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Το στίγμα αποτελεί εμπόδιο στη θεραπεία για άτομα με προβλήματα χρήσης ουσιών. Αν και έχει διεξαχθεί έρευνα που διερευνά τον αντίκτυπο του στιγματισμού της γλώσσας, λιγότερα είναι γνωστά για τις επιπτώσεις των στιγματιστικών εικόνων.
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The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC HQ held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 20 – “Populations with Special Clinical Needs” which took place...
“I had to become a person with drug use disorders to realize that we are all human.”
These heartfelt words come from Brenda Torres Carrillo, a nurse working with the civil association PrevenCasa in Tijuana and a former user of drugs:...
Ecolink Institute, an approved Training Provider of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program hosted an online panel discussion on Social Stigma in connection with the International Drug Awareness Day on 27 June 2023 which underlined the need...
Το τέταρτο ευρωπαϊκό συνέδριο για τις εθιστικές συμπεριφορές και εξαρτήσεις πραγματοποιήθηκε στη Λισαβόνα από τις 23 έως τις 25 Νοεμβρίου 2022.
Κάτω από το γενικό θέμα των παγκόσμιων εθισμών, το LxAddictions22 παρουσίασε έρευνα αιχμής...
A l’occasion de la journée internationale de la famille, célébrée le 15 mai de chaque année, l’ONG RAPAA (Recherche Action Prévention Accompagnement des Addictions) a organisé une cérémonie de lancement d’un guide destiné aux familles...
Το αλκοόλ και άλλες φαρμακευτικές αγωγές γενικά παρέχονται μόνο σε άτομα, συχνά μακριά από τις οικογένειές τους. Η θεραπεία στοχεύει στη βελτίωση της ευημερίας και στη μείωση των βλαβών της χρήσης ουσιών και οι οικογένειες και οι κοινότητες...
The May 2023 Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds (PMGR) features Recovery Kentucky, a social model program that provides housing and recovery services for rural Kentuckians dealing with substance use disorder. The program is led by the...
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2023
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection for subcutaneous use (under the skin) to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD)...
SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) Recovery is a mutual-aid program informed by cognitive behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing that provides support for a range of addictive behaviours. SMART...
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) organized a study tour for high-level representatives, including senior officials, policymakers and substance...
Social stigma is the main obstacle for female substance users’ treatment.
Social stigma is the reason why females who use substances are unwilling to seek treatment. The rate of substance abuse among the female is frightfully increasing...
The consequences of addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or engaging in certain behaviours like gambling, gaming, or sex, can be severe. Addiction is often a response to underlying trauma and social stressors, and continued use...
This article provides reflection on the potential application of Bion’s model of basic assumption groups in patients undergoing midterm inpatient addiction treatment. The clinical implications are discussed in terms of the usability of Bion...
INTRODUCTION: The high rate of substance use highlights the need to intervene in the initial use prevention of smoking tobacco. The aim was to determine the efficacy of anti-smoking messages
to motivate smoking cessation.
METHODS: It...
