Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety, service providers in South Africa are obligated to offer aftercare programs that effectively reintegrate people with PWSUD into society, the workforce, family, and community life, as specified by Act No. 70 of 2008. Little is known about the availability of aftercare services in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. This paper investigates service...

The country office Pakistan of “United Nation Office on Drug & Crime” (UNODC) is happy to offer the Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. We are inviting the application for ToT on following advances courses in Pakistan.

1. Course 9: Pharmacology and SUD (3 days)
2. Course 10: Managing Medication Assisted Treatment Programs (4 days)
3. Course 11: Enhancing -Motivational Interviewing Skills (5 days)
4. Course 12: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (4 days)
5. Course 13: Contingency Management (3 days)
6. Course 14: Working with Families (5 days)
7. Course 15...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...

In order to endorse the evidence-based practices in the field of addiction treatment in Pakistan, ITRAMIC Foundation Lahore organized virtual training for treatment staff and professionals from 22nd to 29th October 2021, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control of Pakistan. The training was imparted on the following curriculum:

• Curriculum 1: Physiology and Pharmacology for Addiction Professionals

      The following Pakistani National Trainers facilitated the training:

• Dr. Muhammad Amjad Chaudhry
• Lt. Col. (R) Dr. Nadeem Ahmad Bajwa
• Ms. Nazia Bashir

Αυτό το εκπαιδευτικό εργαστήριο πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας ομοσπονδιακό Πανεπιστήμιο Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Urdu, Καράτσι, Πακιστάν σε συνεργασία με το ISSUP Pakistan Chapter την Τρίτη 28 Δεκεμβρίου 2021.

Ο στόχος αυτού του εκπαιδευτικού εργαστηρίου ήταν να βοηθήσει τους νέους να αναπτύξουν κατανόηση σχετικά με την έννοια του εκφοβισμού και του θύματος εκφοβισμού, να κατανοήσουν το οικολογικό μοντέλο στο πλαίσιο του εκφοβισμού, των παραγόντων κινδύνου και των συνεπειών του εκφοβισμού, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της χρήσης ουσιών στους νέους, και να τους βοηθήσουν να αναπτύξουν πόρους...