Community-Based

Community-level awareness, altering social norms, and building resilience.

Integrating Mindfulness into Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Video and audio recordings

This virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on supporting the education and skill development of providers who work with people with substance use disorders (SUDS) by integrating mindfulness...

Epidemiology, Day 1, Track 2, 13:30 - 15:00

ISSUP Event

12 May 2022

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022

Law Enforcement in Prevention Programming

Video and audio recordings

3 March 2022

An APSI Prevention Talk on how to appropriately engage law enforcement in the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, with specific reference to the prevention of substance use.

Policies, delivery models, and lessons learned from integrating mental health and substance abuse services into primary health care in Ethiopia.

Book

In Ethiopia, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represent 18.3% of premature mortality, consume 23% of the household expenditures, and cost 1.8% of the gross domestic product. Risk factors such as alcohol, khat, and cannabis use are on the...

Kenya Launches National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention

News

June 26, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya:- As the World commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) on June 26, 2021, Kenya has added another milestone in the journey towards a nation free from alcohol and...

National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention, 2021 adopted and launched by the Kenyan Government on June 26, 2021

CAPACITY BUILDING BY THE SHELTER NGO ( APRIL 5-10, 2021)

News

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUNSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS The Shelter Youth and Community Network (The Shelter NGO), approved Training Provider for the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) conducted her maiden training on the...

Participants at the closing ceremony of the Colombo Plan-DAP UPC Core Course conducted by The Shelter NGO, Lagos Nigeria

India/Nagaland: ‘Culture of acceptance responsible for substance abuse’

News

By Menuse-O Max Khieya, first published in the Eastern Mirror Nagaland on Sunday, March 14, 2021 Sechü-Zubza, March 14 (EMN): The additional deputy commissioner of Kohima, N Bhavani Sri, has expressed concern over the widespread abuse of...

Fabrication Shadow over NICE-Recommended Family Therapy. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

Book

15 January 2021

FABRICATION SHADOW OVER NICE-RECOMMENDED FAMILY THERAPY. In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is it that the intensity...

Alcohol Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: Why Is the Record so Poor? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

Book

13 January 2021

ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: WHY IS THE RECORD SO POOR? In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is it...

Motivations for Treatment Engagement in a Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program: A Qualitative Study

Scientific article

28 August 2020

Abstract Aims: The aim of this study was to explore perspectives on motivations for treatment engagement from substance use disorder (SUD) clients in a long-term residential rehabilitation program. Design and Methods: A convenience sample...