Addiction

Video: 2-Minute Concise Series on Addictions with Kevin Alderson, PhD, R. Psych.

Video and audio recordings

2 April 2020

A YouTube playlist containing thirty two-minute concise videos about addictions. The numbering of the series is based on the chapter numbers for the award-winning textbook, “Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors”...

Mental Health, Substance Use & Brain Chemistry

Book

16 March 2020

Many people who develop substance use disorders have mental health conditions, and, likewise, many individuals who suffer from mental health issues also use substances in a harmful manner. The relationship between mental health and...

Adolescent Brain Development, Substance Use, and Psychotherapeutic Change

Scientific article

Adolescence involves dramatic biologic, psychological, and behavioural changes. Adolescents respond, learn and explore their environment, forming new relationships and further developing their identity. It is often a time where individuals...

Peer Recovery Support Series, Section IV: The Participatory Process for Solutions to Addiction

17 April 2020

Webinar

Description

To support a cohesive recovery community and addiction field services, there needs to be alignment. The treatment model for addiction has evolved with time. There are multiple pathways to recovery for substance use disorder. As treatment for addiction has changed and grown, there is a need for peer to peer participatory process. The outlook on addiction is still strongly negative in areas of the world.

Suggestions about Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation of People with Drug Use Disorder in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

In these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNODC continues to focus on delivering vital assistance to those in need, including to people who use drugs and with drug use disorders, who are in prison and who have HIV/Hepatitis C...

Exploring Opioid Overdose Incidence in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs

Video and audio recordings

This seminar provides a preliminary examination of the range of information available on opioid overdose in Australia’s largest and only active cohort study of people who use drugs. Penny Hill from the Burnet Institute explores a range of...

COVID-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs

News

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed new guidelines for professionals and organisations delivering substance use treatment in the US. The guidelines cover. Guidance on pharmacotherapy for...

WEBINAR: Cary Hopkins Eyles on Authentic Self-Care for Addiction Professionals

ISSUP Webinar

13 March 2020

This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles. Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and...

Outreach to People Who Survive Opioid Overdose

Scientific article

Often it takes a critical moment, such as when someone survives an overdose, to motivate behavioural change. It is particularly important that at these times people have access to the appropriate treatment. The objective of this study was...

Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

Scientific article

11 March 2020

Abstract Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...