Treatment

Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.

Chronic care treatment for smoking cessation in patients with serious mental illness: a pilot randomized trial

Scientific article

17 February 2021

Background: Rates of smoking among those with serious mental illness (SMI) are two to three times higher than for the general population. Smoking is rarely addressed in mental health settings. Innovative outreach and treatment strategies...

“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives good response

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“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives global response. The students of the Ecolink Institute from 16 countries launched a campaign against drug abuse, in connection with the International Day against Drug...

Margarette Julius, student of UTC from Ecolink organized awareness programs in Nigeria

Disentangling substance use and related problems: urgency predicts substance-related problems beyond the degree of use

Scientific article

7 July 2021

Background: Substance use disorders are reliably associated with high impulsivity and sensation seeking. Importantly, both precede problematic substance use, implicating them as risk factors. Individuals with substance use disorders show...

Smoking among inpatients in treatment for substance use disorders: prevalence and effect on mental health and quality of life

Scientific article

11 May 2021

Background: Smoking is still prevalent among people with substance use disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among patients in treatment for substance use disorders and to analyze the effect of...

Effectiveness of a digital alcohol moderation intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: study protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Scientific article

22 May 2021

Background: Depressive disorders and problematic drinking often co-occur, also among young adults. These co-occurring conditions are associated with various negative health outcomes compared to both conditions alone. Early intervention by...

Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs - Part 2

12 July 2021

Online

Collective Voice are delighted to welcome Dame Carol Black as the keynote speaker of our next webinar, presenting the findings from the second part of her Independent Review of Drugs.

Dame Carol's presentation will be followed by comments from Rosanna O'Connor, Interim Director, Health Improvement at Public Health England.

Dame Carol and Rosanna will then take questions.

Prison and Drugs in Europe: Current and Future Challenges

30 June 2021

Online

Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers.

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ISSUP Italy Launch

ISSUP Webinar

28 June 2021

ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Launch Event. The Launch will centre on the theme 'Challenges and Perspectives in Addictions'.

ISSUP Italy Launch

28 June 2021

Rome

Italy

ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Launch Event. The Launch will centre on the theme 'Challenges and Perspectives in Addictions'.

New App for Practitioners to Improve Knowledge of the Clinical Harms of Non-medical Prescription Drug Use.

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ATOMIC is a free, evidence-based, mobile-learning application aimed at clinicians and other practitioners who want to improve their knowledge of the acute and chronic clinical harms of non-medical prescription drug use. ATOMIC is a response...