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Public Health
The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study
Background
When used in combination with other therapies for drug use disorders, neurofeedback (NF) has been classified as "probably effective," according to recent research in the community of people with opioid use disorder. Despite...
Tailoring dissemination of evidence to preferences of tobacco control partners: results from an academic-community partnership
Background
Tobacco control program leaders may improve the use of evidence in program and policy development by presenting evidence to policymakers more often. However, current scientific knowledge regarding what works is slow to reach...
Prisons and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide. It provides an overview of what to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses to drug...
Schools and drugs: health and social responses
A new handy mini guide by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on evidence-based policymaking for prevention of drug use in schools and educational settings.
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...
Alcohol-related violence & deprivation
Watch the research presentations on alcohol-related violence and deprivation by Lucy Bryant (Institute of Alcohol Studies, IAS) and Dr Carly Lightowlers (University of Liverpool), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Quality standard
Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The quality standard highlights five key areas for improvement:
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Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Eleventh Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to present the next Bi-monthly webinar in their Knowledge Update Series.
Emergency Resource List
A selection of resources designed to support people who are in the midst of an emergency.
Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth
Background
The necessity of a gendered understanding of recovery is becoming increasingly evident. There have been reports of gender disparities in the character and amount of substance use, the paths to and through substance use disorder...
ISSUP The Gambia Launch
ISSUP The Gambia would are pleased to present their launch event followed by a webinar on Community Resilience in Substance Use.
COVID 19—impact on substance use treatment utilisation and provision in South Africa
Background
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected persons suffering from substance use disorders (SUDs) all around the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the number of SUD treatment...
Join us at the COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS this week!
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...
Effect of Combination Treatment With Varenicline and Nicotine Patch on Smoking Cessation Among Smokers Who Drink Heavily A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Importance The concurrent use of both tobacco and alcohol causes substantial disease and early mortality, and smokers who drink heavily tend to be less successful in smoking cessation than smokers who do not. Although varenicline...
Alcohol-related stimuli modulate functional connectivity during response inhibition in young binge drinkers
Abstract
Binge drinking is a pattern of intermittent excessive alcohol consumption that is highly prevalent in young people. Neurocognitive dual-process models have described substance abuse and adolescence risk behaviours as the result of...
Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review (Report at a Glance)
To investigate how alcohol container labels can be used to build public awareness, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction commissioned Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review and developed a summary of the report...
آکسیکوڈون اور سلیکٹیو سیروٹونن ری اپٹیک انہیبیٹرز کے ہم آہنگ استعمال سے وابستہ اوپیوئڈ اوورڈوز کا خطرہ
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اہمیت کچھ منتخب سیروٹونن ری اپٹیک انہیبیٹرز (ایس ایس آر آئی) آکسیکوڈون کے میٹابولزم کے لئے ذمہ دار انزائمز کو روکتے ہیں، جو ایک طاقتور نسخہ اوپیوڈ ہے. اوپیوئڈ اوورڈوز کے خطرے پر اس تعامل کے کلینیکل نتائج کی وضاحت نہیں کی گئی ہے۔
...درد کے انتظام میں صحت کی دیکھ بھال کے تعلیمی اختلافات، بچپن کے منفی تجربات اور مادہ کے استعمال کی خرابی کی تعلیم سے ان کا تعلق
اوہائیو کے اٹارنی جنرل نے ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکہ میں اوپیوئیڈ بحران سے نمٹنے میں ریاست اوہائیو کی مدد کرنے کے لئے اوپیوئیڈ کی روک تھام اور تعلیم سے متعلق سائنسی کمیٹی (اسکوپ) میں متعدد تعلیمی شعبوں کے ماہرین کا انتخاب کیا۔ اسکوپ کی توجہ...
ایچ آئی وی کے شکار افراد میں منشیات کا انجکشن لگانے والے افراد کا پھیلاؤ دیر سے پریزنٹیشن: ایک میٹا تجزیہ
ایکوائرڈ امیون ڈیفیشیئنسی سنڈروم کی ابتدائی نشاندہی متاثرہ افراد کو موقع پرست انفیکشن کے خلاف پروفیلیکسس کا استعمال کرنے اور ثانوی پیچیدگیوں کے لئے فوری علاج شروع کرنے کی اجازت دیتی ہے۔ علاج حاصل کرنے والے افراد سماجی حمایت میں اضافے سے...
منشیات کے استعمال اور بے گھر ہونے کے مسائل کا سامنا کرنے والے لوگوں کی مدد میں رکاوٹیں: پڑھنے کی فہرست
بے گھری اور مادوں کے استعمال پر ہماری سیریز میں دوسرا ویبینار ڈاکٹر حنا کارور نے پیش کیا تھا جنہوں نے مختلف رکاوٹوں پر توجہ مرکوز کی جو لوگ مدد تک رسائی حاصل کرنے کی کوشش کرتے وقت محسوس کرتے ہیں اور ان رکاوٹوں کو دور کرنے کے لئے مختلف...
