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Rasha Abi Hana

UNODC WHO Revised International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 1 April 2022
UNODC WHO ISSUP treatment substance use drug use disorders.
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This document, ‘The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders' is the work of UNODC and WHO to support Member States in their efforts to develop
and expand effective, evidence-based and ethical treatment for drug use disorders.

The Standards are intended for all those involved in the policy development, planning, funding, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of treatment services and interventions for drug use disorders.

This document is based on currently available scientific evidence on treatment for drug use disorders and sets out a framework for the implementation of...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Join us at the COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS this week!

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 14 March 2022
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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...
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Call for Papers: Hybrid Designs in Implementation Science

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 28 February 2022
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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...

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James Harvey

منشیات اور جرائم کے بارے میں افریقہ کانفرنس

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 18 February 2022
ISSUP Africa Conference on Drugs and Crime
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21 February 2022
Location:
Nairobi
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افریقی ترقی کو فروغ دینے کے لئے منشیات اور جرائم پر ثبوت پر مبنی مداخلت کو فروغ دینا
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قومی بحالی مرکز - ابوظہبی، نشہ سائنسی دن ورچوئل کانفرنس

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 11 February 2022
NRC ISSUP Conference Addiction Abu Dhabi UAE
Event Date
27 February 2022
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UAE- ABU DHABI
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ابوظہبی، متحدہ عرب امارات میں 27 فروری، 2022 کو ورچوئل طور پر منعقد ہونے والے نشے کے سائنسی دن میں آپ کو مدعو کرنے میں ہمیں بہت خوشی ہو رہی ہے۔
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Tobacco Control in Africa

Shared by Edie - 9 November 2021
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one in five African adolescents use tobacco and predict a doubling of deaths related to tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries between 2002 and 2030.

Here, you can find out more about policy and practice that countries are putting in place in an attempt to control tobacco use in Africa.

 

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شراب پر قابو پانے کی پالیسیوں پر تحقیق میں تنوع کی طرف سائنسی تحقیق اور تحریری رہنمائی کی پہل

Shared by Edie - 9 November 2021
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ورلڈ ہیلتھ آرگنائزیشن کے کم الکوحل یونٹ، محکمہ صحت کے فروغ، الکوحل ریسرچ گروپ، اور الائنس فار ہیلتھ پالیسی اینڈ سسٹمز ریسرچ ایک نئی سائنسی تحقیق اور تحریری رہنمائی کے اقدام کا اعلان کرتے ہوئے خوشی محسوس کر رہے ہیں. 

اس اقدام کا مقصد کم اور درمیانی آمدنی والے ممالک کے ابتدائی مرحلے کے محققین کو اپنے کام میں مدد فراہم کرنا ہے تاکہ وہ شراب کی پالیسیوں کو مضبوط بنانے سے متعلق ایک مطالعہ کا تجزیہ، رپورٹ اور شائع کرسکیں جو شراب کے استعمال کی قبولیت، دستیابی اور کفایت شعاری کو چلانے والے عوامل سے نمٹتے ہیں۔ اس اقدام کا مقصد ماہرین کے سرپرستوں کی مدد سے سائنسی تحقیق کو حتمی شکل دینے میں تیزی لانا ہے۔...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Substance Use, Mental Health and Suicide among Inuit in Canada

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 22 October 2021
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The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national organization representing Inuit across Canada, have summarized the latest statistics on substance use and mental health among Inuit in Substance Use, Mental Health and Suicide among Inuit in Canada. The statistics come from the full technical report, Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide among Inuit in Canada.

The new report sheds more light on the risk and protective factors for suicide among Inuit across Northern Canada. As Inuit have some of the highest suicide rates in Canada, with...

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James Harvey

Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 22 October 2021
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UNODC PTRS is looking for civil society service providers offering drug use disorder treatment or prevention services in humanitarian settings, all over the world. 
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European Prevention Curriculum

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 11 October 2021
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This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The aim of the EUPC initiative is to implement a standardised prevention training curriculum in Europe and improve the overall effectiveness of prevention.

Adapted from the Universal Prevention Curriculum by the EU-funded UPC-Adapt group, the handbook is based on the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention and the European Drug Prevention Quality...

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Abstract submission deadline extended to 31st October!!

Shared by Joanna Travis-Roberts (ISSUP staff) - 1 October 2021

Abstract submission deadline extended!The abstract submission deadline EXTENDED! Abstract submissions for our event taking place online and in person in Abu Dhabi: 11-16th May, 2022 has been extended to 31st October! Find out more about the event and submit your abstract: issup.net/event2022

Event partners: ICUDDR, INL and NRC

Watch our announcement here :) 

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Rasha Abi Hana

Parenting Skills Program

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 September 2021
Event Date
4 October 2021
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Online
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#NRC organizes, during October, a series of awareness sessions targeting all segments of society, focusing on families in the #UAE, under the title "Parenting Skills Program", which highlights the role of family in treating addiction and...

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Emirati women facing up addiction

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 20 August 2021
Event Date
26 August 2021
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Online
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On the occasion of the Emirati Women Day, the National Rehabilitation Center invites you to participate in a discussion session with the center's employees entitled "Emirati women facing up addiction", which highlights the contribution of...

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The impact of COVID-19 on drug use and harm reduction programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a regional consultation of stakeholders and people who use drugs

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 4 August 2021
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Van Hout, M.C., Haddad, P. & Aaraj, E. The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: a Regional Consultation of Stakeholders and People Who Use Drugs. Int J Ment Health Addiction (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00500-7

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was classified a pandemic on March 11, 2020, with early reports of the disease occurring in the Middle East and North African (MENA) area. On January 2021, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO-EMRO) reported 5,566,708 confirmed cases with 131,886 fatalities to date. Since 2016, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area has seen a modest but steady growth in the harm reduction response.

Little is known about the region's health response and the situation of drug users (PWUD) during the outbreak. During COVID-19, the MENA Harm...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 19 July 2021
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Monshi, S.S., Ibrahim, J. Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 16, 57 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00393-8

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. In 2020, 182 nations joined the FCTC, approving to implement the recommended tobacco control measures.

By August 2006, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) ratified the WHO FCTC. Given the unique political, cultural, and religious context – and known tobacco industry efforts to influence tobacco use- in these nations, a careful examination...

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Rasha Abi Hana

The Importance of School Awareness in Addressing Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 28 June 2021
Event Date
29 June 2021
Location:
Online
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Virtual awareness webinar organized by the National Rehabilitation Center, inline with the International Drug Control Day, to discuss "The Importance of School Awareness in Addressing Drugs and Psychotropic Substances".

Tuesday: 29-June...

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James Harvey

World Drug Report 2021

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 25 June 2021
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Consisting of five separate booklets, the World Drug Report 2021 provides an in-depth analysis of the global drug markets and paints a comprehensive picture of the measurable effects and potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the world drug problem.
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Edie

منشیات کی عالمی رپورٹ پر سول سوسائٹی کے ویبینار میں بات کرنے کا موقع

Shared by Edie - 7 June 2021
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وی این جی او سی یو این او ڈی سی سول سوسائٹی یونٹ کے ساتھ مل کر ورلڈ ڈرگ رپورٹ 2021 کو پیش کرنے اور اس پر تبادلہ خیال کرنے کے لئے دو ویبینار منعقد کرے گا ، جس کا اجراء 25 جون کو کیا جائے گا۔
 
وی این جی او سی سول سوسائٹی کے مقررین کی تلاش میں ہے جو ان ویبیناروں میں پیش کرنا چاہتے ہیں، کہ وہ ہر سال ورلڈ ڈرگ رپورٹ میں مرتب کردہ اعداد و شمار کو کس طرح استعمال کرتے ہیں اور یہ اعداد و شمار ان کے کام کو کس طرح متاثر کرتے ہیں۔ 

  • پہلا ویبینار 13 جولائی 2021 کو منعقد کیا جائے گا اور اس میں ایشیا، اوقیانوسیہ اور یورپ پر توجہ مرکوز کی جائے گی۔
  • دوسرا ویبینار 15 جولائی 2021 کو منعقد ہوگا اور اس میں افریقہ...
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UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030

Shared by Edie - 4 June 2021
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UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030 outlines our mission to provide more safety to Africa’s people, government and institutions from drugs, crime, corruption, terrorism and illicit financial flows.

The UNODC Vision 2030 seeks to strengthen crime prevention, enhance justice, address organized crime, ensure a balanced response to drugs, improve the rule of law and bolster resilience.

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یونیورسٹی کی بنیاد پر منشیات کی طلب میں کمی کے تعلیمی پروگرام تیار کرنا

Shared by Edie - 16 April 2021
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آئی سی یو ڈی ڈی آر  نے اعلان کیا ہے کہ وہ افریقہ میں اپنے اراکین کے لئے "یونیورسٹی پر مبنی ڈرگ ڈیمانڈ ریڈیکشن اکیڈمک پروگرامز کی ترقی" کے عنوان سے ایک عملدرآمد کورس کی میزبانی کریں گے۔  کورس کا مقصد تعلیمی عملے کو متعلقہ علم، مہارت، رویوں اور قابلیتوں سے لیس کرنا ہے تاکہ پائیدار ڈی ڈی آر تعلیمی پروگرام تیار کیے جاسکیں جو مقامی ضروریات کو پورا کرتے ہیں اور یونیورسٹی اور ریگولیٹری اداروں کے اہداف اور مقاصد سے ہم آہنگ ہوتے ہیں۔

یہ کورس ابھی بھی ترقی میں ہے، اور سہولت بدھ، 19 مئی، 2021 کو شروع ہوگی۔  سیشن 90 منٹ طویل ہیں اور 27 ہفتوں تک ہر بدھ کو منعقد ہوں گے۔  یہ کورس شرکاء کو یو ٹی سی پر مبنی...

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