Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Recognising the human need for community in addiction treatment
Over the past two years, in an attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus, countries around the world have imposed a range of restrictions and social distancing measures. For social scientists and practitioners, this has led to discussion...
The link between reducing pain medication, overdose and mental health crisis
In response to the concerning numbers of opioid-related deaths in the US, there has been a recent focus on opioid prescribing trends, which has shown an increase in opioid tapering among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy. However...
Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It
In June 2021, the University of British Colombia Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group hosted an online conference entitled Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It. Here, you can find the conference...
Baseline executive functions and receiving cognitive rehabilitation can predict treatment response in people with opioid use disorder
Abstract Background Impaired cognitive functions, particularly executive function, predict poor treatment success in people with substance use disorders. The current study investigated the effect of receiving adjunct cognitive...
Seminar Adapting the Icelandic Model for the Prevention of Drug Use: progress three years after its implementation
This seminar, aimed at technicians and professionals working in the field of substance use, seeks to share the results and experience of adaptation and implementation of the Icelandic model of prevention in 6 Chilean communes, in addition to addressing the challenges of considering this model as a public policy.
Seminar on Adaptation of the Icelandic Model for the Prevention of Drug Use: progress three years after its implementation
This seminar, aimed at technicians and professionals who work in the field of substance use, seeks to share the results and the experience of adaptation and implementation of the Icelandic prevention model in 6 Chilean communes, in addition to addressing the challenges of considering this model as a public policy.
Trust in Your Gut – Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in Therapy and Relapse Prevention
Description: The Polyvagal Theory of Stephen Porges, PhD, has been with us for 25 years, but the practical application to therapy has been slow to develop.
Factors influencing engagement and utilization of opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A qualitative study in Tehran, Iran
Abstract Introduction In response to a high burden of opioid use disorder (OUD), Iran established a network of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) centers beginning in 2002. To increase treatment diversity, particularly for patients who use...