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Moving Beyond 'People First' Language- A Glossary of Contested Terms in Substance Use
Language is powerful in shaping view and opinions about groups of people.
By changing the way we discuss substance use issues, we can start to reverse harmful stereotypes about addiction.
Drug use is heavily stigmastised. People who use...
«Міжнародні стандарти лікування розладів, пов’язаних із вживанням наркотичних речовин»
«Міжнародні стандарти лікування розладів, пов’язаних із вживанням наркотичних речовин»
(далі - Стандарти) є результатом спільної роботи УНЗ ООН і ВООЗ, спрямованої на надання підтримки країнам-членам у розробленні та налагодженні...
Essays on Alcohol-related Harm and Interventions
The Effectiveness Bank features a collection of 45 hot topics – essays written by Drug and Alcohol Findings explaining the background and evidence relating to topics which sometimes prompt heated debate.
They are a popular way to get up to...
Substance Use and Pregnancy During COVID-19
The fight against COVID-19 continues throughout the U.S., increasing stress and anguish among vulnerable populations struggling with substance use. Among those vulnerable populations, pregnant women present major concerns as they face an...
Addictions Counseling Today Update Newsletters (ACT-SAB Update)
Addictions Counseling Today: Substances & Addictive Behaviors (ACT-SAB) Updates
National Addictions Awareness Week
National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) is from November 22 to 28.
Change Begins with Me is the theme for this year’s National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW). We want to present Canadians with ways they can reassess the way they think...
New Online Trainings for Professionals Working in the Field of Substance Use Disorders
In this video, Charlotte Sisson, Senior Foreign Affairs Officer within the Office of Global Programmes and Policy in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, introduces the audience...
Problem Gambling and Stimulant Use
This webinar provided attendees with information about:
- What problem gambling is, its symptoms and impacts
- Link between drug use (including methamphetamine use) and gambling
Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm
The 8th Awareness Week on Alcohol related Harm will be held from 16th to 20th November.
2020 Annual NDARC Research Symposium- Posters and Presentations
The 2020 Annual NDARC Research Symposium is taking place throughout November. Poster and poster presentations will be judged by NDARC judging panel. Awards will be announced during session 4 of the 2020 Annual Research Symposium.
You can...
Seminario Web: Presentación del Informe sobre Impacto de la Pandemia en Centros de Tratamiento de América Latina
ISSUP Argentina te invita a participar de un webinar presentando los principales resultados del estudio multicéntrico realizado por los capítulos nacionales de ISSUP (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Ecuador y México).
El webinar tendrá lugar el...
Webinar | Family Based Interventions during COVID-19 in a Low Resource Setting
On 25th November, ISSUP Uganda presented their first Webinar on the topic of Family Based Interventions that can address unhealthy risk behaviour and substance abuse among adolescents during covid-19, in a low resource setting.
Webinar | The Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in the Asia Region: A Two-Decade Perspective on New Tendencies and Substances
The ISSUP National Chapters in the Asian Region presented a collaborative Webinar on the topic of Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders in the Asian Region.
Webinar "Psychotherapy of Substance Use Disorders"
On Wednesday 28th October 2020, ISSUP Ukraine and ISSUP Kazakhstan delivered a webinar on the psychotherapy of SUDs. Presented in Russian, the webinar covered psychodiagnostic, psychotherapy, and introduced the main concepts, principles...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Third Session)
On 26th November 2020, ISSUP Nigeria presented the Third Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series, focusing on the topic 'Drug Use / Addiction and the Family: Support Systems'.
ICUDDR Course Solicitation
There is still time to submit an application to ICUDDR's course solicitation that closes on 4th December, 2020.
ICUDDR and the International Society for Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) have teamed up to support a university in the...
Alcohol Change UK Free Webinars
Alcohol Change UK, in partnership with SMMGP and fdap, are running a series of free webinars as part of Alcohol Change UK's Safeguarding Vulnerable Drinkers' Project.
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Mental Capacity - Dr Raja...
Stigma Online Learning
CCSA is addressing the stigma surrounding substance use through online learning.
CCSA have developed an introductory learning module as the first in a planned series of modules on the topic of stigma and substance use.
These modules are...
Online Echo Training on the Living Drug Free (Child) Curriculum in Bangladesh
Drug abuse is a tremendous menace in society with grave biological, social, financial, psychological, and security effects on the individuals, families, and the community. In the context of our country, the number of children with drug...
