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Guía para la respuesta policial en crisis de salud mental relacionadas con el consumo de drogas
Call for Nominations: Youth Representatives for ISSUP National Chapters Advisory Committee
ISSUP is pleased to announce the call for nominations for four (4) Youth Representatives to serve on the National Chapters Advisory Committee (NCAC). These positions will represent Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, ensuring that young...
Building a Global Home: The Birth and Growth of ISSUP Pt.2
Building the Future Together: Joanna Travis-Roberts on 10 Years of ISSUP
A special three-part series celebrating 10 years of of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).
In this second episode, host Associate...
Reimagining Prevention: The Role of Generative AI
Effectiveness of a computerized motivational intervention on treatment initiation and substance use: Results from a randomized trial
Highlights
- Motivational computer intervention (MAPIT) increased treatment initiation at 2-month follow-up.
- The significance of MAPIT diminished by the 6-month follow-up.
- Motivational interviewing (MI) was not significant in any model. ...
Substance use treatment services utilization and outcomes among probationers in drug courts compared to a matched cohort of probationers in traditional courts
Abstract
Background and objectives: Drug courts provide an array of substance use treatments and community-based services for probationers struggling with substance use disorders. We assessed substance use treatment services utilization...
Electronic-Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (e-SBIRT) for Addictive Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
Background: Addictive disorders are significant global public health burdens. Treatment uptake with these disorders is low and outcomes can be mixed. Electronic screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (e-SBIRT)...
Substance use profile, treatment compliance, treatment outcomes and related factors in probation: a retrospective file review
Abstract
Objective
In this study, we aimed to investigate the sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals who mandated to the probation unit as the substances they use, their compliance with the programs, treatment outcomes and...
A randomized study of the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for drug and alcohol use with jail inmates
Abstract
Background
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice that has been shown to reduce alcohol and drug use in healthcare, educational, and other settings, but research on the...