Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...

Background

Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few studies have explored young people’s help-seeking behaviours to address substance use concerns. To address this gap, this study explored how youth perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

Participatory action research methods were used by partnering with BC youth (under the age of 30) from across the province...

Фон

При использовании в сочетании с другими методами лечения расстройств, связанных с употреблением наркотиков, нейробиоуправление (НФ) было классифицировано как «вероятно эффективное», согласно недавним исследованиям в сообществе людей с расстройством, связанным с употреблением опиоидов. Несмотря на эти обнадеживающие результаты, тяжесть опиоидного кризиса и высокий риск рецидива даже при самой эффективной медикаментозной поддерживающей терапии, НФ остается малоизученным терапевтическим вариантом. В данной статье рассматривается возможность включения альфа/тета-нейробиоуправления в...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

Фон

Длительная опиоидная эпидемия и недавняя пандемия COVID-19 являются двумя взаимосвязанными событиями, имеющими серьезные последствия для общественного здравоохранения для людей, употребляющих опиоиды (УД). В большинстве исследований, посвященных взаимодействию этих двух проблем общественного здравоохранения, использовались ранее существовавшие данные, чтобы сосредоточиться на общинных, государственных или национальных закономерностях. Необходимы дополнительные качественные исследования, чтобы определить, как люди с расстройством, связанным с употреблением опиоидов (OUD), понимают...

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...

The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of SCOPE is the application of scientific principles in the development of prevention and educational strategies for reducing substance use disorder (SUD). SUD education for healthcare workers was one of SCOPE's main areas of interest. The objective of the present was to identify the content and extent to which future healthcare professionals are trained in pain...