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In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce stigma and improve how people with these conditions are treated in health care settings and throughout society. The authors define stigma as negative attitudes toward people that are based on certain distinguishing characteristics. More than a decade of research has shown that stigma contributes significantly to negative

An interesting story about maximizing opportunities when people with substance use disorders interact with the healthcare system, and what happens when those opportunities are missed.

UYDEL NEWSLETTER MAY 2021 Edition 1, Volume 1

Inaugurates of first university-based addiction program in West Africa.

Kenya has added another landmark in substance use prevention and management. In the midst of a pandemic and unprecedented situation, Kenya has developed and launched the National Guidelines for Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention and Management in Basic Education Institutions, 2021. The Kenya National Education Sector Strategic Plan (2018-2022) prioritises mainstreaming of crosscutting and contemporary issues and value system in education and training. One of its envisioned goal is to reduce school violence, radicalisation, extremism

Lunedì 28 giugno si è tenuto il lancio ufficiale del National Chapter di ISSUP-​Italy, organizzazione internazionale che riunisce i professionisti che si occupano della prevenzione, trattamento e recupero delle dipendenze da sostanze. L’evento, dal titolo “Sfide e prospettive nelle dipendenze”, condotto in lingua italiana con una traduzione simultanea in inglese, ha visto la partecipazione di circa duecento persone provenienti da 34 Paesi del mondo. Il National Chapter di ISSUP-Italy è ospitato dall'Associazione "Casa Rosetta" di

Delegate abstracts are welcome for the SSA’s 2021 Conference. Deadlines: Oral paper abstracts – Monday 5 July 2021 Poster abstracts – Monday 9 August 2021 Judges will review posters on both days of the Conference. Posters must be accompanied by an audio or video recording by the author, and the author must be available to discuss their work at a specific time during the Conference (to be scheduled after poster submission has closed). NB: delegates

Ecolink opens its Vth International Batch on UTC training Becky Vaughn, Director of the Global Center for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC), US inaugurated the Vth Batch of the Universal Treatment Curriculum on 29 June 2021 under the aegis of Ecolink Institute, India. Over 30 students from 13 countries including India, Bengladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, United Kingdom, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana and Gautimala are attending the six months UTC course. Becky Vaughn

The Prevention Science Early Career Reviewer Program is an effort that aims to both mentor early-career researchers in prevention science and increases the pool of possible reviewers. We invite emerging prevention scientists to apply to serve a two-year term as mentored reviewers for the journal Prevention Science. Candidates apply for the position, and as part of that application process, they identify and secure a commitment from a prevention science mentor to supervise their appointment to

There has been a tremendous increase in the access to internet by children during the COVID 19 Lockdown which has increased exposure of children to drugs, crime and violence among children since children are not in schools. Exposure of children to explicit images, photographs, writings, videos, films and other materials has been noted to be on the rise. Early onsets on tobacco and alcohol are tightly connected to alcohol abuse and addiction, narcotics testing and

The European Commission announces today the first edition of the Horizon Europe info-days, to take place online from 28 June to 9 July 2021. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. The 10-day event will give the opportunity to prospective applicants, and other stakeholders of EU research and innovation, to receive information and ask questions about the novelties, main funding instruments and processes of

Комиссия по наркотическим средствам (КНД) проведетгибридное мероприятие, посвященное Международному дню Организации Объединенных Наций по борьбе со злоупотреблением наркотиками и незаконным оборотом наркотиков, и начнет работу над Всемирным докладом о наркотиках на 2021 год. Мероприятие пройдет в гибридном формате 25 июня с 13:30 до 15:30 CEST (Вена).ВНГОК было предложено назначить трех участников гражданского общества, которые будут иметь возможность сделать краткое вмешательство (максимум 2 мин) в ходе мероприятия. Кроме того, мероприятие будет транслироваться в интернете, чтобы убедиться

VNGOC совместно с Группой гражданского общества УНП ООН будет проводить два вебинаров для представления и обсуждения Всемирного доклада о наркотиках 2021года, который будет запущен 25 июня.VNGOC ищут ораторов гражданского общества, желающих представить на этих вебинаров, о том, как они используют данные, собранные в Докладе о наркотиках каждый год и как эти данные влияют на их работу. Первый вебинар состоится 13 июля 2021 года и будет посвящен Азии, Океании и Европе. Второй вебинар состоится 15 июля

Dianova International launched an online survey gathering information about how children's needs are being addressed in adult drug treatment programmes, and by identifying ways of promoting family-centred services respectful of the needs of children, and based on a child rights perspective. The survey is addressed to treatment professionals and available in English, Spanish and French. The deadline for submitting input is 15 June 2021.

Young children are now living in drug-life circumstances and are actively engaged in drug-using behavior. Recent data show that incidence and prevalence rates of substance use and substance use disorders among young children are increasing across a range of socio-economic strata. The World Health Organization reports that up to 90 percent of children living in street-life circumstances worldwide use some kind of substance. In Bangladesh, the population of children living in street-life circumstances is growing

Drug use has been identified as one of the ominous problems that the society faces now-a-days. Every drug dependent person has different and complex difficulties to go through in the process of recovering from such harmful behavior. Person-centered treatment strategy is thus essential for each drug dependent patient. The crucial part of the treatment not only requires the involvement of the patients, but also the involvement of their families and the community. As part of

We are looking for partners who are interested in receiving training and free Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program materials to implement evaluation studies. These could involve in-person, online or video implementation of any of our one-session programs for youth or young adults aimed at preventing alcohol, e-cigarettes, marijuana or opioid use while promoting protective wellness behaviors including physical activity, healthy nutrition, sleep and stress control. PPW programs can be implemented to young people individually or

We started webinar series on various topics including mental health and substance use disorder. Objective of this webinar was to help participants learn about the basic about technology assisted used in mental health services. Further its objective was to help participants understand interpersonal dynamics in technology-assisted counseling this webinar.

В этом специальном выпуске рассматриваются новые тенденции в области наркотиков и поведения во время пандемии Ковид-19. Мы приветствуем междисциплинарный вклад, направленный на укрепление понимания того, как "физическое дистанцирование" и другие радикальные изменения в нашем образе жизни могут привести к потреблению новых новых наркотиков и других рискованного поведения. Потенциальные темы исследований включают, но не ограничиваются: Использование, эффекты, рынки новых психоактивных веществ (NPS) и изображения и повышения производительности наркотиков (IPED). Использование/злоупотребление противоопухотью/седативными препаратами, как принятых по рецепту