Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
ISSUP The Gambia Launch
ISSUP The Gambia would like to invite you to their launch event followed by a webinar on Community Resilience in Substance Use.
INEBRIA Edinburgh 2022
INEBRIA is an international network of researchers, policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders interested in the potential of brief interventions in health and other settings to reduce the harms produced by alcohol and other drug use.
Join us at the COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS this week!
Dear friends and colleagues, The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing...
The Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
ISSUP are pleased to present the Final Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.
The Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
ISSUP are pleased to present the Final Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.
People with tobacco use disorder exhibit more prefrontal activity during preparatory control but reduced anterior cingulate activity during reactive control
Abstract Reduced inhibitory control and a hypersensitivity to reward are key deficits in drug dependents; however, they tend to be studied in isolation. Here, we seek to understand the neural processes underlying control over reward and how...
The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis
Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from...
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired...
An overview of global homelessness and strategies for systemic change
The Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) drives a global movement to end street homelessness. Their vision is a world where everyone has a home that offers security, safety, autonomy, and opportunity. This paper, published by IGH...
European responses to the needs of people who experience homelessness and use drugs
Summary: This paper explores the evidence base for services designed to meet the needs of people who experience homelessness and use drugs. Through a delimited analysis of existing systematic and rapid evidence reviews, it considers the key...
