had a great meeting with Mr. King Korean Coffee owner on 19 January, 2019 at Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) office in Karachi, Pakistan. Mr. King really appreciated our substance use prevention, treatment, engaging young people and...
Great Meeting with Mr. Farhan Ahmad Global Youth Activist International Youth Committee on 18 January, 2019
Mr. Ahmad Shah, Exchange Ambassador with U.S. Embassy Pakistan, had a great meeting with Mr. Farhan Ahmad Global Youth Activist of the International Youth Committee (IYC) on 18 January, 2019 at Gloria Jean's Sindhi Muslim in Karachi...
Evaluation of State-Mandated Reporting of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome — Six States, 2013–2017
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
In 2014, in the United States, an infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) was born every 15 minutes. Historically, NAS surveillance has depended on hospital discharge data, frequently...
مرگ و میر ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد فنتانیل و فنتانیل انالوگ — نیویورک سیتی، 2000-2017
خلاصه
چه چیزی در حال حاضر در مورد این موضوع شناخته شده است؟
در طول سال های ۱۹–۲۰۱۷، میزان مرگ و میر ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر در سطح ملی تقریبا سه برابر شد؛ در سال ۲۰۱۷ حدود ۷۰ هزار مرگ ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر در سطح ملی...
Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Opioid prescribing rates vary by county urbanization level and are declining overall.
What is added by this report?
Analysis of patient opioid prescription data from a national electronic...
Useful Meeting with Colombo Plan Representative on 18 January, 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation staff had a great meeting with the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific-Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) representative Mr. Mohammad Ayub Senior Advisor/Treatment...
Announcement: ISSUP Pakistan – New Board Election Results
UNODC Global eLearning
UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Alcohol Harm Reduction Education Gains Credibility in UK
Trialled in schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland, an alcohol harm reduction curriculum for secondary schools plus a parental component led to fewer pupils drinking heavily at a single sitting. Bolstered by this study, school programmes...
ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ran multiple sessions during the joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop and have produced a selection of videos of...
Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults
A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...
Psychiatric Comorbidity and Intimate Partner Violence among Women Who Inject Drugs in Europe
It is recognised that women who inject drugs are a highly vulnerable group of people and a section of the population who are at higher risk of showing comorbidities. This further impacts their well-being and can create a barrier to seeking...