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Substance use issues affecting specific groups, considering their unique risk factors and needs.
A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada
Background
Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...
UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK (UYDEL) Commemoration of the international women’s day
International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to...
Structural violence and the need for compassionate use of methadone in Mexico
Abstract
Background
Epidemiological data from Mexico have documented an increase in heroin use in the last decade. However, there is no comprehensive care strategy for heroin users, especially those who have been accused of a crime. The...
په چیلی کې د ښځو په منځ کې د درملنې پایله او د ښځو ترمنځ د بیا شاملیدو خطر
خلاصه
مقدمه
د مادې د استعمال د بې نظمۍ لپاره د دودیزې درملنې پروګرامونه ( SUD ) د نارینه وو تر ولکې لاندې چاپېریال ونه لری ، کوم چې درملنې ته د ښځو لاسرسی او اړوند پایلې منفی اغېز کولای شی. د ښځو د درملنې ځانګړې اړتیاوې د دې لپاره ځینې...
Alternative Care in Emergencies Toolkit
The Alternative Care in Emergencies (ACE) Toolkit is designed to facilitate interagency planning and implementation of alternative care and related services for children separated from or unable to live with their families during and after...
Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth
Background
The necessity of a gendered understanding of recovery is becoming increasingly evident. There have been reports of gender disparities in the character and amount of substance use, the paths to and through substance use disorder...
Enhancing treatment recovery services for women
This webinar addresses core issues that are unique to female SUD treatment. Gender-responsive approaches to augment and enhance existing treatment services are discussed.
COVID 19 — په سویلی افریقا کې د درملنې او برابرولو په برخه کې د مادې د کارولو اغېز
شالید
د کروناویروس ناروغۍ ۲۰۱۹ ( COVID - 19 ) پانډمیک په ټوله نړۍ کې د مادې د استعمال د بې نظمیو ( SUDs ) په ناروغۍ اخته شوی دی. د دې څیړنې موخه دا وه چې د SUD د درملنې د برخې په شمیر کې چې د پاندمیک په وخت کې برابر شوی دی ، او همدارنګه د...
د ایکولینک د الومنیانو د نړۍ د روزونکی ویاړ د ښځو په ورځ
ایکولینک الومنس د ښځو په ورځ د کال د غوره ښځو په توګه د نړۍ د روزونکی وویاړی.
منګلور، هند: د ایکولینک د ۱۸ هیوادونو د څه باندې ۲۰۰ زده کوونکو سره د خپلو ماسټر روزونکی وویاړل چې د پاندمی په سخته دوره کې یې د ۲۵۰ څخه زیات د اعتیاد مسلکی کسان...
Effects of family history of substance use disorder on reward processing in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Abstract
Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often develop early onset substance use disorder (SUD) and show poor treatment outcomes. Both disorders show similar reward-processing alterations, but it is unclear...
Sulphated dehydroepiandrosterone serum levels are reduced in women with alcohol use disorder and correlate negatively with craving: A sex-separated cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Abstract
Previous studies have established a role of sex hormones in alcohol use disorder (AUD).Only few clinical investigations with low numbers of patients with AUD have focused on the sulphated form of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA-S)...
Alcohol Use Among Girls and Young Women: A Worrying Trend
Alcohol use by people under the legal drinking age of 21 has decreased over the past few decades, but the decreases were more pronounced for males than for females. In 2020, more girls and young women reported past-month alcohol use than...
Daily cannabis use during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Canada: a repeated cross-sectional study from May 2020 to December 2020
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in substantial burden of disease in Canada. Daily cannabis use is most strongly implicated in the cannabis-attributable burden of disease. In the context of the novel...
Therapeutic community-oriented day treatment program for Korean women with alcohol use disorder: A non-randomised pilot feasibility trial
Abstract
Background
The prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) among women in South Korea has been rising, causing public health problems. Yet women’s treatment needs are mostly unmet in South Korea due to the lack of women-focused...
Global, regional, and national prevalence estimates of physical or sexual, or both, intimate partner violence against women in 2018
Summary
Background
Intimate partner violence against women is a global public health problem with many short-term and long-term effects on the physical and mental health of women and their children. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...
Bridging the Gap between the Pressing Need for Family Skills Programmes in Humanitarian Settings and Implementation
A supportive environment with nurturing caregivers is essential for the healthy development of children. For children who have been exposed to extreme stress, such as humanitarian contexts, the need for strong, healthy, nurturing caregiver relationships may assume even greater importance. The Strong Families programme, a UNODC family skills intervention, is presented as an example of an intervention that aims to bridge this gap of interventions that meet the need for humanitarian and contexts of extreme stress.
How People Living in Canada Consume and Acquire Cannabis: Assessing Progress in Minimizing Harms and Establishing a Safe Supply Chain
Summary
People’s attitudes and behaviours about cannabis have shifted since it was legalized in 2018. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has funded research to examine these changes.
As we approach the three-year...
Alcohol Consumption from a Social and Economic Perspective: A Review Study
BACKGROUND
Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social...
AddictologyIssue 3/2021
د DECCA لوی لارښودونه
د الکول ، مخدره توکو او تمباکو په اړه د ډاونلوډ وړ معلومات.
د نړیوالې کورنۍ سیسټمونه: د COVID-19 په جریان کې روانی ټولنیز مقاومت
ISSUP UK خوښ دی چې خپل ویبینار په نړیوال کورنۍ سیسټمونو کې وړاندې کوی: د COVID-19 په جریان کې روانی ټولنیز مقاومت.