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Homelessness and Substance use: a disturbing link around the world: an ISSUP Webinar Series
The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
From Face-to-Face to Online Delivery: Training of Professionals in Evidence-Based Prevention
BACKGROUND:
By disseminating the Universal Prevention Curriculums (UPC), the Colombo Plan (CP) seeks to narrow the gap between scientific knowledge on effective prevention of substance use and its application in the field. In 2020 CP...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Development of the Addiction Treatment Workforce in Ukraine by the Ukraine Addiction Technology Transfer Center
BACKGROUND:
The high prevalence of HIV and substance use disorders (SUD) in Ukraine remains a significant public health problem. A well-trained, recovery-oriented national workforce to enhance SUD treatment associated with HIV care is...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
UNODC په منځنۍ اسیا کې د مادې د استعمال د بې نظمیو لپاره د درملنې د نړیوال نصاب د پر مختللې کچې د وړاندې کولو ملاتړ کوی
د منځنۍ اسیا لپاره د UNODC سیمه ییز دفتر د 18 کورس په اړه د روزونکی سیمه ایز روزنه جوړه کړه - د نشه یی توکو د استعمال د بې نظمیو لپاره د درملنې د نړیوال نصاب د پرمختللی کچې (یو ټی سی روزنیزه کڅوړه) (ToT) له 20 څخه تر 24 جون 2022 په تاشکند...
A foresight toolkit for the drugs field
This toolkit aims to support the EMCDDA’s stakeholders, other actors and researchers in the drugs field to implement their own foresight exercise in the form of an introductory trend-based workshop.
It describes briefly the foresight and...
د ډوډیا په ډول ٢ په ناروغانو کې د سګریټ د بندولو لپاره د ورنیکلنین اغېز او خوندیتوب یوه تصادفی کلینیکی محاکمه
خلاصه
د شکرې په ناروغانو کې د سګریټ د بندیدو د اغیزمنو مداخلو په اړه د اهمیت ثبوت محدود دی. د سګرټ څکوونکی بې ساری سلوکی او میټابولیک ځانګړتیاوې د دوه ډول شکرې سره د سګریټ د بندولو درمل ورانیکلین تصادفی کلینیکی محاکمه کوی.
هدف په ...
Metanfetamina, problemática y respuestas, X Encuentro Ágora DGPNSD
X Encuentro Ágora del Plan Nacional Sobre Drogas para tratar la problemática y las respuestas a la droga Metanfetamina. Fecha: 9 de junio de 2022
Inaugura: Joan R. Villalbí. Delegado del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas...
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Webinar Series
Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...
اکسیټوسین په نارینه او ښځینه موترو کې د وختی ژوند له فشار وروسته د میتامفامین د روږدیتوب لپاره د یو تنکی تنکی درملنې په توګه
خلاصه
د ژوند وختی فشار (ایل ایس) د عصبی پراختیا سره تړاو لری او د روانی روغتیا د بې نظمیو په وړاندې د زیات شوی زیان سره تړاو لری، په شمول د اعتیاد. ای ایل ایس څنګه ماغزه بدلوی چې د روږدیکیدو خطر زیات کړی، په دې اړه بې وزله پوهه شوې ده،...
د نشه یی توکو د مخنیوی ، درملنې او د پاملرنې د ځوابونو په اړه د ۲۰۲۲ کال د UNODC د نړۍ د نشه یی توکو د رپوټ په اړه روښانه شوې پیښې
ISSUP د پنجشنبې په ورځ د ۲۰۲۲ کال د جولای په اوومه یو ویبنار وړاندې کړ ، چې په کې ګیوانا کمپلو ، د مخنیوی ، درملنې او بیا جوړونې برخې مشره ، د ملګرو ملتونو د نشه یی توکو او جرمونو په وړاندې کولو دفتر د ۲۰۲۲ کال د نړیوال نشه یی توکو د...
Involvement of the ghrelin system in the maintenance and reinstatement of cocaine-motivated behaviors: a role of adrenergic action at peripheral β1 receptors
Abstract
Cocaine addiction is a significant medical and public concern. Despite decades of research effort, development of pharmacotherapy for cocaine use disorder remains largely unsuccessful. This may be partially due to insufficient...
د روږدو د شدت انډسټرک ( ASI ) د ارزونې مرکه څلورمه برخه
د روږدو د شدت انډسټرک ( ASI ) د ارزونې مرکه څلورمه برخه
دا ویډیو د زده کړې د وسیلې په توګه د ارزونې د مهارتونو د عملی کولو لپاره په پام کې نیول شوې ده د ASI کارولو سره چې د UTC څخه په ۵ کورس کې سمون لری: اخیستل، د سکریننګ ارزونه، د...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region
ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.
Introducing Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15 in Pakistan
The country office Pakistan of “United Nation Office on Drug & Crime” (UNODC) is happy to offer the Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. We are inviting the application for ToT on following...