Integrating Wellness in the Addiction Recovery Process
ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their Webinar on Wellness and Addiction Recovery.
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Kenya Substance Use Prevention Shaping Up
In 2021, Kenya through the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) developed the National Guidelines on Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention. The goal of the Guidelines was to establish minimum requirements...
Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma
ISSUP Kenya presents their webinar on Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma.
Treatment and Prevention of Substance Use Disorders in the Workplace
ISSUP Kenya present their webinar on Workplace Substance Use.
A Study of an Evidence-Based Prevention Intervention (keepin’ it REAL) for Early Adolescents in Kenyan Schools
Objective:
Although many primary school students in Kenya report use of alcohol and other drugs, evidence-based prevention interventions for schools are generally unavailable. Globally, there are growing opportunities to conduct research...
Character Strengths and Recovery from Addiction
ISSUP Kenya present their Webinar on Insights from Positive Psychology and Psychology of Religion as applied to treatment and recovery from addiction.
Worlds Aids Day Panel Discussion - Hosted by ISSUP Kenya
ISSUP (K) will be hosting a roundtable discussion on ending the triple threat: HIV infections; Sexual and Gender-based Violence; and Adolescent Pregnancies to commemorate World Aids Day.
Alcohol Use Disorder and its Treatment with Medications and Nutrition
ISSUP Kenya present their Webinar on Alcoholism and its Treatment with Medications and Nutrition.
Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines
The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.
The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in the...
National Chapter Kenya, Day 4, 08:12-08:35
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 15th May, 2022
Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders
According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...
Country Report - Kenya, Day 5, 19:30-00:01
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on16th May, 2022.
Effectiveness of Mindfulness Cognitive Behaviour on Relapse Prevention Across Socio-Demographic Patterns of Participants: Insights from Kenya - Jacqueline A. Anundo, Day 5, 11:00-12:31
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022
Disability mainstreaming in accessing Mental Health & SUD treatment and care
ISSUP Kenya webinar on disability mainstreaming and inclusion in accessing Mental Health and SUD treatment.
Congratulations to the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Family (For Managers & Supervisors ISSUP 2022 Cohort
From 10th to 16th May 2022, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) gave an opportunity to its members to connect, unite and share evidence-based knowledge on substance use prevention, treatment and recovery support...
The MI Spirit
I wrote the poem like summary after taking the course Enhancing Motivational Interviewing skills (UTC 11) in 2018 to help me remember key components of the course.
Just thought fellow professionals can find it useful too.
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The Intersection Between Substance Use Disorder and Human Trafficking
ISSUP Kenya would like to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Intersection Between Substance Use Disorder and Human Trafficking.
This Webinar will discuss:
- Nature of Substance Use Disorder
- The connection between human...
Kenya introduces tax on alcohol advertising
A 15% tax on fees charged by television stations, print media, billboards, and radio stations for advertisements of alcohol products, gaming, and gambling has been proposed in the 2022/23 budget.
Here you can read the news article...
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired...
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract
Background
Cannabis use during methadone treatment may negatively impact treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic...