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Women: Insights from the WISE Training at ISSUP Conference 2024

News

12 July 2024

Did you know that women with substance use disorders are more likely to encounter obstacles across the continuum of care? Despite the unique challenges, women are more likely to engage in help-seeking behavior. This was one of the key take...

PKP Event: Caring for women with substance use disorders in jails and prisons

8 May 2024

Washington D.C.

United States

We are excited to share the invitation for the May 2024 Practical Knowledge Program (PKP) Event!

Title: Caring for women with substance use disorders in jails and prisons

Speaker: Essence Hairston, Outpatient Program Manager, UNC Horizons Wake

Please join us for an opportunity to learn, connect, and surround ourselves with like-minded and inspirational persons.

PKP Event: Caring for women with substance use disorders in jails and prisons

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and its Specifics at Temporary Foster Care Institution in the Czech Republic: Study Protocol

Scientific article

7 December 2023

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition unique to a newborn that results from the abrupt cessation of chronic intrauterine drug exposure following birth. Slightly persistent, late onsetting, or slowly fading-out...

Online launch of a new report exploring women’s experience of drug and alcohol treatment

5 October 2023

Online

Thu, 5 Oct 2023 13:30 - 15:00 EEST

Gender-Based Violence among Women who Use Drugs: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study in 6 EU Countries

Scientific article

18 April 2023

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) among women who use drugs (WWUD) is reportedly two to five times higher than among those who don’t use. This study aimed to analyse GBV experienced by WWUD in 6 EU countries...

Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma

ISSUP Webinar

27 July 2023

ISSUP Kenya presents their webinar on Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma.

Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma

27 July 2023

Nairobi

Kenya

ISSUP Kenya invites you to attend their upcoming webinar on Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and .

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and substance use service access among women who inject drugs: a qualitative study

Scientific article

9 June 2023

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and substance use services engagement, including primary and mental health services as well as residential and outpatient drug treatment. Women who inject drugs (WWID) face...

Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy

Scientific article

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and women who drink at higher levels are more likely to have a baby with FASD. Efforts to better understand and respond to ‘high risk’ drinking...

Predictors of substance use disorder symptoms among women in Katsina State, Nigeria

Scientific article

5 May 2023

A publication on predictors of substance use disorder symptoms among women in Katsina State, Nigeria.