ASAM Level of Care Certification, the first program of its kind to independently assess and verify treatment programs’ ability to deliver services consistent with Levels of Care described in The ASAM Criteria®, launched on June 1st 2020.
T...
Since its formation in 2012, Hope and Beyond (HaB) has established herself as a pioneer organisation to combine treatment and research for Alcohol Use Disorders in Uganda.
The period between 2017 and 2019 was eventful and special for...
This report examines hospitalisation trends related to cannabis use and mental and behavioural disorders in Canada between 2006 and 2015.
During this period, the rate of hospitalizations related to cannabis use and mental and...
Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use can place a heavy burden on individuals, families and society. The health,
social and economic effects are diverse and substantial, and include disease and injury, mental health
conditions...
UNODC Mentor in collaboration with colleagues from Coordination and Analysis Unit of the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia conducted a rapid assessment in four countries of Central Asia. The main goal of the brief research was to study...
Background Standardised packaging for factory-made cigarettes (FM) and roll-your-own tobacco (RYO), and a minimum excise tax (MET) were fully implemented in the UK in May 2017 following a 12-month transition period. This paper is...
O Conselho Nacional de Políticas sobre Drogas (CONAD) realizou reunião extraordinária, na 2ª feira, dia 06 de julho de 2020, aprovando importantes pontos de pauta, que fortalecerão a Política sobre Drogas no Brasil.
Em um dos pontos...
Overview:
The Prevention Science Early Career Reviewer Program is an effort which aims to both mentor early-career researchers in prevention science and increase the pool of possible reviewers. We invite emerging prevention scientists to...
Interventions to Prevent Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use Among Adolescents
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to support
Emerging Issues Around COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Workforces.
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network, and the Prevention...
La Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (RIIAD) es una iniciativa de Centros de Integración Juvenil, A.C., dirigida a promover la diseminación y difusión de los resultados de la investigación científica en el campo del uso...
The Advanced Level UTC series is a set of courses, which offers a specialised training provision that aims to provide an in-depth continuing education with the latest information and skills-based activities to further enhance the capacity...
The Basic Level UTC series consists of eight courses that cover the broad spectrum of treatment for substance use disorders. The content and methodology of the UTC training series are designed to ensure that addiction practitioners develop...
The UPC Coordinators Series provides a 288-hour training programme for prevention coordinators, managers, and students/trainees whose role includes, or will include coordination and supervision of the implementation of prevention...
UPC Implementers Series is written for implementers or practitioners who work with families, in schools, the workplace, and the community.
The aim of the series is to provide knowledge about prevention science and its application to the...
The international Life In Recovery (LiR) surveys have provided an important message to the public and policy makers about the reality of change from addiction to recovery, consistently demonstrating both that there are...
DOCTORS AND DRUGS; MEDICAL TREATMENT OF DEPENDENT DRINKING
Seminal and key research selected, explained and explored. First cell of row three enters the domain of doctors and drugs, starting with the study from 1970s London bold enough to...
