This video describes the project of training medical professionals in Ukraine on the universal treatment curriculum. It is in Ukrainian with English subtitles.
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(ISSUP staff) - Qua, 18/03/2020 - 13:23
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SAMHSA
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This guide assists providers in offering treatment to women living with substance use disorders. It reviews gender-specific research and best practices, such as common patterns of initial use and specific treatment issues and strategies.
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(ISSUP staff) - Ter, 17/03/2020 - 11:50
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NIDA
As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world contend with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), this article warns that the research community should be alert to the possibility that it could hit some populations with substance use disorders (SUDs) particularly hard.
Because it attacks the lungs, Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) warns that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape. People with opioid use disorder (OUD) and methamphetamine use disorder may...
Cary Hopkins Eyles, MA, CAP
- Seg, 16/03/2020 - 17:36
Abstract Prior studies have identified that working in an addiction treatment unit with higher levels of organizational capacity is a factor associated with positive staff attitudes about evidence-based addiction treatment practices (EBPs). The study presented here explored whether staff perceptions...
Šejvl, J., Gavurová, B., Barták, M., Mašlániová, M., & Miovský, M. (2019). First alcohol treatment institutions in today's Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. Central European Journal of Public Health, 27(Supplement), S55-S65.
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Drawing on qualitative analysis of selected historical documents, the paper seeks to provide a definition of the general characteristics of the first institutional alcohol treatment facilities in today's Czech Republic and Slovakia, taking into account the historical context of the first half of the 20th century. An additional aim was to point out the importance of archival research and its contribution to understanding the determinants of alcohol-related agenda and alcohol treatment.
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The basic data platform was generated by analysis of historical...
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(ISSUP staff) - Qui, 12/03/2020 - 11:39
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Scientific article
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Aleksander H. Erga, Audhild Hønsi, Liss Gøril Anda-Ågotnes, Sverre Nesvåg, Morten Hesse & Egon Hagen (2020) Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder, Addiction Research & Theory, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2020.1730822
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Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories of substance use and psychological distress in the initial phase of treatment have been subject to few empirical investigations.
Material and Methods: 141 patients initiating inpatient or outpatient treatment for substance use disorder were followed for 12 months, using multiple assessments. We assessed psychological distress and substance use at baseline...
Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital are pleased to offer this intensive 2-day course which brings together some of the foremost authorities in the addiction field.
Topics will include new, evidence-based treatments, the nuances of...
Selection and exploration of key studies starts with a review mapping influences which might obstruct or promote implementation efforts, then highlights a striking illustration of the importance of organisational context emerging from an unprecedented US implementation drive. Finally, helps develop evidence-informed understanding of three important issues:- Are there ‘good’ reasons for ‘bad’ implementation? What looks from the outside like implementation failure may from the inside seem entirely justified.- Do the...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- Sex, 28/02/2020 - 15:48
Antipsicóticos en Patología Dual, ¿Cuestan o salvan vidas? Dra. Marta Torrens Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions-IMIM Parc de Salut Mar. RTA. Barcelona.
Huhn AS, Hobelmann JG, Strickland JC, et al. Differences in Availability and Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Residential Treatment Settings in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(2):e1920843. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20843
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...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- Qui, 27/02/2020 - 04:24
Healing is holistic. As we look to address the root causes of addiction, we need to incorporate mind, body, and spiritual aspects in our approach to healing trauma. Current research, promising practices show a message of hope for practitioner and patient. In this Northwest ATTC webinar, Dr. Gary...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- Qua, 26/02/2020 - 19:41
This webinar, sponsored by the Northwest ATTC and the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, describes trends in the use of methamphetamine, presents evidence-based treatments (both pharmacological and behavioral) for methamphetamine use disorder, and summarizes current research...
Abdul Subor M, Elizabeth M, Gilberto G, Brian M, Thom B, et al. Implementation and Evaluation of a Psychoactive Substance Use Intervention for Children in Afghanistan: Differences Between Girls and Boys at Treatment Entry and in Response to Treatment. Glob J of Ped & Neonatol Car. 2(1): 2019. GJPNC.MS.ID.000527. DOI: 10.33552/GJPNC.2020.02.000527
Psychoactive substance use among children in Afghanistan is an issue of concern. Somewhere around 300,000 children in the country have been exposed to opioids that either parents directly provided to them or by passive exposure. Evidence-based and culturally appropriate drug prevention
and treatment programs are needed for children and families. The goals of this study were to: (1) examine lifetime psychoactive substance use in girls and boys at treatment entry; and (2) examine differential changes in substance use during and following treatment between girls and boys. Children ages 10-17...
Medication can enhance recovery and prevent overdose when it is coupled with other behavioural health interventions that focus on substance use disorders and addiction.
Join the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions to...
People who have been incarcerated are approximately 100 times more likely to die by overdose in the first two weeks after their release than the general public. Despite high rates of opioid use disorder among justice-involved individuals, evidence-based medications exist and can be successfully implemented within jails and prisons.
To reduce risk of opioid overdose and recidivism and to better serve incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder, the National Council, in partnership with Vital Strategies and faculty from Johns Hopkins University, developed a new resource guide titled: Me...
"In 2018, nearly 89% of the estimated 20.2 million Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) did not receive specialized treatment for their condition—a disparity known as the “treatment gap”. Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is pleased to release the President’s National Drug Control Strategyand the accompanying National Treatment Plan, an evidence-based framework to increase Americans’ access to high-quality SUD treatment and support those in long-term recovery.
The Treatment Plan addresses the many reasons for this treatment gap. Many Americans cannot...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- Ter, 04/02/2020 - 01:25
Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-NDCS-Treatment-Plan.pdf " In 2018, nearly 89% of the estimated 20.2 million Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) did not receive specialized treatment for their condition—a disparity known as the “treatment gap”. Today, the...
Thursday, February 6, 2020, starting at 01:00 PM (ET)
Peer support connects people who have shared lived experiences. Whether support comes from a mom who has experienced post-partum depression, a veteran with PTSD, or someone in...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- Qui, 30/01/2020 - 18:56
UPSIDES stands for Using Peer Support In Developing Empowering Mental Health Services and is a consortium of scientists, mental health professionals, stakeholders and peer workers from six countries in Europe (Germany and UK), Africa (Uganda, Tanzania) and Asia (Israel and India). Peer support is...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- Qui, 30/01/2020 - 14:57
Anahaita Kotval, Chief Executive Officer, Lifting Up Westchester, discusses her observations from the front lines of what it takes to provide care for homeless populations. This lecture explores some of the key challenges faced in serving homeless populations and the promising approaches to solving...