Pharmacological Interventions

The use of medication to manage withdrawal symptoms, reduce cravings, or treat co-occurring mental health disorders e.g., methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone.

Enzymes Involved in Cocaine Metabolism: A New Pharmacologic Approach to Treat Overdose Due to Cocaine

Scientific article

24 October 2016

Abstract English/Spanish Introduction: New therapeutic strategies against cocaine overdose toxicity have been developed. These new approaches are based on the design and synthesis of proteins involved in the destruction of cocaine before it...

Key Points from EMCDDA’s 2016 European Drug Report

Book

9 January 2017

As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...

Contingency Management and Drug Disorders

Book

23 October 2016

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) defines contingency management as “a general behavioural intervention technique used in the treatment of drug dependence … designed to weaken drug use and strengthen...

Marijuana and Maternity: What Are the Effects?

Scientific article

12 October 2016

Four US states currently allow recreational marijuana use and twenty-four allow medical marijuana. However, little research has been carried out to uncover the drug’s effect on the development of human embryos if smoked or consumed in...

UTC 1 and 2 Training for Tanzania National Trainers SUD Professionals

News

ICCE conducted its first training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 22nd February to 3rd of March 2016 at Kunduchi Beach Hotel. The 9-day training was planned to introduce the 15 participants from various professional sectors to the science...