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ATI - Alternatives to Incarceration Systems: Treatment Interventions for Persons with Substance Use Disorders Who are in Contact with the Criminal Justice System, Day 2, Track 3, 14:00-15:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022
Presentations:
- Integrating Treatment into the Criminal Justice System- Stakeholders' Perspective: Police -...
ATI - Alternatives to Incarceration Systems: Treatment Interventions for Persons with Substance Use Disorders Who are in Contact with the Criminal Justice System, Day 2, Track 3, 11:00-12:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022
Presentations:
- Treating Persons with Substance Use Disorders in Contact with the Justice System - Charlotte...
Workforce, Day 2, Track 2, 14:00-15:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022
Presentations:
- The Development of Drug Demand Reduction Curricula in Training Institutes in South Africa - Dr...
Keynote Speaker: Dr Nora Volkow, Day 2, 16:00-17:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022
Presentations:
- Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow
Abstracts:
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Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow
Brain lesions disrupting addiction map to a common human brain circuit
Abstract
Drug addiction is a public health crisis for which new treatments are urgently needed. In rare cases, regional brain damage can lead to addiction remission. These cases may be used to identify therapeutic targets for...
NRC International Partners, Day 1, Track 3, 13:30-15:00
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022
Presentations:
- CBD for Treating Neuropsychiatric Complications of COVID-19 and Role of Addiction Physician -...
NRC Studies on Stigma and Family, Day 1, Track 2, 15:30-17:00
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May,2022
Presentations:
- An Exploratory Study on Individual stigma to Substance Use in a Clinical Population - Dr. Hisham...
NRC Research Studies, Day 1, Track 2, 11:00 - 12:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022
Presentations:
- Evaluation of: Overview Training on the Universal Prevention Curriculum for Substance Use (UPC)...
CGU's Media Prevention, Day 1, Track 1, 15:30 - 17:00
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022.
Presentations:
- The Impact of CGU's Media Based Prevention Certificate Program: 2018-22 – What has changed for...
ICUDDR, Day 1, Track 1, 13:30 - 15:00
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022
Presentations:
- ICUDDR Regional Groups: Supporting Addiction Science Globally - Dr. Beatrice Kathungu, Jimena...
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speaker - Professor Michael Farrell, Day 1, Track 1, 09:00 - 10:30
Characterising smoking and smoking cessation attempts by risk of alcohol dependence: A representative, cross-sectional study of adults in England between 2014-2021
Summary
Background
There is a strong shared association between smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. This study aimed to compare smoking prevalence and smoking characteristics in drinkers who were versus were not at risk of alcohol...
Trends in Cannabis Polysubstance Use During Early Pregnancy Among Patients in a Large Health Care System in Northern California
Abstract
Importance Rates of prenatal cannabis use are increasing alongside perceptions that cannabis is a harmless therapeutic for pregnancy-related ailments, while rates of prenatal use of alcohol and tobacco are decreasing. It is...
Use of Menthol Cigarettes, Smoking Frequency, and Nicotine Dependence Among US Youth
Abstract
Importance Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.
Objective To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking...
Addressing drug challenges in humanitarian and health crises
ISSUP Mexico held a discussion on Wednesday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m. Mexico City time, in commemoration of the International Day to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
June 29, 2022 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Mexico time)
Moderator:
D...
Effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation
Summary
Marijuana is consumed to a lesser extent than alcohol and tobacco. The age of greatest frequency of consumption coincides with the reproductive age. Cannabinoids have kinetic characteristics and mechanisms of action that pose a...
Register to take part in "Motivational Quizzing" 2022
Anticancer effects of disulfiram: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies
Abstract
Background and objectives
Cancer morbidity and mortality rates remain high, and thus, at present, considerable efforts are focused on finding drugs with higher sensitivity against tumor cells and fewer side effects...
Drug treatment management and mental health care training manual review workshop held
Proper guidelines for professionals are essential in providing quality services. With this in mind, Dhaka Ahsania Mission Health Sector organized a day-long consultation workshop on June 2, 2022, under the JPRPHRPC project supported by GIZ...