Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer alternatives to the unregulated drug supply, yet no studies to date have explored professional stakeholder perspectives on this approach.

Methods

Purposive sampling was used to recruit professional stakeholders (n = 17) from four locations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, including...

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بین الشعبہ جاتی تعاون (یعنی ، جہاں مختلف مضامین مربوط اور مشترکہ اہداف کی طرف ایک دوسرے پر انحصار کرتے ہیں) کو جسمانی صحت کی دیکھ بھال کی ترتیبات میں کثیر شعبہ جاتی طریقوں (یعنی ، جہاں مختلف مضامین اپنی پیشہ ورانہ حدود کے اندر متوازی طور پر کام کرتے ہیں) کے مقابلے میں زیادہ ٹیم کی تاثیر حاصل کرنے کے لئے کہا جاتا ہے۔ اس کے باوجود، اسپتال میں داخل مریضوں کے الکحل کے استعمال کی خرابی (اے یو ڈی) کے علاج کے لئے بین الشعبی نقطہ نظر پر تحقیق کا فقدان ہے کیونکہ اس قسم کے نقطہ نظر اب بھی غیر معمولی ہیں. اس مطالعے کا مقصد ایک جنرل ہسپتال کے شعبے میں ایک جدید انٹرڈسپلنری اے یو ڈی علاج کے اقدام...

مڈ امریکہ ایڈکشن ٹیکنالوجی ٹرانسفر سینٹر (ایم اے ٹی سی) نے مسوری میں نسلی کمیونٹیز اوپیوڈ رسپانس نیٹ ورک، نشے کی پالیسی فورم، اور اوپیوئیڈ رسپانس نیٹ ورک (آئی اے، کے ایس، ایم او، اور این ای میں او آر این) کے ساتھ شراکت داری کی تاکہ 5 مختلف شواہد پر مبنی روک تھام کی مصنوعات "اوپیوڈ کے استعمال کی روک تھام"  کو 12 مختلف زبانوں میں ترجمہ کیا جاسکے۔، اور اس بات کو یقینی بنائیں کہ وہ ثقافتی طور پر مناسب ہیں ، بشمول عربی ، بوسنیائی ، برمی ، دری ، فرانسیسی ، مینڈارن چینی ، پشتو ، صومالی ، ہسپانوی ، سواہیلی ، تاگالوگ (فلپائنی) اور یوکرینی۔

The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms and can find it challenging to access appropriate support that will adequately meet their needs.

In order to address the often-complex issues this population experience, it is important the workforce has appropriate knowledge about the challenges people are facing, the different forms of support and targeted interventions that are available, and means of...

Executive summary

The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug-free life. Underpinned by record investment of over £3 billion in the next three years, we will reduce drug-related crime, death, harm and overall drug use.

National and local partners will focus on delivering three strategic priorities:

1. Break drug supply chains – Home Office and Ministry of Justice
2. Deliver a world-class treatment and recovery system –...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...