Pharmacological Interventions

This research explored changes in the tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use of people experiencing homelessness in the UK. Particularly, the researchers examined the following questions: what are the characteristics of people with different...

ISSUP South Africa are pleased to present their Webinar on Defining Recovery in terms of abstinence-based treatment and Opioid substitution therapy.

Summary War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to safer...

Objectives: Positron emission tomography (PET) with [11C]raclopride has been applied to measure changes in the concentration of endogenous dopamine induced by pharmacological challenge or neuropsychological stimulation by evaluating the...

The country office Pakistan of “United Nation Office on Drug & Crime” (UNODC) is happy to offer the Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. We are inviting the application for ToT on following...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 14th May, 2022

Abstract Aim To investigate the real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments (buprenorphine, methadone) of opioid use disorder (OUD). Design A nation-wide, register-based cohort study. Setting Sweden. Participants All residents...

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

Abstract Animal models of alcohol (ethanol) self-administration are crucial to dissect the neurobiological mechanisms underlying alcohol dependence, yet only a few of these induce pharmacologically relevant levels of alcohol consumption and...

The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of...