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The aim of this pilot study was to assess the short-term effectiveness of the EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment Training intervention in improving health care providers’ knowledge, attitudes and...
Increasing understanding of the pathways and processes of recovery from cannabis use disorder may help in designing effective and attractive interventions to promote recovery. We report insights from individuals...
Consolidates the lessons of the last five instalments of the course on drug treatment research, selecting and discussing key studies on psychosocial therapies for drug dependence. Research teaches us to see these as the enactment of the...
Objectives: This study evaluated breath carbon monoxide (BCO) testing in identifying maternal smokers as well as the difference between disclosers and non-disclosers of smoking status. We also investigated if other extrinsic...
Key studies on the role of psychosocial therapies in treatment systems. Seemingly the only feasible way to do more (recovery) with less (money), mutual aid is a major theme. Examine the evidence for whether systematically promoting...
The potential of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to reduce the cardiovascular and other disease risks of smoking is of great interest. While many smokers report using ENDS for cessation, their impact...
This article highlights the cooperation between the governments of China and the United States in sharing each other's substance use treatment and prevention experiences and finding opportunities to collaborate.
This article addresses encephalopathies: disease, damage, or malfunction of the brain. The authors attribute these problems to smoked/inhaled heroin which they label CTD (chasing the dragon). However, CTD (inhaling heroin fumes) has been...
The South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) have produced a short report on alcohol and other drug trends for 2018.
SACENDU is operational in 9 South African provinces, monitoring trends in alcohol and other...
A study published in the journal of Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research explores the association between parental alcohol problems and subsequent risky drinking and behavioural issues in adolescents.
The study utilised a...
Background: Previous literature suggests that prevalence of cannabis use in the early phase of psychosis is high, and that early psychosis patients are at high-risk for violent behavior. However, the link between cannabis use and violent...
World Leaders have been committed to fulfilling the 169 targets in achieving the 17 goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, among these Substance Use Prevention and Treatment is one of the most important targets. Substance...
Tobacco smoking is a chronic disease affecting one fifth of our population. Most smokers however are not conscious nor seek treatment for their problem. Some patients are able to reach abstinence by themselves but the majority need some...
The 2018 World Drug Report was launched on 26th June. The report covers a range of topics with the booklets split into drug demand and supply, drug markets, drugs and age, and women and drugs.
The booklets are all available free to...
In our third Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
One great way to be more active in this field is to join ISSUP as a member and to...
In 2014, the cost of substance use (SU) in Canada was $38.4 billion— or approximately $1,100 spent for every Canadian regardless of age. This report presents the estimates of the costs of SU in Canada from 2007 to 2014 using the most...
It's been a decade since the financial crisis drove up the unemployment rate in the U.S. and forced people in the prime of their careers to give up looking for work.
Even today, as employers add jobs at a furious pace, the workforce...
