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War - psychological skills for surviving and coping with traumatic events: Helping people who have become refugees or internally displaced

ISSUP Webinar

2 June 2022

ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.

Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study

Scientific article

25 May 2022

Background Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patients perceive this...

A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada

Scientific article

28 May 2022

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...

UNODC promotes the dialogue on drug demand reduction across Central Asia at ISSUP Abu Dhabi 2022 Conference

News

Within the framework of UNODC global project GLOJ71”Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet II” UNODC ROCA in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) HQ supported participation of 19...

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Synthetic Hallucinogens/ Synthetic Depressants

ISSUP Webinar

8 June 2022

The Second Webinar was hosted by ISSUP Pakistan and focus on Synthetic Hallucinogens/ Synthetic Depressants.

War - psychological skills for surviving and coping with traumatic events: first aid for children

ISSUP Webinar

26 May 2022

ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.

Awareness Lecture and Workshop on Risky Behaviors & Substance Use in an International Family Medicine Conference, Avari Hotel, Lahore Pakistan

News

Two days International Family Medicine Conference has been arranged at Avari Hotel in Lahore Pakistan on May 21 and 22, 2022. The organizers were the team members of WONCA SAR. The guest speaker/trainer invited to grace these initiatives...

Call for Papers- Drug Addiction Research in China

News

Drug addiction has been a major public health problem bringing a heavy burden to patients, families and society in China historically and contemporarily. In the recent two decades, animal and clinical research on mechanisms, trajectories...

Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program

Book

4 May 2022

This guide is developed to facilitate the work of Peer Counsellors in training Peer Educators in substance abuse prevention. It is based on the experience from the peer to peer drug prevention programs conducted by UYDEL. This peer to peer...

Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program

Women in Recovery Specialty Online Training Series: Come On Get Happy: Women, Recovery, and Happiness

20 May 2022

Online

- Global -

Friday, May 20, 2022 @ 12:00-1:30pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT)

Description

Everyone in recovery wants to discover the techniques to enhance their life’s purpose, well-being, and ability to thrive, but women have a unique journey to elevate their happiness. This presentation will look at the science of happiness, as well as offer a dozen strategies to enhance your life and your happiness quotient.