Drug Policy in the UK: A Matter of Crime or Health
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Substance Use Outcomes For Sexual and Gender Minority Adults With a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review
Abstract
Purpose
The impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on behavioral, mental, and physical health have been extensively investigated. As such, it is paramount to synthesize their quantified effects, especially within...
Gender, employment, and continuous pandemic as predictors of alcohol and drug consumption during the COVID-19.
Aims
This study aims to assess the impacts of the continuous pandemic state, gender and employment status on changes in substance use during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Methods
A sample of 828 Israelis participated in an online survey...
Odborníci z Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) absolvují školení v rámci univerzálního léčebného kurikula (UTC)
V průběhu roku 2022 se konalo školení školitelů pro univerzální léčebné kurikulum (UTC), které podporuje Meziamerická komise pro kontrolu zneužívání drog Organizace amerických států (CICAD/OAS) a Mezinárodní společnost profesionálů v...
Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children
Background
There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment...
Děti, jejichž rodiče užívají drogy: slibné postupy a doporučení
Tato zpráva se zaměřuje na děti vyrůstající v rodinách postižených drogovou a alkoholovou závislostí, jakož i na služby, programy a postupy, které pomáhají chránit dětství a zaručovat potřeby dětí a zároveň se zabývají potřebami rodičů.
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"Situace v oblasti duševního zdraví a násilí páchaného na ženách v kontextu pandemie COVID19" pokrok, výzvy a výzvy
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Substance use in Gender Dysphoria (Transgenders) and their Mental Health
An event at a NGO in Lahore was organized to address the mental health and substance use among those living with gender dysphoria. They have complex challenges that vary from bullying, harassment, prejudice, discrimination in support and...
UNODC launched a Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advanced Courses 9-15 in Pakistan
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Ensuring continued learning and offering opportunities to substance use dependence treatment professionals to learn advanced and evidence-based treatment techniques and strategies is one of the important missions of UNODC. In this...General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation
Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...
AddictologyIssue 2/2022
Bezpečné prostory, odborná příprava a preventivní programy chrání mladé ugandské ženy
Dospívající dívky a mladé ženy v Ugandě, zejména ty, které žijí ve venkovské Africe, zažívají četné vzájemně propojené protivenství, které je mohou vystavit riziku HIV, zneužívání alkoholu a závislosti na nespravedlivých mocenských vztazích...
Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings and Forensic Hospitals
This discussion paper was prepared by UNODC following various requests from the Member States for technical assistance on the treatment of drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in prison settings.
This effort is...
Formální praxe všímavosti předpovídá snížení závažnosti symptomů PTSD po intervenci založené na všímavosti u žen se současně se vyskytující PTSD a poruchou užívání návykových látek
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Ženy se souběžně se vyskytující posttraumatickou stresovou poruchou (PTSD) a poruchou užívání návykových látek (SUD) se potýkají se systémovými překážkami, které je vystavují riziku horších výsledků léčby. Některé...
Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada
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Importance Prior research suggests that the legalization of recreational cannabis is associated with increases in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but it is unclear how cannabis commercialization (ie, greater retail store...
Training of trainers (TOT) on mental health for prison staffs
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and Bangladesh Prison Directorate jointly organized a four-day long ToT on mental health for prison officials from 22-25 August 2022, in the meeting room of Dhaka Central Jail. A total of 21 participants...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will centre on 'The Use of Methamphetamine in Nigeria: Trend and Threat Analysis'.
Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina
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Objective. To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Methods. Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method...
‘I Was Present but I Was Absent’: Perceptions and Experiences of the Non-Medical Use of Prescription or over the Counter Medication among Employed South African Women
Abstract: Background: The need for workplace substance use prevention programmes globally and in South Africa is driven by the growing problem of substance use and the associated burden on the health and welfare of employees, their families...
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study...
UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK (UYDEL) Připomínka Mezinárodního dne žen
Mezinárodní den žen je celosvětový svátek, který se každoročně slaví 8. března na památku kulturních, politických a socioekonomických úspěchů žen. Je také ústředním bodem hnutí za práva žen, které upozorňuje na otázky, jako je rovnost žen a...
