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Lo que la OPS hace El proyecto para el desarrollo e implementación de una propuesta para el “Abordaje Integral de la Concurrencia entre Trastornos por Uso de Sustancias y otros Trastornos Mentales y de la Conducta, en países de América Latina”
Lo que la OPS hace
El proyecto para el desarrollo e implementación de una propuesta para el “Abordaje Integral de la Concurrencia entre Trastornos por Uso de Sustancias y otros Trastornos Mentales y de la Conducta, en países de América...
Virtual Twelve Step Meeting Attendance During the COVID-19 Period A Study of Members of Narcotics Anonymous
Abstract
Objectives:
Face-to-face meetings are key components of Twelve Step (TS) fellowships’ support of members’ abstinence. Home confinement during COVID-19 made this less feasible. Our objective was to ascertain whether a transition...
Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder
ISSUP Pakistan would like to present their Webinar on the topic of Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder.
Variation in Cannabinoid Metabolites Present in the Urine of Adults Using Medical Cannabis Products in Massachusetts
The findings of this cohort study are consistent with those of a study of cannabis products purchased in California and Washington, in which more than one-half of products were incorrectly labeled. These findings indicate that adults using...
ASRS Questionnaire and Tobacco Use: Not Just a Cigarette. A Screening Study in an Italian Young Adult Sample
Abstract: Young adults exhibit greater sensitivity than adults to nicotine reinforcement, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increases the risk for early-onset smoking. We investigated the correlation between ADHD Self...
CAPACITY BUILDING BY THE SHELTER NGO ( APRIL 5-10, 2021)
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUNSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS
The Shelter Youth and Community Network (The Shelter NGO), approved Training Provider for the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) conducted her maiden training on the...
Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021.
NAADAC members and non-members are i...
Surge in Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.
Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fear, stress...
The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
ISSUP Indonesia mempersembahkan Webinar dalam rangka menyongsong Peluncuran ISSUP National Chapter Indonesia:
"The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic"
Publishing Addiction Science
ICUDDR are pleased to announce that they are now opening applications for the second group of ICUDDR/ISAJE Learning Collaborative participants. ICUDDR and ISAJE began hosts this Learning Collaborative using the Publishing Addiction Science...
Developing University-based Drug Demand Reduction Academic Programs
ICUDDR has announced they will be hosting an implementation course entitled “Developing University-based Drug Demand Reduction Academic Programs” for our members in Africa. The purpose of the course is to equip academic staff with...
Making the European Region Safer: Developments in Alcohol Control Policies, 2010–2019
This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.
A detailed overview is...
Reducing Harm Due to Alcohol: Success Stories From 3 Countries
The European Region has the highest level of alcohol consumption in the world.
To reduce these harms, WHO/Europe has identified three affordable, feasible and cost-effective intervention strategies:
- increase excise taxes on alcoholic...
Association of Gestational Opioid Exposure and Risk of Major and Minor Congenital Malformations
Abstract
Importance The rapid increase of opioid-related overdoses and deaths has become a public health concern in the US. Use of prescription opioids in pregnant women has increased; results from teratogenicity studies remain...
International Standards on Treatment & Harm Reduction
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit (CSU) held a webinar on 17th March 2021 discussing UNODC guidance on treatment and harm reduction. The webinar included opening remarks from Mirella Dummar...
Innovative contest scaling up UNODC- developed prevention programme in Uzbekistan announced its winners
The Nationwide Competition “Expert on the Development of Life and Family Skills” was organized online in January-April 2021 by the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs...
CNPT Consensus Document on Nicotine Delivery Devices
Source: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-eng-2020.pdf
The emergence of new electronic smoking devices in Spain poses a serious threat to public health. The absence of regulations, or the existence of regulations that are...
Documento de Consenso del CNPT sobre Dispositivos Susceptibles de Liberar Nicotina
Fuente: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-2020.pdf
La aparición en escena de nuevos productos electrónicos relacionados con el hecho de fumar en nuestro medio es una amenaza grave para la salud de la población. La...
