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James Harvey

Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 15 June 2023
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5 جولای 2023
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Vienna
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Join our upcoming Webinar presenting highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
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Free Webinar by the Swiss Business Council Dubai

Oliver Neubert - 24 May 2023

Mental Health & Addiction are interconnected. Mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress may lead to addiction, yet there is always a chance to minimize the consequences and avoid a more complicated situation through preventive measures.  In this session, organised by the SBC Health Group, our guest speakers will help the audience better understand this link, what is happening physically and mentally, what are the risk factors, how addiction manifests, what are the issues and possible consequences connected. But also, not to be too grim - what can be done about it...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking frequency among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 13 April 2023
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Ogbuabor, D.C., Ogbuabor, A.O. & Igwe, M.C. Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking frequency among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional survey. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 18, 20 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00530-5

Background

In the entire world, smoking is a major contributor to preventable deaths and years of life with a disability. Nevertheless, little is known about the factors that influence women's smoking habits. This study evaluated the factors that influence smoking and smoking frequency among Nigerian women of reproductive age.

Methods and materials

This study uses information from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) (n = 41,821). The data were adjusted for sampling weight, stratification, and cluster sampling design. Smoking status and frequency (daily and occasional...

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James Harvey

Notice of intention to establish an ISSUP National Chapter in Egypt

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 12 April 2023
ISSUP Egypt
The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) would like to share its intention to establish a National Chapter in Egypt.
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اپیدیمولوژی نسخه اپیید در ایران

Shared by Edie - 7 اپریل 2023
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ډاکټر جله غلامی د پنجشنبې په ورځ ، د مارچ په 9 ، 2023 کې د NDARC ویبینار لړۍ کې وړاندې شو.

ایران، چې په منځنی ختیځ کې موقعیت لری، د اپیوایډونو د مصرف لوړه کچه او د مخدره توکو د کارولو مختلف ډولونه لری. په دې ویبینار کې به موږ په ایران کې د میتادون، بوپرینورفین، او ټراماډول کارولو اپیډیمولوژی او رجحانات وړاندې کړو، او همدارنګه د نسخې اپیوایډ کارولو منفی روغتیایی اغیزې، لکه زهرجن او مړینه. دا پریزنټشن د دریو خپاره شوی سیستماتیک بیاکتنو پراساس و او د هغې د موندنو اهمیت او اغیزې یې بحث کړې .

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جله غلامی د مخدره توکو او الکولو د ملی څیړنې مرکز (NDARC) ، د درملو پوهنځی ، UNSW کې د...

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James Harvey

د کوکائین 2023 نړیوال راپور

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 21 مارچ 2023
UNODC The Global Report on Cocaine 2023
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د کوکاین 2023 په اړه نړیوال راپور تشریح کوی چې څنګه د کوکا کښت له 2020 څخه تر 2021 پورې 35 سلنه لوړ شوی ، یو ریکارډ لوړ او د 2016 راهیسې په کال کې ترټولو تیز زیاتوالی.
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James Harvey

د UPC ښوونځی او کورنۍ پیلوټ ازموینه

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 27 جنوري 2023
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د اعتبار ورکولو او تصدیق لپاره نړیوال مرکز (GCCC) د رضاکارانو په لټه کې دی ترڅو د ښوونځی او کورنۍ مخنیوی لپاره د ICAP ازموینې ازمایښتی ازموینې کې برخه واخلی.
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Rasha Abi Hana

د مخدره توکو پرته ښه وخت نشته: په تبلیسی ، جورجیا کې د شپې ژوند ګډون کونکو ترمنځ کیفی مطالعه

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 27 جنوري 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

پیژندنه: هغه اشخاص چې د شپې کلبونو او بریښنایی نڅا میوزیک (EDM) فستیوالونو څخه لیدنه کوی پدې ترتیب کې روانی فعال مواد کاروی ، ډیری وختونه ډیری توکی او د جدی منفی روغتیا اغیزو خطر لری. د دې مقالې موخه دا ده چې د ځواب ویونکو تجربې او انګیرنې وپلټئ ترڅو د EDM پیښې برخه اخیستونکو کې د روانی فعال موادو کارولو او لوړ خطر چلند پورې اړوند نمونو او انګیرنو ښه پوهه ولری.

میتودونه: د 30 EDM پیښې ګډون کونکو سره ژور او تمرکز ګروپ مرکې چې د شپې ژوند پیښو کې د روانی فعال موادو کارولو راپور ورکړی. دا معلومات د Nvivo-v.10 سافټویر په کارولو سره تحلیل شوی.

پایلې: د مطلوب اغیزو ترلاسه کولو لپاره د ډیری موادو...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022
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Rasha Abi Hana

EIE2023 Call for Abstracts

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 17 November 2022
Event Date
31 جنوري 2023
Location:
Basel
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Implementation enthusiasts around the world are invited to submit their work to EIE2023!

The EIE2023 welcomes submissions from all settings and contexts in health, social welfare and education – and from all perspectives, i.e., from...

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Rasha Abi Hana

European Implementation Event 2023

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 17 November 2022
Event Date
8 جون 2023
Location:
Basel
سویس

The European Implementation Event 2023 will take place in Basel, Switzerland, on June 8 & 9, 2023. The planning team is excited to announce that registration is now open and that Early Bird tickets are available until March 15, 2023.

 

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Rasha Abi Hana

Prevention of Opioid Use Education Materials

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 7 November 2022
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Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MATTC) partnered with the Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network in Missouri, the Addiction Policy Forum, and the Opioid Response Network (ORN in IA, KS, MO, and NE) to translate 5 different evidence-based prevention products "Prevention of Opioid Use Education Materials"  into 12 different languages, and ensure they are culturally appropriate, including Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, French, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog (Filipino) and Ukrainian.

 

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Rasha Abi Hana

International Symposium on Drug-Related Studies 2022 Sri Lanka (In-person/ Online)

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 11 October 2022
International Symposium on Drug Related Studies 2022
Event Date
1 دسمبر 2022
Location:
Colombo
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The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board have proudly planned to conduct an International Symposium on Drug-Related Studies 2022 will be held from 1st and 2nd December 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka to facilitate the exchange of information...

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Rasha Abi Hana

د لوړو زده کړو په سیستم کې د مور او پلار په وړاندې د اندیښنې ، او د ماشومانو د ځان نه قبلول

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 6 اکتوبر 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

شالید :

د مور او پلار او ماشوم تر منځ نږدې اړیکې او د والدینو قبولیت کولی شی د یو ماشوم د مناسب ځان د قبلولو منځګړتوب وکړی، کوم چې د شخصیت او د احساساتی روغتیا د یو رُخ په اړه مهم متغیر دی. په دې پاڼه کې موږ د یوې څیړنې پایله وړاندې کوو چې د مور او پلار په وړاندې د تړلو کیفیت او په چک منځنیو ښوونځیو کې د ماشومانو د ځان د قبلولو په اړه ترسره کیږی.

اهداف :

د څیړنې موخه د ضمیمه سبک او د ځان منل د اړیکو سپړنه وه.

نمونه :

د څېړنې نمونه د لوړو منځنیو زده کړو په سیستم کې د ۱۵ – ۱۹ کلنو څخه ۳۲۳۹ تنو څخه تشکیل شوې ده.

میتودونه :

د څېړنې د لارو چارو په توګه موږ د ځان منلو بې شرطه پوښتنځای او د...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022
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Rasha Abi Hana

Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 6 October 2022
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Vyshneva, V. (2022). Effect of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerine ratio in e-liquid on aerosol formation: Overview of relevant properties. Adiktologie, 22(2), 118–125. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-002-0005

BACKGROUND:

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The chemical and physical properties of these components have a significant effect on aerosol formation and must be identified in order to improve product attractiveness and assess the degree of health risks.

AIM:

The aim of this article is to provide a description of the composition of the e-liquid base and its impact on the physical properties of the liquid used...

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Rasha Abi Hana

د مخدره توکو په اړه د اروپا ویب سروې 2021: په لبنان کې بیړنۍ موندنې

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 29 اګست 2022
EMCDDA
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د مخدره توکو په اړه د اروپا ویب سروې د مارچ او می په 2021 کې د هغو خلکو څخه معلومات راټول کړل چې مخدره توکی کاروی ، 18 کلن یا ډیر عمر لری ، او په 21 EU او 9 غیر EU هیوادونو کې ژوند کوی پشمول لبنان. پدې موده کې ، په ډیری اروپایی او ګاونډیو هیوادونو کې نفوس د COVID-19 پورې اړوند تالاشۍ یا محدودیتونو تجربه کوی. غیر لدې چې بل ډول اشاره وشی ، دلته وړاندې شوی معلومات 274 ځواب ویونکو ته اشاره کوی چې راپور یې ورکړی چې د سروې دمخه په 12 میاشتو کې یې لږترلږه یو غیرقانونی مخدره توکی کارولی (د کارولو وروستی 12 میاشتې) او په لبنان کې ژوند کوی.

په لنډیز کې

  • د سروې ډیری ځواب ویونکو (93٪) په تیرو 12 میاشتو...
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Rasha Abi Hana

CAADE Conference Professionalizing the Workforce in the Pandemic Era

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 9 August 2022
Event Date
16 سپتمبر 2022
Location:
California
متحده آيالات

On behalf of The California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE), join CAADE Conference 2022. CAADE has held its annual conference for over 34 years, staying true to our mission of “promoting and supporting quality higher...

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Call for Speakers: CND Thematic Intersessional September 2022

Shared by Edie - 5 August 2022
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At its 62nd session in March 2019 the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) adopted by consensus the Ministerial Declaration entitled “Strengthening Our Actions at the National, Regional and International Levels to Accelerate the Implementation of our Joint Commitments to Address and Counter the World Drug Problem”. (https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/2019/Ministerial_Declaration.pdf)

Following the format used for the thematic discussions held within the CND since 2016, Member States developed a multi-year workplan and will hold, every autumn, inter-active meetings aiming to address...

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James Harvey

UTC 3 Self-Led Course Now Live!

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 26 July 2022
ISSUP GCCC UTC Addiction Treatment Course elearning online
We are pleased to announce that the new UTC 3 Self-Led Course is now live on the ISSUP Professional Development Hub!
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Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 29 April 2022
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Rempala, H.A., Barterian, J.A. Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00458-2

Background

When used in combination with other therapies for drug use disorders, neurofeedback (NF) has been classified as "probably effective," according to recent research in the community of people with opioid use disorder. Despite these encouraging results, the severity of the opioid crisis, and the high risk of relapse even with the most effective medication-assisted maintenance therapy, NF remains a little-studied therapeutic option. The possibility of incorporating Alpha/Theta Neurofeedback into standard opioid addiction therapy in an outpatient urban treatment facility is examined in...

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د قضیې د پاملرنې د مدیریت پروژې لپاره د ماسټر روزونکو غوښتنه

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 14 اپریل 2022
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د امریکا د مخدره موادو د استعمال د کنټرول کمیسیون اجرائیوی سکرتریت د زندان او ټولنیز ادغام د بدیل په برخه کې د متخصصینو څخه د علاقمندۍ څرګندولو په لټه کې دی ترڅو په نړیواله کچه د قضیې د پاملرنې د مدیریت نصاب وړاندې کولو لپاره د ماسټر روزونکو په توګه روزل شی. د روزونکو د روزنې په بریالیتوب سره د بشپړیدو وروسته ، دا ماسټر روزونکی به د روزونکو د کیس پاملرنې مدیریت په لست کې شامل شی او د مهال ویش په وخت کې د روزنې د وړاندې کولو لپاره ورسره اړیکه نیول کیدی شی. که لیوالتیا لرئ، لطفاً خپل سوانح او د پوهې او تجربې اړوند معلومات تر 25 اپریل 2022 پورې انتونیو لومبا (ALomba [at] oas [dot] org) ته...

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