Nansana Division Coalition Against Drugs had the chance to visit one of the Health Centers in the Division called Nabweru Health Centre III and was able to interact with the in Charge Doctor and other medical workers on drug challenges and...
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprises Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021.
It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and...
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid drugs like heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine and buprenorphine, and is an important aid in preventing drug-related deaths.
Overdose deaths are often witnessed and can be...
UNODC Pakistan, together with support from the Ministry of Narcotics, the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and generous funding support from the US...
Prof. Thomas F. Babor answer the question of why PhD study in addictology at the 1st Faculty of Medicine is unique and what are its strengths.
You can see the whole interview in the two links bellow.
“Training of Addiction Professionals for Pakistan Addiction Treatment Practitioners”
January 6, 7 & 8th, 2022
Multan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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A broad range of professionals, training opportunities, and regional differences exist in the addiction study field worldwide. This educational variety poses a challenge in proposing a precise classification of study programs...
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The two-year, multidisciplinary Master’s in Drug Dependence (MDD) at the University of Barcelona was created in 1986, after some years of offering shorter seminars. It was a response to the heroin crisis of the 80s and 90s and...
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There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first...
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This article describes the need to develop a workforce to address the public health burden of drug use in Nigeria. Central to workforce development is the development and implementation of a substance use curriculum.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for all and has had a particular effect on university-level educators. Although the use of technologies in education is recognised as critical in developing transversal skills and...
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In Ukraine, substance use disorders (SUDs) and rates of HIV infection are growing, the number of specialists does not meet country’s addiction treatment demands, and the quality of the care is often insufficient and does not...
The torching of schools by students has become a regular occurrence in Kenya over the past two decades. This has resulted to destruction of property, disruption of the school calendar and unfortunately loss of innocent lives. Last year...
ISSUP participated in the European Society of Prevention Research (EUSPR) 2021 Conference which took place online from the 29th of September to the 1st of October by presenting an oral poster that focussed on three practical examples of...
1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino) propan-1-one (3-chloromethcathinone, 3-CMC) is a synthetic cathinone stimulant. It is a ring-substituted cathinone, which is structurally related to methcathinone and 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC).
The...