Training of Trainers on Advance UTC Courses 9 & 14 for Malaysia
The Training of Trainers on Advance UTC Courses 9 & 14 in Malaysia ran from 17-25 June 2019. It was held at NADA Training Center, Sungai Petani, Kedah.
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International Conference on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care: Inspiration and Direction
The International Conference on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care:Inspiration and Direction was held in Vienna from 1-5 July 2019. The theme, Inspiration and Direction, created an open forum for ideas on how to work with others to push...
Deputy Assistant Secretary Massinga Was Excited to Meet with Young Pakistani Leaders at Roundtable with our Alumni
Deputy Assistant Secretary Massinga U.S. Department of State was excited to meet with young #Pakistani leaders at a roundtable with our alumni. At the roundtable, DAS learned about positive developments in their individual efforts to...
Rally against Substance Use by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, Gujranwala Pakistan
Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH) Gujranwala Pakistan in collaboration with Excise and Narcotics Control, Government of the Punjab Pakistan has arranged a rally against drug abuse in connection with international day against drug abuse...
Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Director ISSUP Pakistan/UTC Trainer Participated in 2nd Coordination Meeting of UNODC Pakistan
Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Director ISSUP Pakistan/UTC Trainer participated in the 2nd coordination meeting of UNODC. Mr. Amjad Javed Saleemi, Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control, Officer Incharge UNODC Syed Arslan, Dr. Manzoor Ahmad...
Seminar On Substance Use Organized by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH) Gujranwala Pakistan
A seminar on substance use was organized by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, Gujranwala Pakistan in connection with the international day against drug abuse. The seminar was presided over by Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Director ISSUP Pakistan Chapter...
Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan
From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected...
National Symposium on “Experiences, Challenges and Strategies in Strengthening the Capacity of the Drug Treatment Workforce” and Training on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in Jakarta, Indonesia
The UNODC Programme Office for Indonesia in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Directorate for People Who Use Drugs organized a National Symposium and Training on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Drug Dependence...
Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan
From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected...
World Refugee Week
Last week was World Refugee Week and World Refugee Day was on June 20. UNODC showed solidarity on social media to mark that day.
UNODC has piloted family skills programmes in line with the International Standard on Drug Use Prevention to...
GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria
Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) has commenced the training of secondary schools principals in Lagos state, Nigeria on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) for Substance Use Disorders.
Leading on from the first batch of a...
Implementation of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) within the Fijian Healthcare System: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
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To facilitate decentralisation and scale-up of mental health services, Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services committed to implementing the World Health Organization’s mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)...
Genetic Tools Weed out Misconceptions of Strain Reliability in Cannabis Sativa: Implications for a Budding Industry
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Unlike other plants, Cannabis sativa is excluded from regulation by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Distinctive Cannabis varieties are ostracized from registration and therefore nearly impossible to...
Molecular Neuroscience at its “High”: Bibliometric Analysis of the Most Cited Papers on Endocannabinoid System, Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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Cannabis, cannabinoids and endocannabinoids are heavily investigated topics with many articles published every year. We aimed to identify the 100 most cited manuscripts among the vast literature and analyze their...
Cannabis Use Patterns at the Dawn of US Cannabis Reform
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In the United States (US), three in 10 cannabis users develop cannabis use disorder (CUD). Usage patterns in line with CUD may be associated with socio-economic disadvantage, and other negative effects. Thus, research on CUD is...
High School Student Cannabis Use and Perceptions towards Cannabis in Southcentral Colorado
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Currently, with the legalization of cannabis and the opening of recreational dispensaries in states across the country, the question of whether or not proximity to recreational cannabis dispensaries affects high school students in...
UNODC Training for LAO PDR Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than 27 Laotian policymakers from the Narcotic Control and Supervision Bureau, Vientiane Narcotic Control and Supervision Bureau, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Civil Society Organisations, treatment centres and other...
Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Misuse and Addiction
This paper provides many pieces of research in the search for the most effective treatments for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). They touch on the effectiveness of Medication-Assisted Treatment. The authors also describe the most at-risk...
Motor Racing, Tobacco Company Sponsorship, Barcodes and Alibi Marketing
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Background: Sponsorship of Formula One (F1) motor racing, which has been used as an indirect medium of tobacco advertising for several decades, was prohibited by the 2005 European Union Tobacco Advertising Directive. Most F1...
Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: Review of the Evidence and Future Directions
This article is a review and analysis of past research that finds substantial evidence for the positive results of Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in treating Opioid Use Disorder.
