education

Quality Standards and Competencies for University and Higher Education Addiction Study Programs

Scientific article

8 October 2024

BACKGROUND: Exponential growth of addiction specific services accelerated the need and pressure on professionalizing workforce. It is followed by the increasing number of university and higher education programs specifically focused on...

Review of Competency-Based Models and Quality Standards in Training and Education in the Addiction Field: Study Protocol

Scientific article

23 May 2023

BACKGROUND: There is a growing trend of development and improvement of education and training in the field of addictions, hand in hand with the increase and changes of substance use-related issues. To ensure a high level of education...

International University Social Responsibility Summit 2022 - Call for abstract

16 November 2022

Online

The International USR Summit is a biennial flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN).

International Prevention Specialist Conference– October 24-28, 2022

24 October 2022

virtual

International Prevention Specialist Conference– October 24-28, 2022 Virtual

Staff Competency! There is a difference between knowing something and being able to do it. Knowledge is important and when combined with skills prevention professionals are even more competent.

Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders

News

According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...

‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study

Scientific article

6 April 2022

BACKGROUND: During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of...

Adolescent behaviors during the preventive and mandatory social isolation in Argentina in 2020

Scientific article

1 February 2022

ABSTRACT Introduction. In March 2020, Argentina established a preventive and mandatory social isolation policy (ASPO, for its acronym in Spanish) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective. To explore the behaviors and habits of the adolescent...

The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya: Possibilities for Mitigation

ISSUP Webinar

22 February 2022

ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya. This Webinar will discuss: Nature of Substance Use Disorder Epidemiology of SUD with reference to...

The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya: Possibilities for Mitigation

22 February 2022

Nairobi

Kenya

ISSUP Kenya would like to invite you to their next Webinar on The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya.

Time: 6PM Kenya | 3PM UK

Register for the Webinar

This Webinar will discuss:

Bursaries for Students for the 2021 European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools

News

Professionals, academics or experts from European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries (1) will have an opportunity to participate in the European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools this year, thanks to 10 bursaries being offered through the...